diff --git a/etc/octavia.conf b/etc/octavia.conf
index 4a8942f26c..0fe3559378 100644
--- a/etc/octavia.conf
+++ b/etc/octavia.conf
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@
 # controller_ip_port_list example: 127.0.0.1:5555, 127.0.0.1:5555
 # controller_ip_port_list =
 # failover_threads = 10
-# status_update_threads will default to the number of processors on the host.
-# This setting is deprecated and if you specify health_update_threads and
-# stats_update_threads, they override this parameter.
-# status_update_threads =
 # health_update_threads will default to the number of processors on the host
 # health_update_threads =
 # stats_update_threads will default to the number of processors on the host
diff --git a/octavia/common/config.py b/octavia/common/config.py
index 3a53842e5c..38cf55d4e4 100644
--- a/octavia/common/config.py
+++ b/octavia/common/config.py
@@ -265,14 +265,6 @@ healthmanager_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('failover_threads',
                default=10,
                help=_('Number of threads performing amphora failovers.')),
-    # TODO(tatsuma) Remove in or after "T" release
-    cfg.IntOpt('status_update_threads',
-               default=None,
-               help=_('Number of processes for amphora status update.'),
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               deprecated_reason=_('This option is replaced as '
-                                   'health_update_threads and '
-                                   'stats_update_threads')),
     cfg.IntOpt('health_update_threads',
                default=None,
                help=_('Number of processes for amphora health update.')),
@@ -878,7 +870,6 @@ def init(args, **kwargs):
     cfg.CONF(args=args, project='octavia',
              version='%%prog %s' % version.version_info.release_string(),
              **kwargs)
-    handle_deprecation_compatibility()
     validate.check_default_tls_versions_min_conflict()
     setup_remote_debugger()
     validate.check_default_ciphers_blacklist_conflict()
@@ -900,21 +891,6 @@ def setup_logging(conf):
     LOG.debug("command line: %s", " ".join(sys.argv))
 
 
-# Use cfg.CONF.set_default to override the new configuration setting
-# default value.  This allows a value set, at the new location, to override
-# a value set in the previous location while allowing settings that have
-# not yet been moved to be utilized.
-def handle_deprecation_compatibility():
-    # TODO(tatsuma) Remove in or after "T" release
-    if cfg.CONF.health_manager.status_update_threads is not None:
-        cfg.CONF.set_default('health_update_threads',
-                             cfg.CONF.health_manager.status_update_threads,
-                             group='health_manager')
-        cfg.CONF.set_default('stats_update_threads',
-                             cfg.CONF.health_manager.status_update_threads,
-                             group='health_manager')
-
-
 def _enable_pydev(debugger_host, debugger_port):
     try:
         from pydev import pydevd  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-status_update_threads-85a8b0307a04c164.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-status_update_threads-85a8b0307a04c164.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a68cdb2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-status_update_threads-85a8b0307a04c164.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The deprecated option ``status_update_threads`` has been removed,
+    ``health_update_threads`` and ``stats_update_threads`` should be used
+    instead.