diff --git a/oslo_utils/fnmatch.py b/oslo_utils/fnmatch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 91f25620..00000000
--- a/oslo_utils/fnmatch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-# a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-
-"""Thread safe fnmatch re-implementation.
-
-.. versionadded:: 3.3
-"""
-
-import fnmatch as standard_fnmatch
-
-import debtcollector
-
-debtcollector.deprecate(
-    "Using the oslo.utils's 'fnmatch' module is deprecated, "
-    "please use the stdlib 'fnmatch' module."
-)
-
-fnmatch = standard_fnmatch.fnmatch
-fnmatchcase = standard_fnmatch.fnmatchcase
-filter = standard_fnmatch.filter
-translate = standard_fnmatch.translate
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-fnmatch-f227b54f237a02c2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-fnmatch-f227b54f237a02c2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67d163c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-fnmatch-f227b54f237a02c2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``oslo_utils.fnmatch`` module has been removed. The stdlib ``fnmatch``
+    module is thread safe in Python 3+.