diff --git a/manifests/drivers/drac.pp b/manifests/drivers/drac.pp
index 457cbbe9..0a1db28d 100644
--- a/manifests/drivers/drac.pp
+++ b/manifests/drivers/drac.pp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 #
 # === Parameters
 #
-# [*package_ensure*]
-#   (optional) The state of the sushy-oem-idrac package
-#   Defaults to 'present'
-#
 # [*query_raid_config_job_status_interval*]
 #   (optional) Interval (in seconds) between periodic RAID job status checks.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
@@ -48,8 +44,11 @@
 #   settings to complete.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*package_ensure*]
+#   (optional) The state of the sushy-oem-idrac package
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class ironic::drivers::drac (
-  Stdlib::Ensure::Package $package_ensure  = 'present',
   $query_raid_config_job_status_interval   = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $boot_device_job_status_timeout          = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $query_import_config_job_status_interval = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ class ironic::drivers::drac (
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $config_job_max_retries                  = undef,
   $bios_factory_reset_timeout              = undef,
+  $package_ensure                          = undef
 ) {
   include ironic::deps
   include ironic::params
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class ironic::drivers::drac (
   [
     'config_job_max_retries',
     'bios_factory_reset_timeout',
+    'package_ensure',
   ].each |String $deprecated_param| {
     if getvar($deprecated_param) != undef {
       warning("The ${deprecated_param} parameter is deprecated and has no effect.")
@@ -82,10 +83,4 @@ class ironic::drivers::drac (
     'drac/config_job_max_retries':     ensure => absent;
     'drac/bios_factory_reset_timeout': ensure => absent;
   }
-
-  package { 'python-sushy-oem-idrac':
-    ensure => $package_ensure,
-    name   => $ironic::params::sushy_oem_idrac_package_name,
-    tag    => ['openstack', 'ironic-package'],
-  }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 220ffcde..623fa025 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ironic::params {
   $group                        = 'ironic'
   $sushy_package_name           = 'python3-sushy'
   $proliantutils_package_name   = 'python3-proliantutils'
-  $sushy_oem_idrac_package_name = 'python3-sushy-oem-idrac'
 
   case $facts['os']['family'] {
     'RedHat': {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-python3-sushy-oem-idrac-c8afb7835cd68cc0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python3-sushy-oem-idrac-c8afb7835cd68cc0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b154c50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python3-sushy-oem-idrac-c8afb7835cd68cc0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``ironic::drivers::drac::package_ensure`` parameter is deprecated
+    and has no effect now. The ``ironic::drivers::drac`` class no longer
+    installs the ``python3-sushy-oem-idrac``, because this package is no longer
+    used by ironic.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_drivers_drac_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_drivers_drac_spec.rb
index 4af49bd7..3089c023 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_drivers_drac_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_drivers_drac_spec.rb
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@ describe 'ironic::drivers::drac' do
         is_expected.to contain_ironic_config('drac/query_import_config_job_status_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_ironic_config('drac/raid_job_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       end
-
-      it 'installs sushy-oem-idrac package' do
-        is_expected.to contain_package('python-sushy-oem-idrac').with(
-          :ensure => 'present',
-          :name   => platform_params[:sushy_oem_idrac_package_name],
-          :tag    => ['openstack', 'ironic-package'],
-        )
-      end
     end
 
     context 'with parameters' do
@@ -62,15 +54,6 @@ describe 'ironic::drivers::drac' do
         facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
       end
 
-      let (:platform_params) do
-        case facts[:os]['family']
-        when 'Debian'
-          { :sushy_oem_idrac_package_name => 'python3-sushy-oem-idrac' }
-        when 'RedHat'
-          { :sushy_oem_idrac_package_name => 'python3-sushy-oem-idrac' }
-        end
-      end
-
       it_behaves_like 'ironic drac driver'
     end
   end