diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 755cf8fc4549..99b911e5bda9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1315,15 +1315,6 @@ headerdep:
 	$(Q)find $(srctree)/include/ -name '*.h' | xargs --max-args 1 \
 	$(srctree)/scripts/headerdep.pl -I$(srctree)/include
 
-# Deprecated. It is no-op now.
-PHONY += headers_check
-headers_check:
-	@echo >&2 "=================== WARNING ==================="
-	@echo >&2 "Since Linux 5.5, 'make headers_check' is no-op,"
-	@echo >&2 "and will be removed after Linux 5.15 release."
-	@echo >&2 "Please remove headers_check from your scripts."
-	@echo >&2 "==============================================="
-
 ifdef CONFIG_HEADERS_INSTALL
 prepare: headers
 endif