diff --git a/changelog/5180.removal.rst b/changelog/5180.removal.rst
index dfe9c5f8d..c78bbc876 100644
--- a/changelog/5180.removal.rst
+++ b/changelog/5180.removal.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ removed:
 
 * ``tmpdir_factory.ensuretemp`` method.
 
+* ``pytest_logwarning`` hook.
+
 
 For more information consult
 `Deprecations and Removals <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/deprecations.html>`__ in the docs.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/deprecated.py b/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
index fff7af2f9..3d3f73a60 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
@@ -41,9 +41,3 @@ RESULT_LOG = PytestDeprecationWarning(
     "--result-log is deprecated and scheduled for removal in pytest 6.0.\n"
     "See https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/deprecations.html#result-log-result-log for more information."
 )
-
-
-PYTEST_LOGWARNING = PytestDeprecationWarning(
-    "pytest_logwarning is deprecated, no longer being called, and will be removed soon\n"
-    "please use pytest_warning_captured instead"
-)
diff --git a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
index 9e6d13fab..59fc569f4 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """ hook specifications for pytest plugins, invoked from main.py and builtin plugins.  """
 from pluggy import HookspecMarker
 
-from _pytest.deprecated import PYTEST_LOGWARNING
 
 hookspec = HookspecMarker("pytest")
 
@@ -575,27 +574,6 @@ def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter, exitstatus, config):
     """
 
 
-@hookspec(historic=True, warn_on_impl=PYTEST_LOGWARNING)
-def pytest_logwarning(message, code, nodeid, fslocation):
-    """
-    .. deprecated:: 3.8
-
-        This hook is will stop working in a future release.
-
-        pytest no longer triggers this hook, but the
-        terminal writer still implements it to display warnings issued by
-        :meth:`_pytest.config.Config.warn` and :meth:`_pytest.nodes.Node.warn`. Calling those functions will be
-        an error in future releases.
-
-    process a warning specified by a message, a code string,
-    a nodeid and fslocation (both of which may be None
-    if the warning is not tied to a particular node/location).
-
-    .. note::
-        This hook is incompatible with ``hookwrapper=True``.
-    """
-
-
 @hookspec(historic=True)
 def pytest_warning_captured(warning_message, when, item):
     """