Revert #3523 - instead of deprecating we will drop the docs

src/_pytest/config/findpaths.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Union
 
 from .exceptions import UsageError
-from _pytest.deprecated import SETUP_CFG_CONFIG
 from _pytest.outcomes import fail
 from _pytest.pathlib import absolutepath
 from _pytest.pathlib import commonpath
@@ -72,11 +71,6 @@ def _parse_cfg_file(path: Path) -> PARSE_RESULT:
     iniconfig = _parse_ini_config(path)
 
     if "tool:pytest" in iniconfig.sections:
-
-        if path.name == "setup.cfg":
-            warnings.warn_explicit(
-                SETUP_CFG_CONFIG, None, os.fspath(path), 0, module="pytest"
-            )
         return dict(iniconfig["tool:pytest"].items())
     elif "pytest" in iniconfig.sections:
         # If a setup.cfg contains a "[pytest]" section, we raise a failure to indicate users that

src/_pytest/deprecated.py

@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ ARGUMENT_TYPE_STR = UnformattedWarning(
     " (options: {names})",
 )
 
-SETUP_CFG_CONFIG = PytestDeprecationWarning(
-    "configuring pytest in setup.cfg has been deprecated \n"
-    "as pytest and setuptools do not share he same config parser\n"
-    "please consider pytest.ini/tox.ini or pyproject.toml"
-)
-
 
 HOOK_LEGACY_PATH_ARG = UnformattedWarning(
     PytestRemovedIn8Warning,

testing/test_config.py

@@ -31,18 +31,9 @@ from _pytest.pathlib import absolutepath
 from _pytest.pytester import Pytester
 
 
-setup_cfg_nowarn = pytest.mark.filterwarnings(
-    "ignore:.*setup.cfg.*:pytest.PytestDeprecationWarning"
-)
-
-
 class TestParseIni:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "section, filename",
-        [
-            ("pytest", "pytest.ini"),
-            pytest.param("tool:pytest", "setup.cfg", marks=setup_cfg_nowarn),
-        ],
+        "section, filename", [("pytest", "pytest.ini"), ("tool:pytest", "setup.cfg")]
     )
     def test_getcfg_and_config(
         self,
@@ -71,7 +62,6 @@ class TestParseIni:
         config = pytester.parseconfigure(str(sub))
         assert config.inicfg["name"] == "value"
 
-    @setup_cfg_nowarn
     def test_setupcfg_uses_toolpytest_with_pytest(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         p1 = pytester.makepyfile("def test(): pass")
         pytester.makefile(
@@ -1365,12 +1355,7 @@ class TestRootdir:
                 "pyproject.toml", "[tool.pytest.ini_options]\nx=10", id="pyproject.toml"
             ),
             pytest.param("tox.ini", "[pytest]\nx=10", id="tox.ini"),
-            pytest.param(
-                "setup.cfg",
-                "[tool:pytest]\nx=10",
-                id="setup.cfg",
-                marks=setup_cfg_nowarn,
-            ),
+            pytest.param("setup.cfg", "[tool:pytest]\nx=10", id="setup.cfg"),
         ],
     )
     def test_with_ini(self, tmp_path: Path, name: str, contents: str) -> None:
@@ -1503,7 +1488,6 @@ class TestRootdir:
         assert rootpath == tmp_path
         assert inipath is None
 
-    @setup_cfg_nowarn
     def test_with_config_also_in_parent_directory(
         self, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch
     ) -> None:
@@ -1521,10 +1505,7 @@ class TestRootdir:
 
 
 class TestOverrideIniArgs:
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "name",
-        [pytest.param("setup.cfg", marks=setup_cfg_nowarn), "tox.ini", "pytest.ini"],
-    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("name", "setup.cfg tox.ini pytest.ini".split())
     def test_override_ini_names(self, pytester: Pytester, name: str) -> None:
         section = "[pytest]" if name != "setup.cfg" else "[tool:pytest]"
         pytester.path.joinpath(name).write_text(

testing/test_mark.py

@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def test_ini_markers_whitespace(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     rec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:.*setup.cfg.*:pytest.PytestDeprecationWarning")
 def test_marker_without_description(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makefile(
         ".cfg",