diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/scaleio/driver.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/scaleio/driver.py
index 7a204e73211..bc274d0a0dc 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/scaleio/driver.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/scaleio/driver.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ scaleio_opts = [
                  help='max_over_subscription_ratio setting for the driver. '
                       'Maximum value allowed is 10.0.'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('sio_allow_non_padded_volumes',
-                deprecated_name='sio_allow_non_padded_thick_volumes',
                 default=False,
                 help='Allow volumes to be created in Storage Pools '
                      'when zero padding is disabled. This option should '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-thick-padding-deprecation-9eaa85333176e091.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-thick-padding-deprecation-9eaa85333176e091.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index de3073ae844..00000000000
--- a/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-thick-padding-deprecation-9eaa85333176e091.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-deprecations:
-  - |
-    The ScaleIO configuration option ``sio_allow_non_padded_thick_volumes`` has
-    been deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Deployments should
-    now migrate to the option ``sio_allow_non_padded_volumes`` for equivalent
-    functionality.
-upgrade:
-  - |
-    The ScaleIO configuration option ``sio_allow_non_padded_thick_volumes`` has
-    been deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Deployments should
-    now migrate to the option ``sio_allow_non_padded_volumes`` for equivalent
-    functionality.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-zeropadding-a0273c56c4d14fca.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-zeropadding-a0273c56c4d14fca.yaml
index bd488c94957..18f3c42ee84 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-zeropadding-a0273c56c4d14fca.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/scaleio-zeropadding-a0273c56c4d14fca.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 ---
-
 security:
   - |
-    Removed the ability to create thick volumes in a ScaleIO Storage Pool
-    that has zero-padding disabled; creation of thin volumes from these
-    pools is allowed. A new configuration option has been added to
-    override this new behavior and allow thick volumes, but should not
-    be enabled if multiple tenants will utilize thick volumes from a shared
-    Storage Pool.
+    Removed the ability to create volumes in a ScaleIO Storage Pool that has
+    zero-padding disabled. A new configuration option
+    ``sio_allow_non_padded_volumes`` has been added to override this new
+    behavior and allow unpadded volumes, but should not be enabled if multiple
+    tenants will utilize volumes from a shared Storage Pool.