diff --git a/ironic/drivers/base.py b/ironic/drivers/base.py
index fa7024bdb2..ab6032a886 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/base.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/base.py
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ import inspect
 import json
 import os
 
-from futurist import periodics
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 import six
 
 from ironic.common import exception
-from ironic.common.i18n import _, _LE, _LW
+from ironic.common.i18n import _, _LE
 from ironic.common import raid
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -1142,43 +1141,3 @@ def clean_step(priority, abortable=False, argsinfo=None):
         func._clean_step_argsinfo = argsinfo
         return func
     return decorator
-
-
-def driver_periodic_task(**kwargs):
-    """Decorator for a driver-specific periodic task.
-
-    Deprecated, please use futurist directly.
-    Example::
-
-        from futurist import periodics
-
-        class MyDriver(base.BaseDriver):
-            @periodics.periodic(spacing=42)
-            def task(self, manager, context):
-                # do some job
-
-    :param kwargs: arguments to pass to @periodics.periodic
-    """
-    LOG.warning(_LW('driver_periodic_task decorator is deprecated, please '
-                    'use futurist.periodics.periodic directly'))
-    # Previously we accepted more arguments, make a backward compatibility
-    # layer for out-of-tree drivers.
-    new_kwargs = {}
-    for arg in ('spacing', 'enabled', 'run_immediately'):
-        try:
-            new_kwargs[arg] = kwargs.pop(arg)
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-
-    # NOTE(jroll) this is here to avoid a circular import when a module
-    # imports ironic.common.service. Normally I would balk at this, but this
-    # option is deprecared for removal and this code only runs at startup.
-    CONF.import_opt('periodic_interval', 'ironic.common.service')
-    new_kwargs.setdefault('spacing', CONF.periodic_interval)
-
-    if kwargs:
-        LOG.warning(_LW('The following arguments are not supported by '
-                        'futurist.periodics.periodic and are ignored: %s'),
-                    ', '.join(kwargs))
-
-    return periodics.periodic(**new_kwargs)
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_base_manager.py b/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_base_manager.py
index c069b4a883..5ddf549cbb 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_base_manager.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_base_manager.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.conductor import base_manager
 from ironic.conductor import manager
 from ironic.conductor import task_manager
-from ironic.drivers import base as drivers_base
 from ironic import objects
 from ironic.tests import base as tests_base
 from ironic.tests.unit.conductor import mgr_utils
@@ -122,10 +121,6 @@ class StartStopTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin, tests_db_base.DbTestCase):
             def task(self, context):
                 pass
 
-            @drivers_base.driver_periodic_task()
-            def deprecated_task(self, context):
-                pass
-
         obj = Driver()
         get_mock.return_value = mock.Mock(obj=obj)
 
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ class StartStopTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin, tests_db_base.DbTestCase):
             self._start_service(start_periodic_tasks=True)
 
         tasks = {c[0] for c in self.service._periodic_task_callables}
-        for t in (obj.task, obj.iface.iface, obj.deprecated_task):
+        for t in (obj.task, obj.iface.iface):
             self.assertTrue(periodics.is_periodic(t))
             self.assertIn(t, tasks)
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
index 23d8766b9e..0343683733 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import json
 
-from futurist import periodics
 import mock
 
 from ironic.common import exception
@@ -101,23 +100,6 @@ class PassthruDecoratorTestCase(base.TestCase):
                             inst2.driver_routes['driver_noexception']['func'])
 
 
-class DriverPeriodicTaskTestCase(base.TestCase):
-    def test(self):
-        method_mock = mock.MagicMock(spec_set=[])
-
-        class TestClass(object):
-            @driver_base.driver_periodic_task(spacing=42)
-            def method(self, foo, bar=None):
-                method_mock(foo, bar=bar)
-
-        obj = TestClass()
-        self.assertEqual(42, obj.method._periodic_spacing)
-        self.assertTrue(periodics.is_periodic(obj.method))
-
-        obj.method(1, bar=2)
-        method_mock.assert_called_once_with(1, bar=2)
-
-
 class CleanStepDecoratorTestCase(base.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-driver-periodic-task-f5e513b06b601ce4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-driver-periodic-task-f5e513b06b601ce4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29be02321c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-driver-periodic-task-f5e513b06b601ce4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - Removes the deprecated decorator "driver_periodic_task",
+    Drivers should use the "periodics.periodic" decorator
+    from the futurist library instead.