diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b55c42f..3abc2552 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
 
 * `url.uri-characters` and `url.protocols`. Both options have been
   replaced by `url.regex`.
+* `notify` option (has been deprecated since 1.18.0).
+* `notify-focus-inhibit` option (has been deprecated since 1.18.0).
 
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 6c8e147f..222b1b60 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1058,30 +1058,6 @@ parse_section_main(struct context *ctx)
     else if (streq(key, "word-delimiters"))
         return value_to_wchars(ctx, &conf->word_delimiters);
 
-    else if (streq(key, "notify")) {
-        user_notification_add(
-            &conf->notifications, USER_NOTIFICATION_DEPRECATED,
-            xstrdup("notify: use desktop-notifications.command instead"));
-        log_msg(
-            LOG_CLASS_WARNING, LOG_MODULE, __FILE__, __LINE__,
-            "deprecated: notify: use desktop-notifications.command instead");
-        return value_to_spawn_template(
-            ctx, &conf->desktop_notifications.command);
-    }
-
-    else if (streq(key, "notify-focus-inhibit")) {
-        user_notification_add(
-            &conf->notifications, USER_NOTIFICATION_DEPRECATED,
-            xstrdup("notify-focus-inhibit: "
-                    "use desktop-notifications.inhibit-when-focused instead"));
-        log_msg(
-            LOG_CLASS_WARNING, LOG_MODULE, __FILE__, __LINE__,
-            "deprecrated: notify-focus-inhibit: "
-            "use desktop-notifications.inhibit-when-focused instead");
-        return value_to_bool(
-            ctx, &conf->desktop_notifications.inhibit_when_focused);
-    }
-
     else if (streq(key, "selection-target")) {
         _Static_assert(sizeof(conf->selection_target) == sizeof(int),
                        "enum is not 32-bit");
diff --git a/tests/test-config.c b/tests/test-config.c
index c9f6586c..f431f4ab 100644
--- a/tests/test-config.c
+++ b/tests/test-config.c
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ test_section_main(void)
     test_boolean(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "login-shell", &conf.login_shell);
     test_boolean(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "box-drawings-uses-font-glyphs", &conf.box_drawings_uses_font_glyphs);
     test_boolean(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "locked-title", &conf.locked_title);
-    test_boolean(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "notify-focus-inhibit", &conf.desktop_notifications.inhibit_when_focused);  /* Deprecated */
     test_boolean(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "dpi-aware", &conf.dpi_aware);
 
     test_pt_or_px(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "font-size-adjustment", &conf.font_size_adjustment.pt_or_px);  /* TODO: test ‘N%’ values too */
@@ -481,8 +480,6 @@ test_section_main(void)
     test_uint16(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "resize-delay-ms", &conf.resize_delay_ms);
     test_uint16(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "workers", &conf.render_worker_count);
 
-    test_spawn_template(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "notify", &conf.desktop_notifications.command);  /* Deprecated */
-
     test_enum(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "selection-target",
               4,
               (const char *[]){"none", "primary", "clipboard", "both"},