diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ad90b71b..0142a6eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 ### Changed
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
+
+* `utempter` config (was deprecated in 1.15.0).
+
+
 ### Fixed
 
 * `-f,--font` command line option not affecting `csd.font` (if unset).
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 302e30f0..129fe99a 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1000,23 +1000,7 @@ parse_section_main(struct context *ctx)
     else if (strcmp(key, "box-drawings-uses-font-glyphs") == 0)
         return value_to_bool(ctx, &conf->box_drawings_uses_font_glyphs);
 
-    else if (strcmp(key, "utmp-helper") == 0 || strcmp(key, "utempter") == 0) {
-        if (strcmp(key, "utempter") == 0) {
-            struct user_notification deprecation = {
-                .kind = USER_NOTIFICATION_DEPRECATED,
-                .text = xasprintf(
-                    "%s:%d: \033[1m[main].utempter\033[22m, "
-                    "use \033[1m[main].utmp-helper\033[22m instead",
-                    ctx->path, ctx->lineno),
-            };
-            tll_push_back(conf->notifications, deprecation);
-
-            LOG_WARN(
-                "%s:%d: [main].utempter is deprecated, "
-                "use [main].utmp-helper instead",
-                ctx->path, ctx->lineno);
-        }
-
+    else if (strcmp(key, "utmp-helper") == 0) {
         if (!value_to_str(ctx, &conf->utmp_helper_path))
             return false;
 
diff --git a/tests/test-config.c b/tests/test-config.c
index 2ae891e8..666f4689 100644
--- a/tests/test-config.c
+++ b/tests/test-config.c
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ test_section_main(void)
     test_string(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "shell", &conf.shell);
     test_string(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "term", &conf.term);
     test_string(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "app-id", &conf.app_id);
-    test_string(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "utempter", &conf.utmp_helper_path);
     test_string(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "utmp-helper", &conf.utmp_helper_path);
 
     test_c32string(&ctx, &parse_section_main, "word-delimiters", &conf.word_delimiters);