diff --git a/ironic/conf/glance.py b/ironic/conf/glance.py
index a96f38a63c..c83fa92e17 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/glance.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/glance.py
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ opts = [
                       'multiple containers to store images, and this value '
                       'will determine how many containers are created.')),
     cfg.IntOpt('num_retries',
-               # TODO(dtantsur): remove in U
-               deprecated_name='glance_num_retries',
                default=0,
                help=_('Number of retries when downloading an image from '
                       'glance.')),
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-glance-num-retries-24898fc9230d9497.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-glance-num-retries-24898fc9230d9497.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d988570738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-glance-num-retries-24898fc9230d9497.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The configuration option ``[glance]glance_num_retries`` was deprecated and
+    now removed, please use ``[glance]num_retries`` instead.