diff --git a/deprecation.md b/deprecation.md
index b0f4528ee..0c778744a 100644
--- a/deprecation.md
+++ b/deprecation.md
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ Please see: [UPDATE ON PMDK AND OUR LONG TERM SUPPORT STRATEGY](https://pmem.io/
 
 VTune integration is in now deprecated and will be removed in SPDK 23.05.
 
-### nvme
-
-#### `nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset`
-
-Deprecated `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset` API, which will be removed in SPDK 22.01.
-For PCIe transport, `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect` should be used before freeing I/O qpairs.
-
 ### nvmf
 
 #### `spdk_nvmf_qpair_disconnect`
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 15292bb67..4f5abb26b 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -1095,18 +1095,6 @@ void spdk_nvme_ctrlr_set_remove_cb(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
  */
 int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 
-/**
- * Inform the driver that the application is preparing to reset the specified NVMe controller.
- * (Deprecated, please use spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect() before freeing I/O qpairs instead.)
- *
- * This function allows the driver to make decisions knowing that a reset is about to happen.
- * For example, the pcie transport in this case could skip sending DELETE_CQ and DELETE_SQ
- * commands to the controller if an io qpair is freed after this function is called.
- *
- * \param ctrlr Opaque handle to NVMe controller.
- */
-void spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
-
 /**
  * Disconnect the given NVMe controller.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 90161fd97..1bdd618f2 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1838,19 +1838,6 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATION_REGISTER(nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset,
-			      "spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset() is deprecated",
-			      "SPDK 22.01", 0);
-
-void
-spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
-{
-	SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATED(nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset);
-	nvme_robust_mutex_lock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
-	ctrlr->prepare_for_reset = true;
-	nvme_robust_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
-}
-
 int
 spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_subsystem(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
index 5207ac456..ff13f5038 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
+++ b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_set_trid;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_subsystem;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset;
-	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
index b082818fb..7ac946ac0 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_accel_submit_crc32cv, int, (struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint32_
 		struct iovec *iov,
 		uint32_t iov_cnt, uint32_t seed, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg), 0);
 
-DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset, (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr));
-
 struct ut_nvme_req {
 	uint16_t			opc;
 	spdk_nvme_cmd_cb		cb_fn;