diff --git a/clippy_dev/src/main.rs b/clippy_dev/src/main.rs
index 366b52b25dfc..db7287aac219 100644
--- a/clippy_dev/src/main.rs
+++ b/clippy_dev/src/main.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn main() {
             new_name,
             uplift,
         } => update_lints::rename(&old_name, new_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&old_name), uplift),
-        DevCommand::Deprecate { name, reason } => update_lints::deprecate(&name, reason.as_deref()),
+        DevCommand::Deprecate { name, reason } => update_lints::deprecate(&name, &reason),
     }
 }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ enum DevCommand {
         name: String,
         #[arg(long, short)]
         /// The reason for deprecation
-        reason: Option<String>,
+        reason: String,
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs b/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
index ec0973a6213c..880e4c3d7a06 100644
--- a/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ pub fn rename(old_name: &str, new_name: &str, uplift: bool) {
     println!("note: `cargo uitest` still needs to be run to update the test results");
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON: &str = "default deprecation note";
 /// Runs the `deprecate` command
 ///
 /// This does the following:
@@ -313,8 +312,7 @@ const DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON: &str = "default deprecation note";
 /// # Panics
 ///
 /// If a file path could not read from or written to
-pub fn deprecate(name: &str, reason: Option<&str>) {
-    let reason = reason.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON);
+pub fn deprecate(name: &str, reason: &str) {
     let prefixed_name = if name.starts_with("clippy::") {
         name.to_owned()
     } else {
@@ -357,10 +355,6 @@ pub fn deprecate(name: &str, reason: Option<&str>) {
 
         generate_lint_files(UpdateMode::Change, &lints, &deprecated_lints, &renamed_lints);
         println!("info: `{name}` has successfully been deprecated");
-
-        if reason == DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON {
-            println!("note: the deprecation reason must be updated in `clippy_lints/src/deprecated_lints.rs`");
-        }
         println!("note: you must run `cargo uitest` to update the test results");
     } else {
         eprintln!("error: lint not found");
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs b/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
index 69f9eb6842bc..69f7ca575540 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
     crate::utils::internal_lints::invalid_paths::INVALID_PATHS_INFO,
     #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
     crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::DEFAULT_LINT_INFO,
     #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
     crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::INVALID_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE_INFO,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/lint_without_lint_pass.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/lint_without_lint_pass.rs
index 77e44cc0498f..df342e48d637 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/lint_without_lint_pass.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/lint_without_lint_pass.rs
@@ -86,59 +86,17 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "found clippy lint without `clippy::version` attribute"
 }
 
-declare_clippy_lint! {
-    /// ### What it does
-    /// Checks for cases of an auto-generated deprecated lint without an updated reason,
-    /// i.e. `"default deprecation note"`.
-    ///
-    /// ### Why is this bad?
-    /// Indicates that the documentation is incomplete.
-    ///
-    /// ### Example
-    /// ```rust,ignore
-    /// declare_deprecated_lint! {
-    ///     /// ### What it does
-    ///     /// Nothing. This lint has been deprecated.
-    ///     ///
-    ///     /// ### Deprecation reason
-    ///     /// TODO
-    ///     #[clippy::version = "1.63.0"]
-    ///     pub COOL_LINT,
-    ///     "default deprecation note"
-    /// }
-    /// ```
-    ///
-    /// Use instead:
-    /// ```rust,ignore
-    /// declare_deprecated_lint! {
-    ///     /// ### What it does
-    ///     /// Nothing. This lint has been deprecated.
-    ///     ///
-    ///     /// ### Deprecation reason
-    ///     /// This lint has been replaced by `cooler_lint`
-    ///     #[clippy::version = "1.63.0"]
-    ///     pub COOL_LINT,
-    ///     "this lint has been replaced by `cooler_lint`"
-    /// }
-    /// ```
-    pub DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON,
-    internal,
-    "found 'default deprecation note' in a deprecated lint declaration"
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct LintWithoutLintPass {
     declared_lints: FxHashMap<Symbol, Span>,
     registered_lints: FxHashSet<Symbol>,
 }
 
-impl_lint_pass!(LintWithoutLintPass => [DEFAULT_LINT, LINT_WITHOUT_LINT_PASS, INVALID_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE, MISSING_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE, DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON]);
+impl_lint_pass!(LintWithoutLintPass => [DEFAULT_LINT, LINT_WITHOUT_LINT_PASS, INVALID_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE, MISSING_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for LintWithoutLintPass {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx Item<'_>) {
-        if is_lint_allowed(cx, DEFAULT_LINT, item.hir_id())
-            || is_lint_allowed(cx, DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON, item.hir_id())
-        {
+        if is_lint_allowed(cx, DEFAULT_LINT, item.hir_id()) {
             return;
         }