diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-opendirSync.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-opendirSync.js
index 206822db139ff7..f24faa5d5e6994 100644
--- a/benchmark/fs/bench-opendirSync.js
+++ b/benchmark/fs/bench-opendirSync.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tmpdir.refresh();
 
 const testFiles = fs.readdirSync('test', { withFileTypes: true })
   .filter((f) => f.isDirectory())
-  .map((f) => path.join(f.path, f.name));
+  .map((f) => path.join(f.parentPath, f.name));
 const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
   type: ['existing', 'non-existing'],
   n: [1e3],
diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index bcfa2932c7e110..692360d243b71a 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -3615,6 +3615,9 @@ Please use `value instanceof WebAssembly.Module` instead.
 
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55548
+    description: End-of-Life.
   - version: v23.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/51050
     description: Runtime deprecation.
@@ -3626,9 +3629,9 @@ changes:
     description: Documentation-only deprecation.
 -->
 
-Type: Runtime
+Type: End-of-Life
 
-The [`dirent.path`][] is deprecated due to its lack of consistency across
+The `dirent.path` property has been removed due to its lack of consistency across
 release lines. Please use [`dirent.parentPath`][] instead.
 
 ### DEP0179: `Hash` constructor
@@ -3813,7 +3816,6 @@ It is recommended to use the `new` qualifier instead. This applies to all REPL c
 [`diagnostics_channel.subscribe(name, onMessage)`]: diagnostics_channel.md#diagnostics_channelsubscribename-onmessage
 [`diagnostics_channel.unsubscribe(name, onMessage)`]: diagnostics_channel.md#diagnostics_channelunsubscribename-onmessage
 [`dirent.parentPath`]: fs.md#direntparentpath
-[`dirent.path`]: fs.md#direntpath
 [`dns.lookup()`]: dns.md#dnslookuphostname-options-callback
 [`dnsPromises.lookup()`]: dns.md#dnspromiseslookuphostname-options
 [`domain`]: domain.md
diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 621731f133c700..4fafdc453b0603 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -6811,31 +6811,6 @@ added:
 
 The path to the parent directory of the file this {fs.Dirent} object refers to.
 
-#### `dirent.path`
-
-<!-- YAML
-added:
-  - v20.1.0
-  - v18.17.0
-deprecated:
-  - v21.5.0
-  - v20.12.0
-  - v18.20.0
-changes:
-  - version: v23.2.0
-    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55547
-    description: The property is no longer read-only.
-  - version: v23.0.0
-    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/51050
-    description: Accessing this property emits a warning. It is now read-only.
--->
-
-> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`dirent.parentPath`][] instead.
-
-* {string}
-
-Alias for `dirent.parentPath`.
-
 ### Class: `fs.FSWatcher`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -8394,7 +8369,6 @@ the file contents.
 [`Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number/MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
 [`ReadDirectoryChangesW`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winbase/nf-winbase-readdirectorychangesw
 [`UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE`]: cli.md#uv_threadpool_sizesize
-[`dirent.parentPath`]: #direntparentpath
 [`event ports`]: https://illumos.org/man/port_create
 [`filehandle.createReadStream()`]: #filehandlecreatereadstreamoptions
 [`filehandle.createWriteStream()`]: #filehandlecreatewritestreamoptions
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index d54ab2112461aa..739dd0bd6ffba7 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ const {
   once,
   deprecate,
   isWindows,
-  setOwnProperty,
 } = require('internal/util');
 const { toPathIfFileURL } = require('internal/url');
 const {
@@ -210,18 +209,6 @@ for (const name of ReflectOwnKeys(Dirent.prototype)) {
   };
 }
 
-ObjectDefineProperty(Dirent.prototype, 'path', {
-  __proto__: null,
-  get: deprecate(function() {
-    return this.parentPath;
-  }, 'dirent.path is deprecated in favor of dirent.parentPath', 'DEP0178'),
-  set(value) {
-    setOwnProperty(this, 'path', value);
-  },
-  configurable: true,
-  enumerable: false,
-});
-
 function copyObject(source) {
   const target = {};
   for (const key in source)
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-opendir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-opendir.js
index 8b8fc161eee661..fda730097918be 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-opendir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-opendir.js
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ const invalidCallbackObj = {
   const entries = files.map(() => {
     const dirent = dir.readSync();
     assertDirent(dirent);
-    return { name: dirent.name, path: dirent.path, parentPath: dirent.parentPath, toString() { return dirent.name; } };
+    return { name: dirent.name, parentPath: dirent.parentPath, toString() { return dirent.name; } };
   }).sort();
   assert.deepStrictEqual(entries.map((d) => d.name), files);
-  assert.deepStrictEqual(entries.map((d) => d.path), Array(entries.length).fill(testDir));
   assert.deepStrictEqual(entries.map((d) => d.parentPath), Array(entries.length).fill(testDir));
 
   // dir.read should return null when no more entries exist
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js
index 97dca15f38343d..50393927066dcc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ const filename = 'foo';
     common.mustCall((err, dirent) => {
       assert.strictEqual(err, null);
       assert.strictEqual(dirent.name, filenameBuffer);
-      common.expectWarning(
-        'DeprecationWarning',
-        'dirent.path is deprecated in favor of dirent.parentPath',
-        'DEP0178');
-      assert.deepStrictEqual(dirent.path, Buffer.from(tmpdir.resolve(`${filename}/`)));
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(dirent.parentPath, Buffer.from(tmpdir.resolve(`${filename}/`)));
     },
     ));
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-fs-opendir-recursive.js b/test/sequential/test-fs-opendir-recursive.js
index 494e5591491b2f..4ad3230c01b3cb 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-fs-opendir-recursive.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-fs-opendir-recursive.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < expected.length; i++) {
 }
 
 function getDirentPath(dirent) {
-  return pathModule.relative(testDir, pathModule.join(dirent.path, dirent.name));
+  return pathModule.relative(testDir, pathModule.join(dirent.parentPath, dirent.name));
 }
 
 function assertDirents(dirents) {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-fs-readdir-recursive.js b/test/sequential/test-fs-readdir-recursive.js
index 2775573837786d..0b2da41969c56e 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-fs-readdir-recursive.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-fs-readdir-recursive.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < expected.length; i++) {
 }
 
 function getDirentPath(dirent) {
-  return pathModule.relative(readdirDir, pathModule.join(dirent.path, dirent.name));
+  return pathModule.relative(readdirDir, pathModule.join(dirent.parentPath, dirent.name));
 }
 
 function assertDirents(dirents) {