diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
index e2a23cd72ce..7261d86db21 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import re
-import warnings
 from argparse import Namespace
-from collections.abc import Generator, ItemsView, Mapping, Sequence
+from collections.abc import ItemsView, Mapping, Sequence
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable
@@ -878,26 +877,3 @@ def _extend_with_roles(lintables: list[Lintable]) -> None:
 def convert_to_boolean(value: Any) -> bool:
     """Use Ansible to convert something to a boolean."""
     return bool(boolean(value))
-
-
-def nested_items(
-    data: dict[Any, Any] | list[Any], parent: str = ""
-) -> Generator[tuple[Any, Any, str], None, None]:
-    """Iterate a nested data structure."""
-    warnings.warn(
-        "Call to deprecated function ansiblelint.utils.nested_items. "
-        "Use ansiblelint.yaml_utils.nested_items_path instead.",
-        category=DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2,
-    )
-    if isinstance(data, dict):
-        for k, v in data.items():
-            yield k, v, parent
-            # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
-            for k, v, returned_parent in nested_items(v, k):
-                yield k, v, returned_parent
-    if isinstance(data, list):
-        for item in data:
-            yield "list-item", item, parent
-            for k, v, returned_parent in nested_items(item):
-                yield k, v, returned_parent
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 877ea292c44..5fee3a2a4f7 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -376,24 +376,6 @@ def test_get_rules_dirs_with_custom_rules(
     assert get_rules_dirs(user_ruledirs, use_default) == expected
 
 
-def test_nested_items() -> None:
-    """Verify correct function of nested_items()."""
-    data = {"foo": "text", "bar": {"some": "text2"}, "fruits": ["apple", "orange"]}
-
-    items = [
-        ("foo", "text", ""),
-        ("bar", {"some": "text2"}, ""),
-        ("some", "text2", "bar"),
-        ("fruits", ["apple", "orange"], ""),
-        ("list-item", "apple", "fruits"),
-        ("list-item", "orange", "fruits"),
-    ]
-    with pytest.deprecated_call(
-        match=r"Call to deprecated function ansiblelint\.utils\.nested_items.*"
-    ):
-        assert list(utils.nested_items(data)) == items
-
-
 def test_find_children() -> None:
     """Verify correct function of find_children()."""
     utils.find_children(Lintable("examples/playbooks/find_children.yml"))