diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 1db52439499..e3e6d8ec431 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ Because of that, it is now deprecated to rely on the historical defaults when
 they differ from what we recommend now.
 
 Instead, you should pick a strategy for each database platform you use, and it
-will be used when using `AUTO`. As of now, only PostgreSQL is affected by this.
-It is recommended that PostgreSQL user configure their new applications to use
-`IDENTITY`:
+will be used when using `AUTO`. As of now, no platform is affected by this, but
+PostgreSQL will be when `doctrine/dbal` 4 is released.
+
+It is recommended that PostgreSQL users configure their existing and new
+applications to use `SEQUENCE` until that happens:
 
 ```php
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform;
@@ -26,13 +28,10 @@ use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration;
 
 assert($configuration instanceof Configuration);
 $configuration->setIdentityGenerationPreferences([
-    PostgreSQLPlatform::CLASS => ClassMetadata::GENERATOR_TYPE_IDENTITY,
+    PostgreSQLPlatform::CLASS => ClassMetadata::GENERATOR_TYPE_SEQUENCE,
 ]);
 ```
 
-If migrating an existing application is too costly, the deprecation can be
-addressed by configuring `SEQUENCE` as the default strategy.
-
 ## Deprecate `EntityManagerInterface::getPartialReference()`
 
 This method does not have a replacement and will be removed in 3.0.
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
index 3bc4b5d33fe..66b552a1d87 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
@@ -427,20 +427,6 @@ defaults to the identifier generation mechanism your current database
 vendor preferred at the time that strategy was introduced:
 ``AUTO_INCREMENT`` with MySQL, sequences with PostgreSQL and Oracle and
 so on.
-We now recommend using ``IDENTITY`` for PostgreSQL, and you can achieve
-that while still using the ``AUTO`` strategy, by configuring what it
-defaults to.
-
-.. code-block:: php
-
-    <?php
-    use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform;
-    use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration;
-
-    $config = new Configuration();
-    $config->setIdentityGenerationPreferences([
-        PostgreSQLPlatform::class => ClassMetadata::GENERATOR_TYPE_IDENTITY,
-    ]);
 
 .. _identifier-generation-strategies:
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
index 2ad71382e85..91e528a7410 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ class ClassMetadataFactory extends AbstractClassMetadataFactory
 
     private const RECOMMENDED_STRATEGY = [
         'Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySqlPlatform' => 'IDENTITY',
-        'Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSqlPlatform' => 'IDENTITY',
+        'Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSqlPlatform' => 'SEQUENCE',
         Platforms\DB2Platform::class => 'IDENTITY',
         Platforms\MySQLPlatform::class => 'IDENTITY',
         Platforms\OraclePlatform::class => 'SEQUENCE',
-        Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform::class => 'IDENTITY',
+        Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform::class => 'SEQUENCE',
         Platforms\SQLServerPlatform::class => 'IDENTITY',
         Platforms\SqlitePlatform::class => 'IDENTITY',
     ];
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ private function completeIdGeneratorMapping(ClassMetadataInfo $class): void
                         'https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/8850',
                         <<<'DEPRECATION'
 Context: Loading metadata for class %s
-Problem: Using the IDENTITY generator strategy with platform "%s" is deprecated and will not be possible in Doctrine ORM 3.0.
+Problem: Using identity columns emulated with a sequence is deprecated and will not be possible in Doctrine ORM 3.0.
 Solution: Use the SEQUENCE generator strategy instead.
 DEPRECATION
                             ,
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactoryTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactoryTest.php
index eae9e871192..3257eea59f2 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactoryTest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\OraclePlatform;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform;
 use Doctrine\Deprecations\PHPUnit\VerifyDeprecations;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
@@ -170,32 +169,6 @@ private function setUpCmfForPlatform(AbstractPlatform $platform, array $preferen
         return $cmf;
     }
 
-    public function testRelyingOnLegacyIdGenerationDefaultsIsDeprecatedIfItResultsInASuboptimalDefault(): void
-    {
-        $cm = $this->createValidClassMetadata();
-        $cm->setIdGeneratorType(ClassMetadata::GENERATOR_TYPE_AUTO);
-
-        $cmf = $this->setUpCmfForPlatform(new PostgreSQLPlatform());
-        $cmf->setMetadataForClass($cm->name, $cm);
-
-        $this->expectDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/8893');
-        $cmf->getMetadataFor($cm->name);
-    }
-
-    public function testSpecifyingIdGenerationStrategyThroughConfigurationFixesTheDeprecation(): void
-    {
-        $cm = $this->createValidClassMetadata();
-        $cm->setIdGeneratorType(ClassMetadata::GENERATOR_TYPE_AUTO);
-
-        $cmf = $this->setUpCmfForPlatform(new PostgreSQLPlatform(), [
-            PostgreSQLPlatform::class => ClassMetadata::GENERATOR_TYPE_IDENTITY,
-        ]);
-        $cmf->setMetadataForClass($cm->name, $cm);
-
-        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/8893');
-        $cmf->getMetadataFor($cm->name);
-    }
-
     public function testRelyingOnLegacyIdGenerationDefaultsIsOKIfItResultsInTheCurrentlyRecommendedStrategyBeingUsed(): void
     {
         $cm = $this->createValidClassMetadata();