diff --git a/doc/api/index.rst b/doc/api/index.rst
index 08d9a23ec3f..448ca2c50ce 100644
--- a/doc/api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/api/index.rst
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ Use :func:`pygmt.datasets.load_sample_data` instead.
 
     datasets.load_hotspots
     datasets.load_mars_shape
-    datasets.load_sample_bathymetry
     datasets.load_usgs_quakes
 
 .. automodule:: pygmt.exceptions
diff --git a/pygmt/datasets/__init__.py b/pygmt/datasets/__init__.py
index 3a00936ef26..1a395f1e160 100644
--- a/pygmt/datasets/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/datasets/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     list_sample_data,
     load_hotspots,
     load_mars_shape,
-    load_sample_bathymetry,
     load_sample_data,
     load_usgs_quakes,
 )
diff --git a/pygmt/datasets/samples.py b/pygmt/datasets/samples.py
index fe52f4bbc39..c657dad9083 100644
--- a/pygmt/datasets/samples.py
+++ b/pygmt/datasets/samples.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ def load_sample_data(name):
 
     # Dictionary of public load functions for backwards compatibility
     load_func_old = {
-        "bathymetry": load_sample_bathymetry,
         "hotspots": load_hotspots,
         "mars_shape": load_mars_shape,
         "usgs_quakes": load_usgs_quakes,
@@ -78,6 +77,7 @@ def load_sample_data(name):
 
     # Dictionary of private load functions
     load_func = {
+        "bathymetry": _load_baja_california_bathymetry,
         "earth_relief_holes": _load_earth_relief_holes,
         "fractures": _load_fractures_compilation,
         "japan_quakes": _load_japan_quakes,
@@ -145,40 +145,22 @@ def _load_ocean_ridge_points():
     )
 
 
-def load_sample_bathymetry(**kwargs):
+def _load_baja_california_bathymetry():
     """
-    (Deprecated) Load a table of ship observations of bathymetry off Baja
-    California as a pandas.DataFrame.
-
-    .. warning:: Deprecated since v0.6.0. This function has been replaced with
-       ``load_sample_data(name="bathymetry")`` and will be removed in
-       v0.9.0.
-
-    This is the ``@tut_ship.xyz`` dataset used in the GMT tutorials.
-
-    The data are downloaded to a cache directory (usually ``~/.gmt/cache``) the
-    first time you invoke this function. Afterwards, it will load the data from
-    the cache. So you'll need an internet connection the first time around.
+    Load a table of ship observations of bathymetry off Baja California as a
+    pandas.DataFrame.
 
     Returns
     -------
     data : pandas.DataFrame
-        The data table. Columns are longitude, latitude, and bathymetry.
+        The data table. The column names are "longitude", "latitude",
+        and "bathymetry".
     """
 
-    if "suppress_warning" not in kwargs:
-        warnings.warn(
-            "This function has been deprecated since v0.6.0 and will be "
-            "removed in v0.9.0. Please use "
-            "load_sample_data(name='bathymetry') instead.",
-            category=FutureWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
     fname = which("@tut_ship.xyz", download="c")
-    data = pd.read_csv(
+    return pd.read_csv(
         fname, sep="\t", header=None, names=["longitude", "latitude", "bathymetry"]
     )
-    return data
 
 
 def load_usgs_quakes(**kwargs):
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/test_datasets_samples.py b/pygmt/tests/test_datasets_samples.py
index cbfae696984..9fa5bab3728 100644
--- a/pygmt/tests/test_datasets_samples.py
+++ b/pygmt/tests/test_datasets_samples.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from pygmt.datasets import (
     load_hotspots,
     load_mars_shape,
-    load_sample_bathymetry,
     load_sample_data,
     load_usgs_quakes,
 )
@@ -52,9 +51,7 @@ def test_sample_bathymetry():
     """
     Check that the @tut_ship.xyz dataset loads without errors.
     """
-    with pytest.warns(expected_warning=FutureWarning) as record:
-        data = load_sample_bathymetry()
-        assert len(record) == 1
+    data = load_sample_data(name="bathymetry")
     assert data.shape == (82970, 3)
     assert data["longitude"].min() == 245.0
     assert data["longitude"].max() == 254.705