diff --git a/source/common/protobuf/utility.cc b/source/common/protobuf/utility.cc
index a5ccc3f0978d4..7e5d60d0752b7 100644
--- a/source/common/protobuf/utility.cc
+++ b/source/common/protobuf/utility.cc
@@ -382,21 +382,6 @@ class UnexpectedFieldProtoVisitor : public ProtobufMessage::ConstProtoVisitor {
 
     // If this field is deprecated, warn or throw an error.
     if (field.options().deprecated()) {
-      if (absl::StartsWith(field.name(), "hidden_envoy_deprecated_")) {
-        // The field was marked as hidden_envoy_deprecated and an error must be thrown,
-        // unless it is part of an explicit test that needs access to the deprecated field
-        // when we enable runtime deprecation override to allow point field overrides for tests.
-        if (!runtime_ ||
-            !runtime_->snapshot().deprecatedFeatureEnabled(
-                absl::StrCat("envoy.deprecated_features:", field.full_name()), false)) {
-          const std::string fatal_error = absl::StrCat(
-              "Illegal use of hidden_envoy_deprecated_ V2 field '", field.full_name(),
-              "' from file ", filename,
-              " while using the latest V3 configuration. This field has been removed from the "
-              "current Envoy API. Please see " ENVOY_DOC_URL_VERSION_HISTORY " for details.");
-          throw ProtoValidationException(fatal_error, message);
-        }
-      }
       const std::string warning =
           absl::StrCat("Using {}deprecated option '", field.full_name(), "' from file ", filename,
                        ". This configuration will be removed from "
diff --git a/test/common/protobuf/utility_test.cc b/test/common/protobuf/utility_test.cc
index 81b0494677518..c89d4f78c5003 100644
--- a/test/common/protobuf/utility_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/protobuf/utility_test.cc
@@ -1956,51 +1956,6 @@ TEST_F(DeprecatedFieldsTest, DEPRECATED_FEATURE_TEST(FatalEnumGlobalOverride)) {
       checkForDeprecation(base));
 }
 
-// Verify that direct use of a hidden_envoy_deprecated field fails, but upgrade
-// succeeds
-TEST_F(DeprecatedFieldsTest, DEPRECATED_FEATURE_TEST(ManualDeprecatedFieldAddition)) {
-  // Create a base message and insert a deprecated field. When upgrading the
-  // deprecated field should be set as deprecated, and a warning should be logged
-  envoy::test::deprecation_test::Base base_should_warn =
-      TestUtility::parseYaml<envoy::test::deprecation_test::Base>(R"EOF(
-      not_deprecated: field1
-      is_deprecated: hidden_field1
-      not_deprecated_message:
-        inner_not_deprecated: subfield1
-      repeated_message:
-        - inner_not_deprecated: subfield2
-    )EOF");
-
-  // Non-fatal checks for a deprecated field should log rather than throw an exception.
-  EXPECT_LOG_CONTAINS("warning",
-                      "Using deprecated option 'envoy.test.deprecation_test.Base.is_deprecated'",
-                      checkForDeprecation(base_should_warn));
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, runtime_deprecated_feature_use_.value());
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, deprecated_feature_seen_since_process_start_.value());
-
-  // Create an upgraded message and insert a deprecated field. This is a bypass
-  // of the upgrading procedure validation, and should fail
-  envoy::test::deprecation_test::UpgradedBase base_should_fail =
-      TestUtility::parseYaml<envoy::test::deprecation_test::UpgradedBase>(R"EOF(
-      not_deprecated: field1
-      hidden_envoy_deprecated_is_deprecated: hidden_field1
-      not_deprecated_message:
-        inner_not_deprecated: subfield1
-      repeated_message:
-        - inner_not_deprecated: subfield2
-    )EOF");
-
-  EXPECT_THROW_WITH_REGEX(
-      MessageUtil::checkForUnexpectedFields(base_should_fail,
-                                            ProtobufMessage::getStrictValidationVisitor()),
-      ProtoValidationException,
-      "Illegal use of hidden_envoy_deprecated_ V2 field "
-      "'envoy.test.deprecation_test.UpgradedBase.hidden_envoy_deprecated_is_deprecated'");
-  // The config will be rejected, so the feature will not be used.
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, runtime_deprecated_feature_use_.value());
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, deprecated_feature_seen_since_process_start_.value());
-}
-
 class TimestampUtilTest : public testing::Test, public ::testing::WithParamInterface<int64_t> {};
 
 TEST_P(TimestampUtilTest, SystemClockToTimestampTest) {
diff --git a/tools/type_whisperer/api_type_db.cc b/tools/type_whisperer/api_type_db.cc
index 198a3ee4a477c..20982870186fb 100644
--- a/tools/type_whisperer/api_type_db.cc
+++ b/tools/type_whisperer/api_type_db.cc
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ absl::optional<TypeInformation> ApiTypeDb::getLatestTypeInformation(const std::s
       if (value->options().HasExtension(udpa::annotations::enum_value_migrate)) {
         result->renames_[value->name()] =
             value->options().GetExtension(udpa::annotations::enum_value_migrate).rename();
-      } else if (value->options().deprecated()) {
-        result->renames_[value->name()] = "hidden_envoy_deprecated_" + value->name();
       }
     }
     return result;
@@ -98,8 +96,6 @@ absl::optional<TypeInformation> ApiTypeDb::getLatestTypeInformation(const std::s
       if (field->options().HasExtension(udpa::annotations::field_migrate)) {
         result->renames_[field->name()] =
             field->options().GetExtension(udpa::annotations::field_migrate).rename();
-      } else if (field->options().deprecated()) {
-        result->renames_[field->name()] = "hidden_envoy_deprecated_" + field->name();
       }
     }
     return result;