diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b01b5fd449..3664aaa9629 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 - The deprecated `DefaultClient`, `Get`, `Head`, `Post`, and `PostForm` in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp`.
   Use a custom `*http.Client` with `otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)` instead. (#8266)
+- The deprecated `WithPublicEndpoint` in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp`.
+  Use `WithPublicEndpointFn` instead. (#8267)
 
 <!-- Released section -->
 <!-- Don't change this section unless doing release -->
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go
index f73afb59e9b..f7338b7e527 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go
@@ -92,18 +92,6 @@ func WithMeterProvider(provider metric.MeterProvider) Option {
 	})
 }
 
-// WithPublicEndpoint configures the Handler to link the span with an incoming
-// span context. If this option is not provided, then the association is a child
-// association instead of a link.
-//
-// Deprecated: Use [WithPublicEndpointFn] instead.
-// To migrate, replace WithPublicEndpoint() with:
-//
-//	WithPublicEndpointFn(func(*http.Request) bool { return true })
-func WithPublicEndpoint() Option {
-	return WithPublicEndpointFn(func(*http.Request) bool { return true })
-}
-
 // WithPublicEndpointFn runs with every request, and allows conditionally
 // configuring the Handler to link the span with an incoming span context. If
 // this option is not provided or returns false, then the association is a
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
index 07649df8251..44e7cafa08a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
@@ -495,51 +495,6 @@ func TestWithSpanNameFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWithPublicEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
-	spanRecorder := tracetest.NewSpanRecorder()
-	provider := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(
-		sdktrace.WithSpanProcessor(spanRecorder),
-	)
-	remoteSpan := trace.SpanContextConfig{
-		TraceID: trace.TraceID{0x01},
-		SpanID:  trace.SpanID{0x01},
-		Remote:  true,
-	}
-	prop := propagation.TraceContext{}
-	h := NewHandler(
-		http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			s := trace.SpanFromContext(r.Context())
-			sc := s.SpanContext()
-
-			// Should be with new root trace.
-			assert.True(t, sc.IsValid())
-			assert.False(t, sc.IsRemote())
-			assert.NotEqual(t, remoteSpan.TraceID, sc.TraceID())
-		}), "test_handler",
-		WithPublicEndpoint(),
-		WithPropagators(prop),
-		WithTracerProvider(provider),
-	)
-
-	r, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://localhost/", http.NoBody)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	sc := trace.NewSpanContext(remoteSpan)
-	ctx := trace.ContextWithSpanContext(t.Context(), sc)
-	prop.Inject(ctx, propagation.HeaderCarrier(r.Header))
-
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	h.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode)
-
-	// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
-	assert.NoError(t, spanRecorder.ForceFlush(ctx))
-	done := spanRecorder.Ended()
-	require.Len(t, done, 1)
-	require.Len(t, done[0].Links(), 1, "should contain link")
-	require.True(t, sc.Equal(done[0].Links()[0].SpanContext), "should link incoming span context")
-}
-
 func TestWithPublicEndpointFn(t *testing.T) {
 	remoteSpan := trace.SpanContextConfig{
 		TraceID:    trace.TraceID{0x01},