diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 4826d21..01be7d6 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG policy-feature-enabled removed_nova_policies_stein False
     fi
 
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG patrole enable_rbac True
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG patrole rbac_test_role $RBAC_TEST_ROLE
 }
 
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/config.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/config.py
index 47b76d4..df05eaa 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
                default='admin',
                help="""The current RBAC role against which to run
 Patrole tests."""),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('enable_rbac',
-                default=True,
-                deprecated_for_removal=True,
-                deprecated_reason="""This is a legacy option that was
-meaningful when Patrole existed downstream as a suite of tests inside Tempest.
-Installing the Patrole plugin necessarily means that RBAC tests should be run.
-This option is paradoxical with the Tempest plugin architecture.
-""",
-                deprecated_since='R',
-                help="Enables Patrole RBAC tests."),
     cfg.ListOpt('custom_policy_files',
                 default=['/etc/%s/policy.json'],
                 help="""List of the paths to search for policy files. Each
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_utils.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_utils.py
index c928f40..366e033 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_utils.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import time
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-from oslo_log import versionutils
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 
 from tempest import clients
@@ -244,18 +243,6 @@
         return [cls.os_primary.auth_provider]
 
     @classmethod
-    def skip_rbac_checks(cls):
-        if not CONF.patrole.enable_rbac:
-            deprecation_msg = ("The `[patrole].enable_rbac` option is "
-                               "deprecated and will be removed in the S "
-                               "release. Patrole tests will always be enabled "
-                               "following installation of the Patrole Tempest "
-                               "plugin. Use a regex to skip tests")
-            versionutils.report_deprecated_feature(LOG, deprecation_msg)
-            raise cls.skipException(
-                'Patrole testing not enabled so skipping %s.' % cls.__name__)
-
-    @classmethod
     def setup_rbac_utils(cls):
         cls.rbac_utils = RbacUtils(cls)
 
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py
index 99137cc..ab4551e 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
                             compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseV2ComputeRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        cls.skip_rbac_checks()
-
-    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseV2ComputeRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.setup_rbac_utils()
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py
index d34caaa..44f5962 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
                            base.BaseIdentityTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseIdentityRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        cls.skip_rbac_checks()
-
-    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseIdentityRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.setup_rbac_utils()
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py
index 2220335..becd564 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
                           image_base.BaseV2ImageTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseV2ImageRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        cls.skip_rbac_checks()
-
-    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseV2ImageRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.setup_rbac_utils()
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py
index 39ad311..6102347 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
                           network_base.BaseNetworkTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseNetworkRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        cls.skip_rbac_checks()
-
-    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseNetworkRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.setup_rbac_utils()
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py
index 8fa3b67..14b3151 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
     _api_version = 3
 
     @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseVolumeRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        cls.skip_rbac_checks()
-
-    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseVolumeRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.setup_rbac_utils()
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_utils.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_utils.py
index c5264aa..5132079 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_utils.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_utils.py
@@ -208,11 +208,6 @@
         class FakeRbacTest(rbac_utils.RbacUtilsMixin, test.BaseTestCase):
 
             @classmethod
-            def skip_checks(cls):
-                super(FakeRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
-                cls.skip_rbac_checks()
-
-            @classmethod
             def setup_clients(cls):
                 super(FakeRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
                 cls.setup_rbac_utils()
@@ -237,21 +232,3 @@
 
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(child_test, 'rbac_utils'))
         self.assertIsInstance(child_test.rbac_utils, rbac_utils.RbacUtils)
-
-    def test_skip_rbac_checks(self):
-        """Validate that the child class is skipped if `[patrole] enable_rbac`
-        is False and that the child class's name is in the skip message.
-        """
-        self.useFixture(patrole_fixtures.ConfPatcher(enable_rbac=False,
-                                                     group='patrole'))
-
-        class ChildRbacTest(self.parent_class):
-            pass
-
-        child_test = ChildRbacTest()
-
-        with testtools.ExpectedException(
-                testtools.TestCase.skipException,
-                value_re=('Patrole testing not enabled so skipping %s.'
-                          % ChildRbacTest.__name__)):
-            child_test.setUpClass()
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-enable-rbac-config-option-a5e46ce1053b7dea.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-enable-rbac-config-option-a5e46ce1053b7dea.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53b1710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-enable-rbac-config-option-a5e46ce1053b7dea.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Remove deprecated ``[patrole].enable_rbac`` configuration option. To skip
+    Patrole tests going forward, use an appropriate regex.