diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/tempest-cleanup-nostandalone-39df2aafb2545d35.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/tempest-cleanup-nostandalone-39df2aafb2545d35.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20f310d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/tempest-cleanup-nostandalone-39df2aafb2545d35.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - the already depreacted tempest-cleanup standalone command has been
+    removed. The corresponding functionalities can be accessed through
+    the unified `tempest` command (`tempest cleanup`).
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 50bf891..28e17ef 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 console_scripts =
     verify-tempest-config = tempest.cmd.verify_tempest_config:main
     run-tempest-stress = tempest.cmd.run_stress:main
-    tempest-cleanup = tempest.cmd.cleanup:main
     tempest-account-generator = tempest.cmd.account_generator:main
     tempest = tempest.cmd.main:main
     skip-tracker = tempest.lib.cmd.skip_tracker:main