diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ec2-facts.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ec2-facts.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eecb8fb6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ec2-facts.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+removed_features:
+- ec2_facts - deprecated module removed (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44536)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_facts.py
deleted file mode 120000
index 2e5b1b9b3c..0000000000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_facts.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ec2_metadata_facts.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metadata_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metadata_facts.py
index b0543869d8..eea90b7b20 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metadata_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_metadata_facts.py
@@ -541,9 +541,6 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
 
-    if module._name == 'ec2_facts':
-        module.deprecate("The 'ec2_facts' module is being renamed 'ec2_metadata_facts'", version=2.7)
-
     ec2_metadata_facts = Ec2Metadata(module).run()
     ec2_metadata_facts_result = dict(changed=False, ansible_facts=ec2_metadata_facts)