diff --git a/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in b/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in
index 8e452493cf0..036bef82c66 100644
--- a/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in
@@ -2489,7 +2489,6 @@ PREDEFINED             = __DOXYGEN__ \
                          CONFIG_NET_L2_IEEE802154_MGMT \
                          CONFIG_NET_L2_IEEE802154_SECURITY \
                          CONFIG_NET_MGMT_EVENT \
-                         CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES \
                          CONFIG_NET_TCP \
                          CONFIG_NET_UDP \
                          CONFIG_SCHED_CPU_MASK \
diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/socket.h b/include/zephyr/net/socket.h
index 9112c95fdc4..58c3fb0332d 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/socket.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/socket.h
@@ -804,242 +804,6 @@ int zsock_getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen,
 		      char *host, socklen_t hostlen,
 		      char *serv, socklen_t servlen, int flags);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES)
-
-/**
- * @name Socket APIs available if CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES is enabled
- * @{
- */
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_pollfd */
-#define pollfd zsock_pollfd
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_socket */
-static inline int socket(int family, int type, int proto)
-{
-	return zsock_socket(family, type, proto);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_socketpair */
-static inline int socketpair(int family, int type, int proto, int sv[2])
-{
-	return zsock_socketpair(family, type, proto, sv);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_close */
-static inline int close(int sock)
-{
-	return zsock_close(sock);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_shutdown */
-static inline int shutdown(int sock, int how)
-{
-	return zsock_shutdown(sock, how);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_bind */
-static inline int bind(int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_bind(sock, addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_connect */
-static inline int connect(int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr,
-			  socklen_t addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_connect(sock, addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_listen */
-static inline int listen(int sock, int backlog)
-{
-	return zsock_listen(sock, backlog);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_accept */
-static inline int accept(int sock, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_accept(sock, addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_send */
-static inline ssize_t send(int sock, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags)
-{
-	return zsock_send(sock, buf, len, flags);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_recv */
-static inline ssize_t recv(int sock, void *buf, size_t max_len, int flags)
-{
-	return zsock_recv(sock, buf, max_len, flags);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_sendto */
-static inline ssize_t sendto(int sock, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags,
-			     const struct sockaddr *dest_addr,
-			     socklen_t addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_sendto(sock, buf, len, flags, dest_addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_sendmsg */
-static inline ssize_t sendmsg(int sock, const struct msghdr *message,
-			      int flags)
-{
-	return zsock_sendmsg(sock, message, flags);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_recvfrom */
-static inline ssize_t recvfrom(int sock, void *buf, size_t max_len, int flags,
-			       struct sockaddr *src_addr, socklen_t *addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_recvfrom(sock, buf, max_len, flags, src_addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_recvmsg */
-static inline ssize_t recvmsg(int sock, struct msghdr *msg, int flags)
-{
-	return zsock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_poll */
-static inline int poll(struct zsock_pollfd *fds, int nfds, int timeout)
-{
-	return zsock_poll(fds, nfds, timeout);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_getsockopt */
-static inline int getsockopt(int sock, int level, int optname,
-			     void *optval, socklen_t *optlen)
-{
-	return zsock_getsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval, optlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_setsockopt */
-static inline int setsockopt(int sock, int level, int optname,
-			     const void *optval, socklen_t optlen)
-{
-	return zsock_setsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval, optlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_getpeername */
-static inline int getpeername(int sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
-			      socklen_t *addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_getpeername(sock, addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_getsockname */
-static inline int getsockname(int sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
-			      socklen_t *addrlen)
-{
-	return zsock_getsockname(sock, addr, addrlen);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_getaddrinfo */
-static inline int getaddrinfo(const char *host, const char *service,
-			      const struct zsock_addrinfo *hints,
-			      struct zsock_addrinfo **res)
-{
-	return zsock_getaddrinfo(host, service, hints, res);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_freeaddrinfo */
-static inline void freeaddrinfo(struct zsock_addrinfo *ai)
-{
-	zsock_freeaddrinfo(ai);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_gai_strerror */
-static inline const char *gai_strerror(int errcode)
-{
-	return zsock_gai_strerror(errcode);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_getnameinfo */
-static inline int getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen,
-			      char *host, socklen_t hostlen,
-			      char *serv, socklen_t servlen, int flags)
-{
-	return zsock_getnameinfo(addr, addrlen, host, hostlen,
-				 serv, servlen, flags);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_addrinfo */
-#define addrinfo zsock_addrinfo
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_gethostname */
-static inline int gethostname(char *buf, size_t len)
-{
-	return zsock_gethostname(buf, len);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_inet_pton */
-static inline int inet_pton(sa_family_t family, const char *src, void *dst)
-{
-	return zsock_inet_pton(family, src, dst);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref zsock_inet_ntop */
-static inline char *inet_ntop(sa_family_t family, const void *src, char *dst,
-			      size_t size)
-{
-	return zsock_inet_ntop(family, src, dst, size);
-}
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_POLLIN */
-#define POLLIN ZSOCK_POLLIN
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_POLLOUT */
-#define POLLOUT ZSOCK_POLLOUT
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_POLLERR */
-#define POLLERR ZSOCK_POLLERR
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_POLLHUP */
-#define POLLHUP ZSOCK_POLLHUP
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_POLLNVAL */
-#define POLLNVAL ZSOCK_POLLNVAL
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_MSG_PEEK */
-#define MSG_PEEK ZSOCK_MSG_PEEK
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_MSG_CTRUNC */
-#define MSG_CTRUNC ZSOCK_MSG_CTRUNC
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_MSG_TRUNC */
-#define MSG_TRUNC ZSOCK_MSG_TRUNC
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_MSG_DONTWAIT */
-#define MSG_DONTWAIT ZSOCK_MSG_DONTWAIT
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_MSG_WAITALL */
-#define MSG_WAITALL ZSOCK_MSG_WAITALL
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_SHUT_RD */
-#define SHUT_RD ZSOCK_SHUT_RD
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_SHUT_WR */
-#define SHUT_WR ZSOCK_SHUT_WR
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref ZSOCK_SHUT_RDWR */
-#define SHUT_RDWR ZSOCK_SHUT_RDWR
-
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_BADFLAGS */
-#define EAI_BADFLAGS DNS_EAI_BADFLAGS
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_NONAME */
-#define EAI_NONAME DNS_EAI_NONAME
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_AGAIN */
-#define EAI_AGAIN DNS_EAI_AGAIN
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_FAIL */
-#define EAI_FAIL DNS_EAI_FAIL
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_NODATA */
-#define EAI_NODATA DNS_EAI_NODATA
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_MEMORY */
-#define EAI_MEMORY DNS_EAI_MEMORY
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_SYSTEM */
-#define EAI_SYSTEM DNS_EAI_SYSTEM
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_SERVICE */
-#define EAI_SERVICE DNS_EAI_SERVICE
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_SOCKTYPE */
-#define EAI_SOCKTYPE DNS_EAI_SOCKTYPE
-/** POSIX wrapper for @ref DNS_EAI_FAMILY */
-#define EAI_FAMILY DNS_EAI_FAMILY
-/** @} */
-#endif /* defined(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES) */
-
 /**
  * @name Network interface name description
  * @{
@@ -1430,8 +1194,6 @@ struct net_socket_register {
  *
  * Additionally, if non-zephyr-prefixed headers are used here,
  * native_sim pulls in those from the host rather than Zephyr's.
- *
- * This should be removed when CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES is removed.
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_POSIX_API)
 #if !defined(ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_POSIX_ARPA_INET_H_)
diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h b/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h
index 581465a6a24..10f3d9d4553 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/socket_select.h
@@ -120,44 +120,6 @@ static inline void ZSOCK_FD_SET(int fd, zsock_fd_set *set)
 	ZVFS_FD_SET(fd, set);
 }
 
-/** @cond INTERNAL_HIDDEN */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES
-
-#define fd_set zsock_fd_set
-#define FD_SETSIZE ZSOCK_FD_SETSIZE
-
-static inline int select(int nfds, zsock_fd_set *readfds,
-			 zsock_fd_set *writefds, zsock_fd_set *exceptfds,
-			 struct timeval *timeout)
-{
-	return zsock_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, timeout);
-}
-
-static inline void FD_ZERO(zsock_fd_set *set)
-{
-	ZSOCK_FD_ZERO(set);
-}
-
-static inline int FD_ISSET(int fd, zsock_fd_set *set)
-{
-	return ZSOCK_FD_ISSET(fd, set);
-}
-
-static inline void FD_CLR(int fd, zsock_fd_set *set)
-{
-	ZSOCK_FD_CLR(fd, set);
-}
-
-static inline void FD_SET(int fd, zsock_fd_set *set)
-{
-	ZSOCK_FD_SET(fd, set);
-}
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES */
-
-/** @endcond */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig
index e694c7b9e3f..53d56b5a617 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig
@@ -23,30 +23,6 @@ config NET_SOCKETS_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
 	  allows to for instance prioritize offloaded socket processing during
 	  socket creation over the native one, or vice versa.
 
-config NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES
-	bool "[DEPRECATED] POSIX names for Sockets API (without full POSIX API)"
-	depends on !POSIX_API
-	select DEPRECATED
-	help
-	  This option is marked as deprecated in favor of using normal
-	  POSIX socket API includes found under the include/zephyr/posix
-	  directory. If you want to use BSD socket API calls, you need
-	  to select POSIX_API and use the socket headers in POSIX subsystem.
-
-	  With this option, Socket API functions are available under the
-	  standard POSIX names like socket(), recv(), and close(), etc.,
-	  even if full POSIX API (CONFIG_POSIX_API) is not enabled. (Note
-	  that close() may require a special attention, as in POSIX it
-	  closes any file descriptor, while with this option enabled, it
-	  will apply only to sockets.)
-
-	  Various networking libraries require either
-	  CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES or CONFIG_POSIX_API to be set.
-	  If both are disabled, Zephyr's socket functions will be
-	  available (only) with ``zsock_`` prefix, (e.g. `zsock_socket`).
-	  This is useful only in peculiar cases, e.g. when integrating
-	  with 3rd-party socket libraries.
-
 config NET_SOCKETS_POLL_MAX
 	int "Max number of supported poll() entries [DEPRECATED]"
 	default 0