diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.35 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.35
index b453b76abf4..722548dc42e 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.35
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.35
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ because of Phabricator reports.
   ApiBlockInfoTrait::getBlockDetails instead.
 * The mediawiki.ui.text module, deprecated in 1.28 and unused, was removed.
 * AbstractBlock::mReason, deprecated in 1.34, is no longer public.
+* The GetBlockedStatus, deprecated in 1.34, has been removed. Instead, use the
+  GetUserBlock hook.
 * …
 
 === Deprecations in 1.35 ===
diff --git a/docs/hooks.txt b/docs/hooks.txt
index a6d6c6c08ef..789b7106d73 100644
--- a/docs/hooks.txt
+++ b/docs/hooks.txt
@@ -1585,10 +1585,6 @@ entitled to be in.
 $user: user to promote.
 &$promote: groups that will be added.
 
-'GetBlockedStatus': DEPRECATED since 1.34 - use GetUserBlock instead. After
-loading blocking status of a user from the database
-&$user: user (object) being checked
-
 'GetCacheVaryCookies': Get cookies that should vary cache options.
 $out: OutputPage object
 &$cookies: array of cookies name, add a value to it if you want to add a cookie
diff --git a/includes/user/User.php b/includes/user/User.php
index 78e2d2e9781..de5d2884317 100644
--- a/includes/user/User.php
+++ b/includes/user/User.php
@@ -1760,11 +1760,6 @@ class User implements IDBAccessObject, UserIdentity {
 			$this->mHideName = 0;
 			$this->mAllowUsertalk = false;
 		}
-
-		// Avoid PHP 7.1 warning of passing $this by reference
-		$thisUser = $this;
-		// Extensions
-		Hooks::run( 'GetBlockedStatus', [ &$thisUser ], '1.34' );
 	}
 
 	/**