diff --git a/scripts/base/init-bare.zeek b/scripts/base/init-bare.zeek
index 85a1dc0f20..1d04c2ee09 100644
--- a/scripts/base/init-bare.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/init-bare.zeek
@@ -5259,9 +5259,6 @@ const likely_server_ports: set[port] &redef;
 ## If true, output profiling for Time-Machine queries.
 const time_machine_profiling = F &redef &deprecated="Remove in v7.1. Unused.";
 
-## If true, warns about unused event handlers at startup.
-const check_for_unused_event_handlers = F &redef &deprecated="Remove in v7.1. This has been replaced by usage analyzer functionality.";
-
 ## Holds the filename of the trace file given with ``-w`` (empty if none).
 ##
 ## .. zeek:see:: record_all_packets
diff --git a/src/EventHandler.h b/src/EventHandler.h
index ef647a7c6e..0fbd5c1282 100644
--- a/src/EventHandler.h
+++ b/src/EventHandler.h
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ public:
     // Returns true if there is at least one local or remote handler.
     explicit operator bool() const;
 
-    [[deprecated("Remove in v7.1 - Unused event handlers are now found via UsageAnalyzer.")]] void SetUsed() {
-        used = true;
-    }
-    [[deprecated("Remove in v7.1 - Unused event handlers are now found via UsageAnalyzer.")]] bool Used() const {
-        return used;
-    }
-
     // Handlers marked as error handlers will not be called recursively to
     // avoid infinite loops if they trigger a similar error themselves.
     void SetErrorHandler() { error_handler = true; }
diff --git a/src/EventRegistry.cc b/src/EventRegistry.cc
index 93a5844331..b166546276 100644
--- a/src/EventRegistry.cc
+++ b/src/EventRegistry.cc
@@ -21,23 +21,12 @@ EventHandlerPtr EventRegistry::Register(std::string_view name, bool is_from_scri
         if ( ! is_from_script )
             not_only_from_script.insert(std::string(name));
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-        // Remove in v7.1
-        h->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
         return h;
     }
 
     h = new EventHandler(std::string(name));
     event_registry->Register(h, is_from_script);
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-    // Remove in v7.1
-    h->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-
     return h;
 }
 
@@ -74,36 +63,6 @@ EventRegistry::string_list EventRegistry::Match(RE_Matcher* pattern) {
     return names;
 }
 
-EventRegistry::string_list EventRegistry::UnusedHandlers() {
-    string_list names;
-
-    for ( const auto& entry : handlers ) {
-        EventHandler* v = entry.second.get();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-        if ( v->GetFunc() && ! v->Used() )
-            names.push_back(entry.first);
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-    }
-
-    return names;
-}
-
-EventRegistry::string_list EventRegistry::UsedHandlers() {
-    string_list names;
-
-    for ( const auto& entry : handlers ) {
-        EventHandler* v = entry.second.get();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-        if ( v->GetFunc() && v->Used() )
-            names.push_back(entry.first);
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-    }
-
-    return names;
-}
-
 EventRegistry::string_list EventRegistry::AllHandlers() {
     string_list names;
 
diff --git a/src/EventRegistry.h b/src/EventRegistry.h
index eb9b9b0026..cbe9c622bf 100644
--- a/src/EventRegistry.h
+++ b/src/EventRegistry.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ public:
     // themselves.
     void SetErrorHandler(std::string_view name);
 
-    [[deprecated("Remove in v7.1 - Unused handlers are now found via UsageAnalyzer.")]] string_list UnusedHandlers();
-    [[deprecated("Remove in v7.1 - UsedHandlers() is unreliable - use AllHandlers().")]] string_list UsedHandlers();
     string_list AllHandlers();
 
     void PrintDebug();
diff --git a/src/Expr.cc b/src/Expr.cc
index abbb07a3d4..3147906b92 100644
--- a/src/Expr.cc
+++ b/src/Expr.cc
@@ -414,13 +414,6 @@ NameExpr::NameExpr(IDPtr arg_id, bool const_init) : Expr(EXPR_NAME), id(std::mov
         SetType(make_intrusive<TypeType>(id->GetType()));
     else
         SetType(id->GetType());
-
-    EventHandler* h = event_registry->Lookup(id->Name());
-    if ( h )
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-        h->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 }
 
 bool NameExpr::CanDel() const {
@@ -4417,11 +4410,6 @@ EventExpr::EventExpr(const char* arg_name, ListExprPtr arg_args)
         event_registry->Register(h, true);
     }
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-    h->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-
     handler = h;
 
     if ( args->IsError() ) {
diff --git a/src/NetVar.cc b/src/NetVar.cc
index 67e078e4d6..1b97300858 100644
--- a/src/NetVar.cc
+++ b/src/NetVar.cc
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ int dpd_match_only_beginning;
 int dpd_late_match_stop;
 int dpd_ignore_ports;
 
-int check_for_unused_event_handlers;
-
 int record_all_packets;
 
 zeek_uint_t bits_per_uid;
@@ -229,7 +227,6 @@ void init_general_global_var() {
     table_incremental_step = id::find_val("table_incremental_step")->AsCount();
     packet_filter_default = id::find_val("packet_filter_default")->AsBool();
     sig_max_group_size = id::find_val("sig_max_group_size")->AsCount();
-    check_for_unused_event_handlers = id::find_val("check_for_unused_event_handlers")->AsBool();
     record_all_packets = id::find_val("record_all_packets")->AsBool();
     bits_per_uid = id::find_val("bits_per_uid")->AsCount();
 }
diff --git a/src/NetVar.h b/src/NetVar.h
index 8d628c1ff9..8f7319f30f 100644
--- a/src/NetVar.h
+++ b/src/NetVar.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ extern int dpd_match_only_beginning;
 extern int dpd_late_match_stop;
 extern int dpd_ignore_ports;
 
-extern int check_for_unused_event_handlers;
-
 extern int record_all_packets;
 
 extern zeek_uint_t bits_per_uid;
diff --git a/src/script_opt/CPP/RuntimeInitSupport.cc b/src/script_opt/CPP/RuntimeInitSupport.cc
index f3ab29295a..3674d7605d 100644
--- a/src/script_opt/CPP/RuntimeInitSupport.cc
+++ b/src/script_opt/CPP/RuntimeInitSupport.cc
@@ -131,13 +131,8 @@ void activate_bodies__CPP(const char* fn, const char* module, bool exported, Typ
         events.insert(cs.events.begin(), cs.events.end());
     }
 
-    for ( const auto& e : events ) {
-        auto eh = event_registry->Register(e);
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-        eh->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-    }
+    for ( const auto& e : events )
+        event_registry->Register(e);
 }
 
 IDPtr lookup_global__CPP(const char* g, const TypePtr& t, bool exported) {
@@ -191,13 +186,8 @@ FuncValPtr lookup_func__CPP(string name, int num_bodies, vector<p_hash_type> has
         // This might register the same event more than once,
         // if it's used in multiple bodies, but that's okay as
         // the semantics for Register explicitly allow it.
-        for ( auto& e : f.events ) {
-            auto eh = event_registry->Register(e);
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-            eh->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-        }
+        for ( auto& e : f.events )
+            event_registry->Register(e);
     }
 
     auto sf = make_intrusive<ScriptFunc>(std::move(name), std::move(ft), std::move(bodies), std::move(priorities));
diff --git a/src/script_opt/ScriptOpt.cc b/src/script_opt/ScriptOpt.cc
index c41e6cf429..d09e9dd25b 100644
--- a/src/script_opt/ScriptOpt.cc
+++ b/src/script_opt/ScriptOpt.cc
@@ -417,13 +417,8 @@ static void use_CPP() {
                 f.SetBody(b);
             }
 
-            for ( auto& e : s->second.events ) {
-                auto h = event_registry->Register(e);
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-                h->SetUsed();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-            }
+            for ( auto& e : s->second.events )
+                event_registry->Register(e);
 
             auto finish = s->second.finish_init_func;
             if ( finish )
diff --git a/src/zeek-setup.cc b/src/zeek-setup.cc
index c97458984c..8b740a27d8 100644
--- a/src/zeek-setup.cc
+++ b/src/zeek-setup.cc
@@ -996,16 +996,6 @@ SetupResult setup(int argc, char** argv, Options* zopts) {
     if ( zeek_init )
         event_mgr.Enqueue(zeek_init, Args{});
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-    EventRegistry::string_list dead_handlers = event_registry->UnusedHandlers();
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-
-    if ( ! dead_handlers.empty() && check_for_unused_event_handlers ) {
-        for ( const string& handler : dead_handlers )
-            reporter->Warning("event handler never invoked: %s", handler.c_str());
-    }
-
     // Enable LeakSanitizer before zeek_init() and even before executing
     // top-level statements.  Even though it's not bad if a leak happens only
     // once at initialization, we have to assume that script-layer code causing
diff --git a/testing/btest/core/check-unused-event-handlers.test b/testing/btest/core/check-unused-event-handlers.test
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f9cf4aae..0000000000
--- a/testing/btest/core/check-unused-event-handlers.test
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# This test should print a warning that the event handler is never invoked.
-# @TEST-REQUIRES: test "${ZEEK_USE_CPP}" != "1"
-# @TEST-REQUIRES: $SCRIPTS/have-spicy  # This test logs uninvoked event handlers, so disable it if Spicy and its plugin is unavailable.
-# @TEST-EXEC: zeek -b %INPUT check_for_unused_event_handlers=T
-# @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER=$SCRIPTS/diff-sort-and-remove-abspath btest-diff .stderr
-
-event this_is_never_used()
-	{
-	print "not even once";
-	}