diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9074f7d..fd17d345 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 - Image URLs in stylesheets are no longer processed by `asset-path-if-exists`. For Rails integrations, consider using [the `$theme-image-path` Sass variable](https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/settings/#general-settings) in combination with [Sprockets `resolve_assets_in_css_urls` option](https://github.com/rails/sprockets-rails#initializer-options).
 - The deprecated `$image-path` Sass variable setting has been removed. Use `$theme-image-path` instead.
 - The deprecated `alerts/success-badge.svg` image has been removed. Use `alerts/success.svg` instead.
+- Removed `usa-alert__paragraph` alert helper class. Use [`measure-3` measure utility](https://designsystem.digital.gov/utilities/paragraph-styles/#max-width) instead.
 
 ### Improvements
 
diff --git a/docs/_components/alerts.md b/docs/_components/alerts.md
index 00b94c16..1509064a 100644
--- a/docs/_components/alerts.md
+++ b/docs/_components/alerts.md
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ lead: >
 subnav:
   - text: Types of Alerts
     href: "#types-of-alerts"
-  - text: Limiting Alert Width
-    href: "#limiting-alert-width"
 ---
 
 {% include helpers/base-component.html component="alert" stylesheet="alerts" %}
@@ -75,23 +73,3 @@ Visit the [USWDS Alerts component](https://designsystem.digital.gov/components/a
 </div>
 {% endcapture %}
 {% include helpers/code-example.html code=example %}
-
-## Limiting Alert Width
-
-If desired for aesthetics, the background coloring for alerts can be constrained to the width of a paragraph by appending the `usa-alert__paragraph` class to the `usa-alert` container.
-
-<div class="usa-alert usa-alert--other usa-alert__paragraph">
-  <div class="usa-alert__body">
-    <p class="usa-alert__text">This “Other”-styled alert is constrained to the width of a paragraph. It works well when an alert is displayed in the context of a larger document, with paragraphs of text before or after it.</p>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
-Without the `usa-alert__paragraph` class, alert messages can look a little silly when used with paragraph text:
-
-<div class="usa-alert usa-alert--other">
-  <div class="usa-alert__body">
-    <p class="usa-alert__text">This “Other”-styled alert is full width. It can look a little silly when combined with paragraph-width text.</p>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
-This is a following paragraph, to demostrate the width of the above alert message more clearly.
diff --git a/src/scss/components/_alerts.scss b/src/scss/components/_alerts.scss
index c02461ad..e7719bb3 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/_alerts.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/_alerts.scss
@@ -25,9 +25,3 @@ $alerts: 'success', 'warning', 'error', 'info', 'emergency';
 .usa-alert--other {
   background-color: color('primary-lighter');
 }
-
-// Temporarily supporting this class until USWDS formally supports this again
-// or has an alternate recommendation.
-.usa-alert__paragraph {
-  max-width: 66ch;
-}