diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/dataframe.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/dataframe.py
index fe6ac8e1529..123f86cc200 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/dataframe.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/dataframe.py
@@ -3438,7 +3438,6 @@ def merge(
         sort=False,
         lsuffix=None,
         rsuffix=None,
-        method=None,
         indicator=False,
         suffixes=("_x", "_y"),
     ):
@@ -3490,9 +3489,6 @@ def merge(
         suffixes: Tuple[str, str], defaults to ('_x', '_y')
             Suffixes applied to overlapping column names on the left and right
             sides
-        method :
-            This parameter is unused. It is deprecated and will be removed in a
-            future version.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -3554,13 +3550,6 @@ def merge(
         else:
             lsuffix, rsuffix = suffixes
 
-        if method is not None:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "The 'method' argument is deprecated and will be removed "
-                "in a future version of cudf.",
-                FutureWarning,
-            )
-
         # Compute merge
         gdf_result = super()._merge(
             right,
@@ -3578,14 +3567,7 @@ def merge(
 
     @annotate("JOIN", color="blue", domain="cudf_python")
     def join(
-        self,
-        other,
-        on=None,
-        how="left",
-        lsuffix="",
-        rsuffix="",
-        sort=False,
-        method=None,
+        self, other, on=None, how="left", lsuffix="", rsuffix="", sort=False,
     ):
         """Join columns with other DataFrame on index or on a key column.
 
@@ -3599,9 +3581,6 @@ def join(
             column names when avoiding conflicts.
         sort : bool
             Set to True to ensure sorted ordering.
-        method :
-            This parameter is unused. It is deprecated and will be removed in a
-            future version.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -3615,13 +3594,6 @@ def join(
         - *on* is not supported yet due to lack of multi-index support.
         """
 
-        if method is not None:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "The 'method' argument is deprecated and will be removed "
-                "in a future version of cudf.",
-                FutureWarning,
-            )
-
         df = self.merge(
             other,
             left_index=True,
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_joining.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_joining.py
index d25c6130bfb..2fb7393f5b4 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_joining.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_joining.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def test_dataframe_join_mismatch_cats(how):
 
     pdf1 = pdf1.set_index("join_col")
     pdf2 = pdf2.set_index("join_col")
-    join_gdf = gdf1.join(gdf2, how=how, sort=True, method="hash")
+    join_gdf = gdf1.join(gdf2, how=how, sort=True)
     join_pdf = pdf1.join(pdf2, how=how)
 
     got = join_gdf.fillna(-1).to_pandas()
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def test_dataframe_merge_order():
     gdf2["id"] = [4, 5]
     gdf2["a"] = [7, 8]
 
-    gdf = gdf1.merge(gdf2, how="left", on=["id", "a"], method="hash")
+    gdf = gdf1.merge(gdf2, how="left", on=["id", "a"])
 
     df1 = pd.DataFrame()
     df2 = pd.DataFrame()