diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index 7b8fe488db7364..dccc8588244373 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -2295,11 +2295,6 @@ The following matches any file in directories starting with `app/`:
 }
 ```
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-!!! warning
-    Partial matches for `matchPaths` are deprecated.
-    Please use a `minimatch` glob pattern or switch to [`matchFiles`](#matchfiles) if you need exact matching.
-
 ### matchSourceUrlPrefixes
 
 Here's an example of where you use this to group together all packages from the `renovatebot` GitHub org:
diff --git a/lib/config/options/index.ts b/lib/config/options/index.ts
index e0f79c2714730d..ee52b5669813cc 100644
--- a/lib/config/options/index.ts
+++ b/lib/config/options/index.ts
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
   {
     name: 'matchPaths',
     description:
-      'List of strings or glob patterns to match against package files. Only works inside a `packageRules` object.',
+      'List of glob patterns to match against package files. Only works inside a `packageRules` object.',
     type: 'array',
     subType: 'string',
     stage: 'repository',
diff --git a/lib/util/package-rules/index.spec.ts b/lib/util/package-rules/index.spec.ts
index 9e6f48f4b38d11..ecfeee4914794c 100644
--- a/lib/util/package-rules/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/package-rules/index.spec.ts
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ describe('util/package-rules/index', () => {
       ...config,
       depName: 'test',
     });
-    expect(res3.x).toBeDefined();
+    expect(res3.x).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it('empty rules', () => {
diff --git a/lib/util/package-rules/paths.spec.ts b/lib/util/package-rules/paths.spec.ts
index 9b0c1db55484aa..4e0bfed3567995 100644
--- a/lib/util/package-rules/paths.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/package-rules/paths.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('util/package-rules/paths', () => {
       expect(result).toBeFalse();
     });
 
-    it('should return true and log warning on partial match only', () => {
+    it('should return false on partial match only', () => {
       const result = pathsMatcher.matches(
         {
           packageFile: 'opentelemetry/http/package.json',
@@ -26,14 +26,7 @@ describe('util/package-rules/paths', () => {
           matchPaths: ['opentelemetry/http'],
         }
       );
-      expect(result).toBeTrue();
-      expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        {
-          packageFile: 'opentelemetry/http/package.json',
-          rulePath: 'opentelemetry/http',
-        },
-        'Partial matches for `matchPaths` are deprecated. Please use a minimatch glob pattern or switch to `matchFiles` if you need exact matching.'
-      );
+      expect(result).toBeFalse();
     });
 
     it('should return true and not log warning on partial and glob match', () => {
diff --git a/lib/util/package-rules/paths.ts b/lib/util/package-rules/paths.ts
index 7bd882c56966e0..7fa70aaa9ef991 100644
--- a/lib/util/package-rules/paths.ts
+++ b/lib/util/package-rules/paths.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import is from '@sindresorhus/is';
 import { minimatch } from 'minimatch';
 import type { PackageRule, PackageRuleInputConfig } from '../../config/types';
-import { logger } from '../../logger';
 import { Matcher } from './base';
 
 export class PathsMatcher extends Matcher {
@@ -16,21 +15,8 @@ export class PathsMatcher extends Matcher {
       return false;
     }
 
-    return matchPaths.some((rulePath) => {
-      if (minimatch(packageFile, rulePath, { dot: true })) {
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      if (packageFile.includes(rulePath)) {
-        logger.warn(
-          {
-            rulePath,
-            packageFile,
-          },
-          'Partial matches for `matchPaths` are deprecated. Please use a minimatch glob pattern or switch to `matchFiles` if you need exact matching.'
-        );
-        return true;
-      }
-    });
+    return matchPaths.some((rulePath) =>
+      minimatch(packageFile, rulePath, { dot: true })
+    );
   }
 }