diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/reference/airmass_atmospheric.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/reference/airmass_atmospheric.rst
index 2ece5cd5fb..be3f47b65d 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/reference/airmass_atmospheric.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/reference/airmass_atmospheric.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Airmass and atmospheric models
    atmosphere.tdew_from_rh
    atmosphere.rh_from_tdew
    atmosphere.gueymard94_pw
-   atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction
    atmosphere.bird_hulstrom80_aod_bb
    atmosphere.kasten96_lt
    atmosphere.angstrom_aod_at_lambda
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.10.0.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.10.0.rst
index 7f86137407..7599eb0915 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.10.0.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.10.0.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Deprecations
   deprecated. Use :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.v_from_i` and
   :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.i_from_v` instead. (:issue:`1626`, :pull:`1743`)
 * Functions for calculating spectral modifiers have been moved to :py:mod:`pvlib.spectrum`:
-  :py:func:`pvlib.atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction` is deprecated and
+  :py:func:`!pvlib.atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction` is deprecated and
   replaced by :py:func:`~pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_firstsolar`, and
   :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.sapm_spectral_loss` is deprecated and replaced by
   :py:func:`~pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_sapm`. (:pull:`1628`)
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.3.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.3.rst
index 62c7c29c57..d1fbf7f308 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.3.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.3.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Breaking Changes
 * Users must now provide ModelChain.spectral_model, or the 'no_loss' spectral
   model is assumed. pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain no longer attempts to infer
   the spectral model from PVSystem attributes. (:issue:`2017`, :pull:`2253`)
+* Remove :py:func:`!pvlib.atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction`, deprecated in v0.10.0.
+  Use :py:func:`~pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_firstsolar` instead. (:issue:`2130`, :pull:`2131`)
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.0.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.0.rst
index 751b00f180..011852e513 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.0.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.0.rst
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ API Changes with Deprecations
 * Changes related to spectral modifier (:issue:`782`):
    * Changes to functions
       - Added the argument `pw_min` and `pw_max`, default values 0.1 and 8 resp.,
-	to `atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction`. This function now returns NaN
+	to :py:func:`!pvlib.atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction`. This function now returns NaN
 	if pw value higher than `pw_max`.
 * The `times` keyword argument has been deprecated in the
   :py:meth:`pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.run_model`,
diff --git a/pvlib/atmosphere.py b/pvlib/atmosphere.py
index 4603fb7e11..8150abe405 100644
--- a/pvlib/atmosphere.py
+++ b/pvlib/atmosphere.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-import pvlib
-
-from pvlib._deprecation import deprecated
 
 APPARENT_ZENITH_MODELS = ('simple', 'kasten1966', 'kastenyoung1989',
                           'gueymard1993', 'pickering2002')
@@ -416,12 +413,6 @@ def tdew_from_rh(temp_air, relative_humidity, coeff=(6.112, 17.62, 243.12)):
     return dewpoint
 
 
-first_solar_spectral_correction = deprecated(
-    since='0.10.0',
-    alternative='pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_firstsolar'
-)(pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_firstsolar)
-
-
 def bird_hulstrom80_aod_bb(aod380, aod500):
     """
     Approximate broadband aerosol optical depth.
diff --git a/tests/test_atmosphere.py b/tests/test_atmosphere.py
index 2f0b5cadc2..7c3f56051c 100644
--- a/tests/test_atmosphere.py
+++ b/tests/test_atmosphere.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 from pvlib import atmosphere
 
-from pvlib._deprecation import pvlibDeprecationWarning
-
 
 def test_pres2alt():
     out = atmosphere.pres2alt(np.array([10000, 90000, 101325]))
@@ -235,12 +233,6 @@ def test_tdew_from_rh():
     assert np.isclose(dewpoint_float, dewpoint.iloc[0])
 
 
-def test_first_solar_spectral_correction_deprecated():
-    with pytest.warns(pvlibDeprecationWarning,
-                      match='Use pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_firstsolar'):
-        atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction(1, 1, 'cdte')
-
-
 def test_kasten96_lt():
     """Test Linke turbidity factor calculated from AOD, Pwat and AM"""
     amp = np.array([1, 3, 5])