diff --git a/system/Entity.php b/system/Entity.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a27e0d3068a0..000000000000
--- a/system/Entity.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-/**
- * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
- *
- * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please view
- * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
- */
-
-namespace CodeIgniter;
-
-use CodeIgniter\Entity\Entity as CoreEntity;
-
-/**
- * Entity encapsulation, for use with CodeIgniter\Model
- *
- * @deprecated use CodeIgniter\Entity\Entity class instead
- */
-class Entity extends CoreEntity
-{
-}
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.0.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.0.rst
index d019ca469606..5d8703229fe8 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.0.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.0.rst
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ Others
 - **Config:** The deprecated ``CodeIgniter\Config\Config`` class has been removed.
 - **Controller:** The deprecated ``Controller::loadHelpers()`` method has been removed.
 - **Exceptions:** The deprecated ``CodeIgniter\Exceptions\CastException`` class has been removed.
+- **Entity:** The deprecated ``CodeIgniter\Entity`` class has been removed. Use
+  ``CodeIgniter\Entity\Entity`` instead.
 
 Enhancements
 ************