diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 45fa6733cc8971..2f0394d4a2deb8 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -2290,6 +2290,9 @@ core and obsoleted by the removal of NPN (Next Protocol Negotiation) support.
 
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55020
+    description: End-of-Life.
   - version: v11.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23308
     description: Runtime deprecation.
@@ -2298,7 +2301,7 @@ changes:
     description: Documentation-only deprecation.
 -->
 
-Type: Runtime
+Type: End-of-Life
 
 Deprecated alias for [`zlib.bytesWritten`][]. This original name was chosen
 because it also made sense to interpret the value as the number of bytes
diff --git a/doc/api/zlib.md b/doc/api/zlib.md
index b54fcbaeefe5c2..36977eae86af6f 100644
--- a/doc/api/zlib.md
+++ b/doc/api/zlib.md
@@ -684,22 +684,6 @@ base class of the compressor/decompressor classes.
 This class inherits from [`stream.Transform`][], allowing `node:zlib` objects to
 be used in pipes and similar stream operations.
 
-### `zlib.bytesRead`
-
-<!-- YAML
-added: v8.1.0
-deprecated: v10.0.0
--->
-
-> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`zlib.bytesWritten`][] instead.
-
-* {number}
-
-Deprecated alias for [`zlib.bytesWritten`][]. This original name was chosen
-because it also made sense to interpret the value as the number of bytes
-read by the engine, but is inconsistent with other streams in Node.js that
-expose values under these names.
-
 ### `zlib.bytesWritten`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1307,7 +1291,6 @@ Decompress a chunk of data with [`Unzip`][].
 [`buffer.kMaxLength`]: buffer.md#bufferkmaxlength
 [`deflateInit2` and `inflateInit2`]: https://zlib.net/manual.html#Advanced
 [`stream.Transform`]: stream.md#class-streamtransform
-[`zlib.bytesWritten`]: #zlibbyteswritten
 [convenience methods]: #convenience-methods
 [zlib documentation]: https://zlib.net/manual.html#Constants
 [zlib.createGzip example]: #zlib
diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index f9f859a35cdb2d..d79781de481b76 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ const {
   genericNodeError,
 } = require('internal/errors');
 const { Transform, finished } = require('stream');
-const {
-  deprecate,
-} = require('internal/util');
 const {
   isArrayBufferView,
   isAnyArrayBuffer,
@@ -271,24 +268,6 @@ ObjectDefineProperty(ZlibBase.prototype, '_closed', {
   },
 });
 
-// `bytesRead` made sense as a name when looking from the zlib engine's
-// perspective, but it is inconsistent with all other streams exposed by Node.js
-// that have this concept, where it stands for the number of bytes read
-// *from* the stream (that is, net.Socket/tls.Socket & file system streams).
-ObjectDefineProperty(ZlibBase.prototype, 'bytesRead', {
-  __proto__: null,
-  configurable: true,
-  enumerable: true,
-  get: deprecate(function() {
-    return this.bytesWritten;
-  }, 'zlib.bytesRead is deprecated and will change its meaning in the ' +
-     'future. Use zlib.bytesWritten instead.', 'DEP0108'),
-  set: deprecate(function(value) {
-    this.bytesWritten = value;
-  }, 'Setting zlib.bytesRead is deprecated. ' +
-     'This feature will be removed in the future.', 'DEP0108'),
-});
-
 /**
  * @this ZlibBase
  * @returns {void}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-zlib-bytes-read.js b/test/parallel/test-zlib-bytes-read.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 605281cd3bd7e6..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-zlib-bytes-read.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-const zlib = require('zlib');
-
-const expectStr = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'.repeat(2);
-const expectBuf = Buffer.from(expectStr);
-
-function createWriter(target, buffer) {
-  const writer = { size: 0 };
-  const write = () => {
-    target.write(Buffer.from([buffer[writer.size++]]), () => {
-      if (writer.size < buffer.length) {
-        target.flush(write);
-      } else {
-        target.end();
-      }
-    });
-  };
-  write();
-  return writer;
-}
-
-common.expectWarning(
-  'DeprecationWarning',
-  'zlib.bytesRead is deprecated and will change its meaning in the ' +
-  'future. Use zlib.bytesWritten instead.',
-  'DEP0108');
-
-for (const method of [
-  ['createGzip', 'createGunzip', false],
-  ['createGzip', 'createUnzip', false],
-  ['createDeflate', 'createInflate', true],
-  ['createDeflateRaw', 'createInflateRaw', true],
-  ['createBrotliCompress', 'createBrotliDecompress', true],
-]) {
-  let compWriter;
-  let compData = Buffer.alloc(0);
-
-  const comp = zlib[method[0]]();
-  comp.on('data', function(d) {
-    compData = Buffer.concat([compData, d]);
-    assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, compWriter.size,
-                       `Should get write size on ${method[0]} data.`);
-  });
-  comp.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {
-    assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, compWriter.size,
-                       `Should get write size on ${method[0]} end.`);
-    assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, expectStr.length,
-                       `Should get data size on ${method[0]} end.`);
-
-    {
-      let decompWriter;
-      let decompData = Buffer.alloc(0);
-
-      const decomp = zlib[method[1]]();
-      decomp.on('data', function(d) {
-        decompData = Buffer.concat([decompData, d]);
-        assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, decompWriter.size,
-                           `Should get write size on ${method[0]}/` +
-                           `${method[1]} data.`);
-      });
-      decomp.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {
-        assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, compData.length,
-                           `Should get compressed size on ${method[0]}/` +
-                           `${method[1]} end.`);
-        assert.strictEqual(decompData.toString(), expectStr,
-                           `Should get original string on ${method[0]}/` +
-                           `${method[1]} end.`);
-      }));
-      decompWriter = createWriter(decomp, compData);
-    }
-
-    // Some methods should allow extra data after the compressed data
-    if (method[2]) {
-      const compDataExtra = Buffer.concat([compData, Buffer.from('extra')]);
-
-      let decompWriter;
-      let decompData = Buffer.alloc(0);
-
-      const decomp = zlib[method[1]]();
-      decomp.on('data', function(d) {
-        decompData = Buffer.concat([decompData, d]);
-        assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, decompWriter.size,
-                           `Should get write size on ${method[0]}/` +
-                           `${method[1]} data.`);
-      });
-      decomp.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {
-        assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, compData.length,
-                           `Should get compressed size on ${method[0]}/` +
-                           `${method[1]} end.`);
-        // Checking legacy name.
-        assert.strictEqual(this.bytesWritten, this.bytesRead);
-        assert.strictEqual(decompData.toString(), expectStr,
-                           `Should get original string on ${method[0]}/` +
-                           `${method[1]} end.`);
-      }));
-      decompWriter = createWriter(decomp, compDataExtra);
-    }
-  }));
-  compWriter = createWriter(comp, expectBuf);
-}