diff --git a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
index 881f9c85d..e1dcbc52c 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
@@ -1732,8 +1732,3 @@ def test_incorrectly_ordered_coordinates(xy: tuple[int, int, int, int]) -> None:
         draw.rectangle(xy)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         draw.rounded_rectangle(xy)
-
-
-def test_getdraw() -> None:
-    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning, match="'hints' parameter"):
-        ImageDraw.getdraw(None, [])
diff --git a/docs/deprecations.rst b/docs/deprecations.rst
index 3225b6d52..82530f93c 100644
--- a/docs/deprecations.rst
+++ b/docs/deprecations.rst
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ Removed features
 Deprecated features are only removed in major releases after an appropriate
 period of deprecation has passed.
 
+ImageDraw.getdraw hints parameter
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. deprecated:: 10.4.0
+.. versionremoved:: 12.0.0
+
+The ``hints`` parameter in :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageDraw.getdraw()` has been removed.
+
 ImageFile.raise_oserror
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index 6cf1ee626..e95fa91f8 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any, AnyStr, Callable, Union, cast
 
 from . import Image, ImageColor
-from ._deprecate import deprecate
 from ._typing import Coords
 
 # experimental access to the outline API
@@ -1009,16 +1008,11 @@ def Draw(im: Image.Image, mode: str | None = None) -> ImageDraw:
         return ImageDraw(im, mode)
 
 
-def getdraw(
-    im: Image.Image | None = None, hints: list[str] | None = None
-) -> tuple[ImageDraw2.Draw | None, ModuleType]:
+def getdraw(im: Image.Image | None = None) -> tuple[ImageDraw2.Draw | None, ModuleType]:
     """
     :param im: The image to draw in.
-    :param hints: An optional list of hints. Deprecated.
     :returns: A (drawing context, drawing resource factory) tuple.
     """
-    if hints is not None:
-        deprecate("'hints' parameter", 12)
     from . import ImageDraw2
 
     draw = ImageDraw2.Draw(im) if im is not None else None