diff --git a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go
index bb7970f48..4b991dc41 100644
--- a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go
+++ b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go
@@ -235,20 +235,8 @@ func (l *Linter) lintSettings(config *WorkflowConfig, c *types.Container, field
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *Linter) lintContainerDeprecations(config *WorkflowConfig, c *types.Container, field string) (err error) {
-	if len(c.Secrets) != 0 {
-		err = multierr.Append(err, &errorTypes.PipelineError{
-			Type:    errorTypes.PipelineErrorTypeDeprecation,
-			Message: "Usage of `secrets` is deprecated, use `environment` in combination with `from_secret`",
-			Data: errors.DeprecationErrorData{
-				File:  config.File,
-				Field: fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.secrets", field, c.Name),
-				Docs:  "https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/usage/secrets#use-secrets-in-settings-and-environment",
-			},
-		})
-	}
-
-	return err
+func (l *Linter) lintContainerDeprecations(config *WorkflowConfig, c *types.Container, field string) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (l *Linter) lintTrusted(config *WorkflowConfig, c *types.Container, area string) error {
diff --git a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go
index 836b44e0a..d5a5e3973 100644
--- a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go
@@ -177,14 +177,6 @@ func TestLintErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			from: "{steps: { build: { image: golang, settings: { test: 'true' } } }, when: { branch: main, event: push }, clone: { git: { image: some-other/plugin-git:v1.1.0 } } }",
 			want: "Specified clone image does not match allow list, netrc is not injected",
 		},
-		{
-			from: "steps: { build: { image: golang, secrets: [ { source: mysql_username, target: mysql_username } ] } }",
-			want: "Usage of `secrets` is deprecated, use `environment` in combination with `from_secret`",
-		},
-		{
-			from: "steps: { build: { image: golang, secrets: [ 'mysql_username' ] } }",
-			want: "Usage of `secrets` is deprecated, use `environment` in combination with `from_secret`",
-		},
 		{
 			from: "steps: { build: { image: golang }, publish: { image: golang, depends_on: [ binary ] } }",
 			want: "One or more of the specified dependencies do not exist",
diff --git a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container.go b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container.go
index 1fc333d27..e6356fb77 100644
--- a/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container.go
+++ b/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container.go
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ type (
 
 		// ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT BELOW
 
-		// Remove after v3.1.0
-		Secrets []any `yaml:"secrets,omitempty"`
-
 		// Docker and Kubernetes Specific
 		Privileged bool `yaml:"privileged,omitempty"`
 
@@ -127,8 +124,7 @@ func (c ContainerList) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
 func (c *Container) IsPlugin() bool {
 	return len(c.Commands) == 0 &&
 		len(c.Entrypoint) == 0 &&
-		len(c.Environment) == 0 &&
-		len(c.Secrets) == 0
+		len(c.Environment) == 0
 }
 
 func (c *Container) IsTrustedCloneImage(trustedClonePlugins []string) bool {