diff --git a/Doc/deprecations/pending-removal-in-3.15.rst b/Doc/deprecations/pending-removal-in-3.15.rst
index c5ca599bb04a6f..c48b9f8f1b0307 100644
--- a/Doc/deprecations/pending-removal-in-3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/deprecations/pending-removal-in-3.15.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ Pending removal in Python 3.15
 
 * :mod:`zipimport`:
 
-  * :meth:`~zipimport.zipimporter.load_module` has been deprecated since
+  * :meth:`!zipimport.zipimporter.load_module` has been deprecated since
     Python 3.10. Use :meth:`~zipimport.zipimporter.exec_module` instead.
-    (Contributed by Jiahao Li in :gh:`125746`.)
+    (:gh:`125746`.)
diff --git a/Doc/library/zipimport.rst b/Doc/library/zipimport.rst
index cd76f29a556939..19ae12bd4050cf 100644
--- a/Doc/library/zipimport.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/zipimport.rst
@@ -142,17 +142,6 @@ zipimporter Objects
       :exc:`ZipImportError` if the module couldn't be found.
 
 
-   .. method:: load_module(fullname)
-
-      Load the module specified by *fullname*. *fullname* must be the fully
-      qualified (dotted) module name. Returns the imported module on success,
-      raises :exc:`ZipImportError` on failure.
-
-      .. deprecated-removed:: 3.10 3.15
-
-         Use :meth:`exec_module` instead.
-
-
    .. method:: invalidate_caches()
 
       Clear out the internal cache of information about files found within
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
index 706a816f888b30..8667bf071f707c 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ wave
   (Contributed by Bénédikt Tran in :gh:`133873`.)
 
 
+zipimport
+---------
+
+* Remove deprecated :meth:`!zipimport.zipimporter.load_module`.
+  Use :meth:`zipimport.zipimporter.exec_module` instead.
+  (Contributed by Jiahao Li in :gh:`133656`.)
+
+
 Porting to Python 3.15
 ======================
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
index b5b4acf5f850be..d359f0b0fbb577 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import time
 import unittest
 import unittest.mock
-import warnings
 
 from test import support
 from test.support import import_helper
@@ -556,13 +555,6 @@ def testZipImporterMethods(self):
         self.assertEqual(zi.archive, TEMP_ZIP)
         self.assertTrue(zi.is_package(TESTPACK))
 
-        # PEP 302
-        with warnings.catch_warnings():
-            warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
-
-            mod = zi.load_module(TESTPACK)
-            self.assertEqual(zi.get_filename(TESTPACK), mod.__file__)
-
         # PEP 451
         spec = zi.find_spec('spam')
         self.assertIsNotNone(spec)
@@ -577,6 +569,8 @@ def testZipImporterMethods(self):
         spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
         self.assertEqual(zi.get_filename(TESTPACK), mod.__file__)
 
+        sys.path.insert(0, TEMP_ZIP)
+
         existing_pack_path = importlib.import_module(TESTPACK).__path__[0]
         expected_path_path = os.path.join(TEMP_ZIP, TESTPACK)
         self.assertEqual(existing_pack_path, expected_path_path)
@@ -675,11 +669,6 @@ def testZipImporterMethodsInSubDirectory(self):
         self.assertEqual(zi.archive, TEMP_ZIP)
         self.assertEqual(zi.prefix, packdir)
         self.assertTrue(zi.is_package(TESTPACK2))
-        # PEP 302
-        with warnings.catch_warnings():
-            warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
-            mod = zi.load_module(TESTPACK2)
-            self.assertEqual(zi.get_filename(TESTPACK2), mod.__file__)
         # PEP 451
         spec = zi.find_spec(TESTPACK2)
         mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
@@ -702,9 +691,12 @@ def testZipImporterMethodsInSubDirectory(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             spec.loader.get_filename(TESTMOD), load_mod.__file__)
 
+        sys.path.insert(0, TEMP_ZIP + os.sep + TESTPACK)
+
         mod_path = TESTPACK2 + os.sep + TESTMOD
         mod_name = module_path_to_dotted_name(mod_path)
         mod = importlib.import_module(mod_name)
+
         self.assertTrue(mod_name in sys.modules)
         self.assertIsNone(zi.get_source(TESTPACK2))
         self.assertIsNone(zi.get_source(mod_path))
@@ -1069,9 +1061,6 @@ def _testBogusZipFile(self):
         z = zipimport.zipimporter(TESTMOD)
 
         try:
-            with warnings.catch_warnings():
-                warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
-                self.assertRaises(TypeError, z.load_module, None)
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, z.find_module, None)
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, z.find_spec, None)
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, z.exec_module, None)
@@ -1082,10 +1071,6 @@ def _testBogusZipFile(self):
 
             error = zipimport.ZipImportError
             self.assertIsNone(z.find_spec('abc'))
-
-            with warnings.catch_warnings():
-                warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
-                self.assertRaises(error, z.load_module, 'abc')
             self.assertRaises(error, z.get_code, 'abc')
             self.assertRaises(OSError, z.get_data, 'abc')
             self.assertRaises(error, z.get_source, 'abc')
diff --git a/Lib/zipimport.py b/Lib/zipimport.py
index 444c9dd11d8672..35820844b2561e 100644
--- a/Lib/zipimport.py
+++ b/Lib/zipimport.py
@@ -210,52 +210,6 @@ def is_package(self, fullname):
         return mi
 
 
-    # Load and return the module named by 'fullname'.
-    def load_module(self, fullname):
-        """load_module(fullname) -> module.
-
-        Load the module specified by 'fullname'. 'fullname' must be the
-        fully qualified (dotted) module name. It returns the imported
-        module, or raises ZipImportError if it could not be imported.
-
-        Deprecated since Python 3.10. Use exec_module() instead.
-        """
-        import warnings
-        warnings._deprecated("zipimport.zipimporter.load_module",
-                             f"{warnings._DEPRECATED_MSG}; "
-                             "use zipimport.zipimporter.exec_module() instead",
-                             remove=(3, 15))
-        code, ispackage, modpath = _get_module_code(self, fullname)
-        mod = sys.modules.get(fullname)
-        if mod is None or not isinstance(mod, _module_type):
-            mod = _module_type(fullname)
-            sys.modules[fullname] = mod
-        mod.__loader__ = self
-
-        try:
-            if ispackage:
-                # add __path__ to the module *before* the code gets
-                # executed
-                path = _get_module_path(self, fullname)
-                fullpath = _bootstrap_external._path_join(self.archive, path)
-                mod.__path__ = [fullpath]
-
-            if not hasattr(mod, '__builtins__'):
-                mod.__builtins__ = __builtins__
-            _bootstrap_external._fix_up_module(mod.__dict__, fullname, modpath)
-            exec(code, mod.__dict__)
-        except:
-            del sys.modules[fullname]
-            raise
-
-        try:
-            mod = sys.modules[fullname]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise ImportError(f'Loaded module {fullname!r} not found in sys.modules')
-        _bootstrap._verbose_message('import {} # loaded from Zip {}', fullname, modpath)
-        return mod
-
-
     def get_resource_reader(self, fullname):
         """Return the ResourceReader for a module in a zip file."""
         from importlib.readers import ZipReader
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.14.0a6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.14.0a6.rst
index d8840b6f283e76..9064402bcf71f6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.14.0a6.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.14.0a6.rst
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ Patch by Semyon Moroz.
 .. nonce: wDLTay
 .. section: Library
 
-Delay deprecated :meth:`zipimport.zipimporter.load_module` removal time to
+Delay deprecated :meth:`!zipimport.zipimporter.load_module` removal time to
 3.15. Use :meth:`zipimport.zipimporter.exec_module` instead.
 
 ..
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-08-20-45-35.gh-issue-133656.cxZODA.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-08-20-45-35.gh-issue-133656.cxZODA.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..720370d21c10fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-08-20-45-35.gh-issue-133656.cxZODA.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Remove deprecated :meth:`!zipimport.zipimporter.load_module`. Use
+:meth:`zipimport.zipimporter.exec_module` instead.