- Removed the recently re-introduced schedulability predicate ([#109706](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109706)) as to not have unschedulable nodes removed from load balancers back-end pools. ([#111691](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111691), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu))

		d.replaceHashed(candidate, nil, *flat)

		// Remove top entry and subtract removed children.
		remove -= removing
		leaves = leaves[1:]
	}
}

// forceCompact will force compact the cache of the top entry.
// If the number of children is more than limit*100, it will compact self.
// When above the limit a cleanup will also be performed to remove any possible abandoned entries.

          current = null;
        } else {
          current = current.succ();
        }
        return result;
      }

      @Override
      public void remove() {
        checkState(prevEntry != null, "no calls to next() since the last call to remove()");
        setCount(prevEntry.getElement(), 0);
        prevEntry = null;
      }
    };
  }

  @Override
  Iterator<Entry<E>> descendingEntryIterator() {

- Removed generally available feature gate `LegacyServiceAccountTokenCleanUp`. ([#126839](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126839), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Auth]
- Removed generally available feature gate `MinDomainsInPodTopologySpread`. ([#126863](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126863), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Scheduling]

*   Kubelet no longer removes unregistered extended resource capacities from node status; cluster admins will have to manually remove extended resources exposed via device plugins when they the remove plugins themselves. ([#53353](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53353),[ @jiayingz](https://github.com/jiayingz))

- Removed general available feature-gate `DevicePluginCDIDevices`. ([#132083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132083), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Node and Testing]
- Removed generally available feature-gate `PodDisruptionConditions`. ([#129501](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129501), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Apps]

        // if removeAll returns true, all we really know is that at least one subscriber was
        // removed... however, barring something very strange we can assume that if at least one
        // subscriber was removed, all subscribers on listener for that event type were... after
        // all, the definition of subscribers on a particular class is totally static

- kube-controller-manager
  - The deprecated `--insecure-experimental-approve-all-kubelet-csrs-for-group` flag has been removed.
- kubelet

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should handle concurrent remove operations")
        void testConcurrentRemoveOperations() throws InterruptedException {
            // Given
            SmbTransport transport2 = mock(SmbTransport.class);
            doNothing().when(transportPool).removeTransport(any());

            // When - simulate concurrent removes

- kubectl
  - `kubectl convert`, deprecated since v1.14, will be removed in v1.17.
  - The `--export` flag for the `kubectl get` command, deprecated since v1.14, will be removed in v1.18.
  - The `--pod`/`-p` flag for `kubectl exec`, deprecated since 1.12, has been removed.