diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/24254-OG.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/24254-OG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Most arguments to widgets have been made keyword-only
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Passing all but the very few first arguments positionally in the constructors
+of Widgets is deprecated. Most arguments will become keyword-only in a future
+version.
diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/24254-OG.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/24254-OG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+Removal of deprecations in the Selector widget API
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+RectangleSelector and EllipseSelector
+.....................................
+
+The *drawtype* keyword argument to `~matplotlib.widgets.RectangleSelector` is
+removed. From now on, the only behaviour will be ``drawtype='box'``.
+
+Support for ``drawtype=line`` is removed altogether. As a
+result, the *lineprops* keyword argument to
+`~matplotlib.widgets.RectangleSelector` is also removed.
+
+To retain the behaviour of ``drawtype='none'``, use ``rectprops={'visible':
+False}`` to make the drawn `~matplotlib.patches.Rectangle` invisible.
+
+Cleaned up attributes and arguments are:
+
+- The ``active_handle`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``drawtype`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``eventpress`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``eventrelease`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``interactive`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The *marker_props* argument is removed, use *handle_props* instead.
+- The *maxdist* argument is removed, use *grab_range* instead.
+- The *rectprops* argument is removed, use *props* instead.
+- The ``rectprops`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``state`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``to_draw`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+
+PolygonSelector
+...............
+
+- The *line* attribute is removed. If you want to change the selector artist
+  properties, use the ``set_props`` or ``set_handle_props`` methods.
+- The *lineprops* argument is removed, use *props* instead.
+- The *markerprops* argument is removed, use *handle_props* instead.
+- The *maxdist* argument and attribute is removed, use *grab_range* instead.
+- The *vertex_select_radius* argument and attribute is removed, use
+  *grab_range* instead.
+
+SpanSelector
+............
+
+- The ``active_handle`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``eventpress`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``eventrelease`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``pressv`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``prev`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``rect`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The *rectprops* parameter has been renamed to *props*.
+- The ``rectprops`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The *span_stays* parameter has been renamed to *interactive*.
+- The ``span_stays`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+- The ``state`` attribute has been privatized and removed.
+
+LassoSelector
+.............
+
+- The *lineprops* argument is removed, use *props* instead.
+- The ``onpress`` and ``onrelease`` methods are removed. They are straight
+  aliases for ``press`` and ``release``.
+- The ``matplotlib.widgets.TextBox.DIST_FROM_LEFT`` attribute has been
+  removed.  It was marked as private in 3.5.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_widgets.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from contextlib import nullcontext
 import functools
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -24,22 +23,16 @@ def ax():
     return get_ax()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('kwargs, warning_msg', [
-    (dict(), None),
-    (dict(drawtype='line', useblit=False),
-     "Support for drawtype='line' is deprecated"),
-    (dict(useblit=True, button=1), None),
-    (dict(drawtype='none', minspanx=10, minspany=10),
-     "Support for drawtype='none' is deprecated"),
-    (dict(minspanx=10, minspany=10, spancoords='pixels'), None),
-    (dict(props=dict(fill=True)), None),
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('kwargs', [
+    dict(),
+    dict(useblit=True, button=1),
+    dict(minspanx=10, minspany=10, spancoords='pixels'),
+    dict(props=dict(fill=True)),
 ])
-def test_rectangle_selector(ax, kwargs, warning_msg):
+def test_rectangle_selector(ax, kwargs):
     onselect = mock.Mock(spec=noop, return_value=None)
 
-    with (pytest.warns(MatplotlibDeprecationWarning, match=warning_msg)
-            if warning_msg else nullcontext()):
-        tool = widgets.RectangleSelector(ax, onselect, **kwargs)
+    tool = widgets.RectangleSelector(ax, onselect, **kwargs)
     do_event(tool, 'press', xdata=100, ydata=100, button=1)
     do_event(tool, 'onmove', xdata=199, ydata=199, button=1)