python
@@ -118,6 +118,20 @@ Removed
 * Remove support for using :class:`pathlib.Path` objects as context managers.
   This functionality was deprecated and made a no-op in Python 3.9.
 
+* Removed the following :mod:`unittest` functions, deprecated in Python 3.11:
+
+  * :func:`!unittest.findTestCases`
+  * :func:`!unittest.makeSuite`
+  * :func:`!unittest.getTestCaseNames`
+
+  Use :class:`~unittest.TestLoader` methods instead:
+
+  * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule`
+  * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase`
+  * :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames`
+
+  (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`104835`.)
+
 * :pep:`594`: Remove the :mod:`!cgi`` and :mod:`!cgitb` modules,
   deprecated in Python 3.11.
 

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_support.py b/Lib/test/test_support.py
@@ -430,10 +430,7 @@ def test_check__all__(self):
 
         extra = {
             'TextTestResult',
-            'findTestCases',
-            'getTestCaseNames',
             'installHandler',
-            'makeSuite',
         }
         not_exported = {'load_tests', "TestProgram", "BaseTestSuite"}
         support.check__all__(self,

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_unittest/test_loader.py b/Lib/test/test_unittest/test_loader.py
@@ -1470,39 +1470,6 @@ def test(self): pass
     def reverse_three_way_cmp(a, b):
         return unittest.util.three_way_cmp(b, a)
 
-    def test_getTestCaseNames(self):
-        with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning) as w:
-            tests = unittest.getTestCaseNames(self.MyTestCase,
-                prefix='check', sortUsing=self.reverse_three_way_cmp,
-                testNamePatterns=None)
-        self.assertEqual(w.filename, __file__)
-        self.assertEqual(tests, ['check_2', 'check_1'])
-
-    def test_makeSuite(self):
-        with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning) as w:
-            suite = unittest.makeSuite(self.MyTestCase,
-                    prefix='check', sortUsing=self.reverse_three_way_cmp,
-                    suiteClass=self.MyTestSuite)
-        self.assertEqual(w.filename, __file__)
-        self.assertIsInstance(suite, self.MyTestSuite)
-        expected = self.MyTestSuite([self.MyTestCase('check_2'),
-                                     self.MyTestCase('check_1')])
-        self.assertEqual(suite, expected)
-
-    def test_findTestCases(self):
-        m = types.ModuleType('m')
-        m.testcase_1 = self.MyTestCase
-
-        with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning) as w:
-            suite = unittest.findTestCases(m,
-                prefix='check', sortUsing=self.reverse_three_way_cmp,
-                suiteClass=self.MyTestSuite)
-        self.assertEqual(w.filename, __file__)
-        self.assertIsInstance(suite, self.MyTestSuite)
-        expected = [self.MyTestSuite([self.MyTestCase('check_2'),
-                                      self.MyTestCase('check_1')])]
-        self.assertEqual(list(suite), expected)
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/__init__.py b/Lib/unittest/__init__.py
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ def testMultiply(self):
            'registerResult', 'removeResult', 'removeHandler',
            'addModuleCleanup', 'doModuleCleanups', 'enterModuleContext']
 
-# Expose obsolete functions for backwards compatibility
-# bpo-5846: Deprecated in Python 3.11, scheduled for removal in Python 3.13.
-__all__.extend(['getTestCaseNames', 'makeSuite', 'findTestCases'])
-
 __unittest = True
 
 from .result import TestResult
@@ -67,7 +63,6 @@ def testMultiply(self):
 from .runner import TextTestRunner, TextTestResult
 from .signals import installHandler, registerResult, removeResult, removeHandler
 # IsolatedAsyncioTestCase will be imported lazily.
-from .loader import makeSuite, getTestCaseNames, findTestCases
 
 
 # Lazy import of IsolatedAsyncioTestCase from .async_case

diff --git a/Lib/unittest/loader.py b/Lib/unittest/loader.py
@@ -437,47 +437,3 @@ def _find_test_path(self, full_path, pattern):
 
 
 defaultTestLoader = TestLoader()
-
-
-# These functions are considered obsolete for long time.
-# They will be removed in Python 3.13.
-
-def _makeLoader(prefix, sortUsing, suiteClass=None, testNamePatterns=None):
-    loader = TestLoader()
-    loader.sortTestMethodsUsing = sortUsing
-    loader.testMethodPrefix = prefix
-    loader.testNamePatterns = testNamePatterns
-    if suiteClass:
-        loader.suiteClass = suiteClass
-    return loader
-
-def getTestCaseNames(testCaseClass, prefix, sortUsing=util.three_way_cmp, testNamePatterns=None):
-    import warnings
-    warnings.warn(
-        "unittest.getTestCaseNames() is deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.13. "
-        "Please use unittest.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames() instead.",
-        DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2
-    )
-    return _makeLoader(prefix, sortUsing, testNamePatterns=testNamePatterns).getTestCaseNames(testCaseClass)
-
-def makeSuite(testCaseClass, prefix='test', sortUsing=util.three_way_cmp,
-              suiteClass=suite.TestSuite):
-    import warnings
-    warnings.warn(
-        "unittest.makeSuite() is deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.13. "
-        "Please use unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase() instead.",
-        DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2
-    )
-    return _makeLoader(prefix, sortUsing, suiteClass).loadTestsFromTestCase(
-        testCaseClass)
-
-def findTestCases(module, prefix='test', sortUsing=util.three_way_cmp,
-                  suiteClass=suite.TestSuite):
-    import warnings
-    warnings.warn(
-        "unittest.findTestCases() is deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.13. "
-        "Please use unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule() instead.",
-        DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2
-    )
-    return _makeLoader(prefix, sortUsing, suiteClass).loadTestsFromModule(\
-        module)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.11.0a1.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.11.0a1.rst
@@ -3483,9 +3483,9 @@ Improved reprs of :mod:`threading` synchronization objects:
 Deprecated the following :mod:`unittest` functions, scheduled for removal in
 Python 3.13:
 
-* :func:`~unittest.findTestCases`
-* :func:`~unittest.makeSuite`
-* :func:`~unittest.getTestCaseNames`
+* :func:`~!unittest.findTestCases`
+* :func:`~!unittest.makeSuite`
+* :func:`~!unittest.getTestCaseNames`
 
 Use :class:`~unittest.TestLoader` methods instead:
 

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-24-08-45-04.gh-issue-104835.bN_B-B.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-24-08-45-04.gh-issue-104835.bN_B-B.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Removed the following :mod:`unittest` functions, deprecated in Python 3.11:
+
+* :func:`!unittest.findTestCases`
+* :func:`!unittest.makeSuite`
+* :func:`!unittest.getTestCaseNames`
+
+Use :class:`~unittest.TestLoader` methods instead:
+
+* :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule`
+* :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase`
+* :meth:`unittest.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames`
+
+Patch by Hugo van Kemenade.