diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner.py
index 8cbcf659963d..cf75a2b2804b 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner.py
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ def create_runner(runner_name):
     RuntimeError: if an invalid runner name is used.
   """
 
-  # TODO(BEAM-1185): Remove when all references to PipelineRunners are gone.
-  if 'PipelineRunner' in runner_name:
-    new_runner_name = runner_name.replace('PipelineRunner', 'Runner')
-    if new_runner_name in _ALL_KNOWN_RUNNERS:
-      logging.warning(
-          '%s is deprecated, use %s instead.', runner_name, new_runner_name)
-      runner_name = new_runner_name
-
   if runner_name in _KNOWN_DIRECT_RUNNERS:
     runner_name = 'apache_beam.runners.direct.direct_runner.' + runner_name
   elif runner_name in _KNOWN_DATAFLOW_RUNNERS:
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner_test.py
index 88807b89cc45..ef2b994ebac3 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/runner_test.py
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ def test_create_runner(self):
         isinstance(create_runner('TestDataflowRunner'),
                    TestDataflowRunner))
     self.assertRaises(ValueError, create_runner, 'xyz')
-    # TODO(BEAM-1185): Remove when all references to PipelineRunners are gone.
-    self.assertTrue(
-        isinstance(create_runner('DirectPipelineRunner'), DirectRunner))
-    self.assertTrue(
-        isinstance(create_runner('DataflowPipelineRunner'),
-                   DataflowRunner))
 
   def test_remote_runner_translation(self):
     remote_runner = DataflowRunner()