diff --git a/changelog/62239.removed b/changelog/62239.removed
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/changelog/62239.removed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed ``runtests`` targets from ``noxfile.py``
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 61a6d0d08ca..acd57029152 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -367,127 +367,6 @@ def _run_with_coverage(session, *test_cmd, env=None):
         )
 
 
-def _runtests(session):
-    session.error(
-        """\n\nruntests.py support has been removed from Salt. Please try `nox -e '{0}'` """
-        """or `nox -e '{0}' -- --help` to know more about the supported CLI flags.\n"""
-        "For more information, please check "
-        "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/development/tests/index.html#running-the-tests\n..".format(
-            session._runner.global_config.sessions[0].replace("runtests", "pytest")
-        )
-    )
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-parametrized")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-@nox.parametrize("transport", ["zeromq", "tcp"])
-@nox.parametrize("crypto", [None, "m2crypto", "pycryptodome"])
-def runtests_parametrized(session, coverage, transport, crypto):
-    """
-    DO NOT CALL THIS NOX SESSION DIRECTLY
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS)
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with zeromq transport and default crypto
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-tcp")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_tcp(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with TCP transport and default crypto
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-zeromq")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_zeromq(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with zeromq transport and default crypto
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-m2crypto")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_m2crypto(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with zeromq transport and m2crypto
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-tcp-m2crypto")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_tcp_m2crypto(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with TCP transport and m2crypto
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-zeromq-m2crypto")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_zeromq_m2crypto(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with zeromq transport and m2crypto
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-pycryptodome")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_pycryptodome(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with zeromq transport and pycryptodome
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-tcp-pycryptodome")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_tcp_pycryptodome(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with TCP transport and pycryptodome
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-zeromq-pycryptodome")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_zeromq_pycryptodome(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py session with zeromq transport and pycryptodome
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-cloud")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_cloud(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py cloud tests session
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
-@nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="runtests-tornado")
-@nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
-def runtests_tornado(session, coverage):
-    """
-    runtests.py tornado tests session
-    """
-    _runtests(session)
-
-
 @nox.session(python=_PYTHON_VERSIONS, name="pytest-parametrized")
 @nox.parametrize("coverage", [False, True])
 @nox.parametrize("transport", ["zeromq", "tcp"])