diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc0fc23c..df2693ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -665,19 +665,6 @@ Availability:
 ```
 
 
-### remove unnecessary abspath
-
-Availability:
-- `--py39-plus` is passed on the commandline.
-
-```diff
- from os.path import abspath
-
--abspath(__file__)
-+__file__
-```
-
-
 ### pep 604 typing rewrites
 
 Availability:
diff --git a/pyupgrade/_data.py b/pyupgrade/_data.py
index 65d345d0..ff396381 100644
--- a/pyupgrade/_data.py
+++ b/pyupgrade/_data.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class State(NamedTuple):
 
 RECORD_FROM_IMPORTS = frozenset((
     '__future__',
-    'os.path',
     'functools',
     'mmap',
     'select',
diff --git a/pyupgrade/_plugins/abspath_file.py b/pyupgrade/_plugins/abspath_file.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 52316340..00000000
--- a/pyupgrade/_plugins/abspath_file.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import ast
-from typing import Iterable
-
-from tokenize_rt import Offset
-from tokenize_rt import Token
-
-from pyupgrade._ast_helpers import ast_to_offset
-from pyupgrade._data import register
-from pyupgrade._data import State
-from pyupgrade._data import TokenFunc
-from pyupgrade._token_helpers import find_closing_bracket
-from pyupgrade._token_helpers import find_open_paren
-
-
-def _remove_abspath(i: int, tokens: list[Token]) -> None:
-    paren_start = find_open_paren(tokens, i + 1)
-    paren_end = find_closing_bracket(tokens, paren_start)
-    while i <= paren_start:
-        tokens[i] = Token('PLACEHOLDER', '')
-        i += 1
-    tokens[paren_end] = Token('PLACEHOLDER', '')
-
-
-@register(ast.Call)
-def visit_Call(
-        state: State,
-        node: ast.Call,
-        parent: ast.AST,
-) -> Iterable[tuple[Offset, TokenFunc]]:
-    if (
-            state.settings.min_version >= (3, 9) and
-            (
-                (
-                    isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and
-                    node.func.id == 'abspath' and
-                    node.func.id in state.from_imports['os.path']
-                ) or
-                (
-                    isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute) and
-                    isinstance(node.func.value, ast.Attribute) and
-                    isinstance(node.func.value.value, ast.Name) and
-                    node.func.value.value.id == 'os' and
-                    node.func.value.attr == 'path' and
-                    node.func.attr == 'abspath'
-                )
-            ) and
-            len(node.args) == 1 and
-            isinstance(node.args[0], ast.Name) and
-            node.args[0].id == '__file__'
-    ):
-        yield ast_to_offset(node), _remove_abspath
diff --git a/tests/features/abspath_file_test.py b/tests/features/abspath_file_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cd007067..00000000
--- a/tests/features/abspath_file_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import pytest
-
-from pyupgrade._data import Settings
-from pyupgrade._main import _fix_plugins
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ('s', 'expected'),
-    (
-        pytest.param(
-            'from os.path import abspath\n'
-            'abspath(__file__)',
-            'from os.path import abspath\n'
-            '__file__',
-            id='abspath',
-        ),
-        pytest.param(
-            'import os\n'
-            'os.path.abspath(__file__)',
-            'import os\n'
-            '__file__',
-            id='os.path.abspath',
-        ),
-    ),
-)
-def test_fix_abspath_file(s, expected):
-    ret = _fix_plugins(s, settings=Settings(min_version=(3, 9)))
-    assert ret == expected
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    's, min_version',
-    (
-        pytest.param(
-            'abspath(__file__)',
-            (3, 8),
-            id='Not Python3.9+',
-        ),
-        pytest.param(
-            'os.path.abspath(file)',
-            (3, 9),
-            id='Abspath of not-__file__',
-        ),
-        pytest.param(
-            'os.path.abspath(file, foo)',
-            (3, 9),
-            id='Garbage (don\'t rewrite)',
-        ),
-    ),
-)
-def test_fix_abspath_file_noop(s, min_version):
-    assert _fix_plugins(s, settings=Settings(min_version=min_version)) == s