diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index ba7fc6661..c3c15452b 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ class Client:
         currently selected intents.
 
         .. versionadded:: 1.5
-    fetch_offline_members: :class:`bool`
-        A deprecated alias of ``chunk_guilds_at_startup``.
     chunk_guilds_at_startup: :class:`bool`
         Indicates if :func:`.on_ready` should be delayed to chunk all guilds
         at start-up if necessary. This operation is incredibly slow for large
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index 5650f1eb2..e6f26def9 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -152,15 +152,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
         if not intents.guilds:
             log.warning('Guilds intent seems to be disabled. This may cause state related issues.')
 
-        try:
-            chunk_guilds = options['fetch_offline_members']
-        except KeyError:
-            chunk_guilds = options.get('chunk_guilds_at_startup', intents.members)
-        else:
-            msg = 'fetch_offline_members is deprecated, use chunk_guilds_at_startup instead'
-            warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=4)
-
-        self._chunk_guilds = chunk_guilds
+        self._chunk_guilds = options.get('chunk_guilds_at_startup', intents.members)
 
         # Ensure these two are set properly
         if not intents.members and self._chunk_guilds: