diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/QueryHints.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/QueryHints.java
index cd20e7f815..7ad7a9809c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/QueryHints.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/QueryHints.java
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ public class QueryHints {
 	 */
 	public static final String FOLLOW_ON_LOCKING = "hibernate.query.followOnLocking";
 
-	/**
-	 * Hint to enable/disable the pass-distinct-through mechanism.
-	 * A value of {@code true} enables pass-distinct-through, whereas a value of {@code false} disables it.
-	 * When the pass-distinct-through is disabled, the HQL and JPQL distinct clause is no longer passed to the SQL statement.
-	 *
-	 * @since 5.2
-	 */
-	public static final String PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH = "hibernate.query.passDistinctThrough";
-
 	/**
 	 * Hint for specifying query spaces to be applied to a native (SQL) query.
 	 *
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/QueryHints.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/QueryHints.java
index de7db4ce1d..c9e72f78df 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/QueryHints.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/QueryHints.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.FLUSH_MODE;
 import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.FOLLOW_ON_LOCKING;
 import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.NATIVE_LOCKMODE;
 import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.NATIVE_SPACES;
-import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH;
 import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.READ_ONLY;
 import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.TIMEOUT_HIBERNATE;
 import static org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints.TIMEOUT_JAKARTA_JPA;
@@ -136,8 +135,6 @@ public class QueryHints {
 
 	public static final String HINT_FOLLOW_ON_LOCKING = FOLLOW_ON_LOCKING;
 
-	public static final String HINT_PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH = PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH;
-
 	/**
 	 * See {@link org.hibernate.annotations.QueryHints#NATIVE_SPACES}
 	 */