diff --git a/oslo_utils/reflection.py b/oslo_utils/reflection.py
index 042386e1..e4864d73 100644
--- a/oslo_utils/reflection.py
+++ b/oslo_utils/reflection.py
@@ -160,13 +160,8 @@ def get_method_self(method):
         return None
 
 
-def is_same_callback(callback1, callback2, strict=True):
-    """Returns if the two callbacks are the same.
-
-    'strict' arg has no meaning for python 3.8 onwards and will
-    always return the equality of both callback based on 'self'
-    comparison only.
-    """
+def is_same_callback(callback1, callback2):
+    """Returns if the two callbacks are the same."""
     if callback1 is callback2:
         # This happens when plain methods are given (or static/non-bound
         # methods).
@@ -175,31 +170,8 @@ def is_same_callback(callback1, callback2, strict=True):
         # NOTE(gmann): python3.8 onward, comparison of bound methods is
         # changed. It no longer decide the bound method's equality based
         # on their bounded objects equality instead it checks the identity
-        # of their '__self__'. So python3.8 onward, two different bound
-        # methods are no longer equal even __eq__ method return True.
-        # Or in other term, 'strict' arg has no meaning from python 3.8
-        # onwards above if condition never satisfy if both callback are
-        # bounded to two different objects.
-        # For backward compatibility for python <3.8, we can keep the 'strict'
-        # arg and the below code of comparing 'self' and once minimum
-        # supported python version is 3.8 we can remove both because python
-        # 3.8 onward == operator itself checks identity of 'self'.
-        # Ref bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1841072
-        if not strict:
-            LOG.warning('"strict" arg is deprecated because it no '
-                        'longer work for python 3.8 onwards')
-            return True
-        # Until python 3.7, two bound methods are equal if functions
-        # themselves are equal and objects they are applied to are equal.
-        # This means that a bound method could be the same bound method on
-        # another object if the objects have __eq__ methods that return true
-        # (when in fact it is a different bound method). Python u so crazy!
-        try:
-            self1 = operator.attrgetter("__self__")(callback1)
-            self2 = operator.attrgetter("__self__")(callback2)
-            return self1 is self2
-        except AttributeError:  # nosec
-            pass
+        # of their '__self__'.
+        return True
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/oslo_utils/tests/test_reflection.py b/oslo_utils/tests/test_reflection.py
index 880e3b8b..7c4af204 100644
--- a/oslo_utils/tests/test_reflection.py
+++ b/oslo_utils/tests/test_reflection.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import functools
-import sys
 
 from oslotest import base as test_base
 
@@ -151,16 +150,7 @@ class CallbackEqualityTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         c = A()
 
         self.assertFalse(reflection.is_same_callback(b.b, c.b))
-        # NOTE(gmann): python3.8 onwards, comparision of bound methods is
-        # changed and 'strict' arg has no meaning.
-        # Ref bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1841072
-        if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-            self.assertTrue(reflection.is_same_callback(b.b, c.b,
-                            strict=False))
-        else:
-            self.assertFalse(reflection.is_same_callback(b.b, c.b,
-                             strict=False))
-            self.assertTrue(reflection.is_same_callback(b.b, b.b))
+        self.assertTrue(reflection.is_same_callback(b.b, b.b))
 
 
 class BoundMethodTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-strict-from-is_same_callback-cfbff2ada778987e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-strict-from-is_same_callback-cfbff2ada778987e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b03ef650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-strict-from-is_same_callback-cfbff2ada778987e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``strict`` argument has been removed from the ``is_same_callback``
+    function. The argument has had no effect in Python 3.8.