diff --git a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/README.md b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/README.md
index 7d8c581f5f6a..3db398122586 100644
--- a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/README.md
@@ -56,5 +56,3 @@ The full list of settings exposed for this receiver are documented [here](./conf
 Details about the metrics produced by this receiver can be found in [metadata.yaml](./metadata.yaml) with further documentation in [documentation.md](./documentation.md)
 
 ### Feature gates
-
-The `receiver.vcenter.emitPerfMetricsWithObjects` is now stable and will be removed in v0.97.0.
diff --git a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod
index f1a6f28c39fb..9ff2597f25fd 100644
--- a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.8.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/filter v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.8.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.2 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum
index ca7ed937a6bd..594f6a50b21c 100644
--- a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/go.sum
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.1 h1:/c3QmbOGMGTOumP2iT/rCwB7b0QDGLKzqOmktBjT+Is=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.1/go.mod h1:5SN9VR2LTsRFsrEC6FHgRbTWrTHu6tqPeKxEQv15giM=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 h1:feTTfFNnjP967rlCxM/I9g701jU+RN74YKx2mOkIeek=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
@@ -167,8 +165,6 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a h1:
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a/go.mod h1:KgpS7UxH5rkd69CzAzlY2I1heH8Z7eNCZlHmwQBMxNg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a h1:x5XHssVv0qwXx8AB1TqJ32YWiF0vRev5ZHEkJsc5u/M=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a/go.mod h1:qAGuUGoWKKoElRpuoMqybsz5qN8mquLh+C5nxTORZDY=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.8.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a h1:AeAu6zbwSBZ6Wq6Z2AwlJxMonsw6x7GyTZHa63pWUxk=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.8.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a/go.mod h1:sUJGrUubidfZS+7nIkNlnUCGVdJHulTThiHvU1xEyHg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/filter v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a h1:eqzZThRE/ND01O08lJnHPjUL41E/JqmQhyefzsXIWl4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/filter v0.101.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a/go.mod h1:rNjV9hnOmpLC853EGn1vWpD9U2/UJFNkZJCyyU5a9xw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.8.1-0.20240527192838-af4fdd4e342a h1:ODREkUcnSXEoJz7QzPbnDlVcQQ0qnxSyAgiRciSXWbU=
diff --git a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/scraper.go b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/scraper.go
index 96d294d1ba0a..ad7ff3fae0ac 100644
--- a/receiver/vcenterreceiver/scraper.go
+++ b/receiver/vcenterreceiver/scraper.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/mo"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/types"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/scrapererror"
@@ -18,16 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/vcenterreceiver/internal/metadata"
 )
 
-const (
-	emitPerfMetricsWithObjectsFeatureGateID = "receiver.vcenter.emitPerfMetricsWithObjects"
-)
-
-var _ = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(
-	emitPerfMetricsWithObjectsFeatureGateID,
-	featuregate.StageStable,
-	featuregate.WithRegisterToVersion("v0.97.0"),
-)
-
 var _ receiver.Metrics = (*vcenterMetricScraper)(nil)
 
 type vmGroupInfo struct {