diff --git a/django/template/__init__.py b/django/template/__init__.py
index 63b3d7ba4d..b55b4491c6 100644
--- a/django/template/__init__.py
+++ b/django/template/__init__.py
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ from .base import (                                                     # NOQA i
     Context, Node, NodeList, Origin, RequestContext, Template, Variable,
 )
 
-# Deprecated in Django 1.8, will be removed in Django 1.10.
-from .base import resolve_variable                                      # NOQA isort:skip
-
 # Library management
 from .library import Library                                            # NOQA isort:skip
 
diff --git a/django/template/base.py b/django/template/base.py
index 52586e7ab5..bb2456ad05 100644
--- a/django/template/base.py
+++ b/django/template/base.py
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import inspect
 import logging
 import re
-import warnings
 
 from django.template.context import (  # NOQA: imported for backwards compatibility
     BaseContext, Context, ContextPopException, RequestContext,
 )
 from django.utils import six
-from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango110Warning
 from django.utils.encoding import (
     force_str, force_text, python_2_unicode_compatible,
 )
@@ -747,19 +745,6 @@ class FilterExpression(object):
         return self.token
 
 
-def resolve_variable(path, context):
-    """
-    Returns the resolved variable, which may contain attribute syntax, within
-    the given context.
-
-    Deprecated; use the Variable class instead.
-    """
-    warnings.warn("resolve_variable() is deprecated. Use django.template."
-                  "Variable(path).resolve(context) instead",
-                  RemovedInDjango110Warning, stacklevel=2)
-    return Variable(path).resolve(context)
-
-
 class Variable(object):
     """
     A template variable, resolvable against a given context. The variable may