diff --git a/python/lsst/afw/image/_maskedImage/_maskedImageContinued.py b/python/lsst/afw/image/_maskedImage/_maskedImageContinued.py
index fb75b8710..2d86edada 100644
--- a/python/lsst/afw/image/_maskedImage/_maskedImageContinued.py
+++ b/python/lsst/afw/image/_maskedImage/_maskedImageContinued.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from deprecated.sphinx import deprecated
-
 import numpy as np
 
 from lsst.utils import TemplateMeta
@@ -84,15 +82,6 @@ def _get(self, index, origin):
                 self.mask[index, origin],
                 self.variance[index, origin])
 
-    @deprecated(reason=("This method is being removed in favor of the individual properties."
-                        " It will be removed after v26."),
-                version="v26.0", category=FutureWarning)
-    def getArrays(self):
-        """Return a tuple (value, mask, variance) numpy arrays."""
-        return (self.image.array if self.image else None,
-                self.mask.array if self.mask else None,
-                self.variance.array if self.variance else None)
-
     def convertF(self):
         return MaskedImageF(self, True)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_maskedImage.py b/tests/test_maskedImage.py
index 5f3126fbb..a4ccd3cb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_maskedImage.py
+++ b/tests/test_maskedImage.py
@@ -113,19 +113,6 @@ def tearDown(self):
         del self.mimage2
         del self.function
 
-    # TODO DM-39935: remove this test when you remove getArrays()
-    def testArrays(self):
-        """
-        This method is testing that ``lsst.afw.image.MaskedImageF.getArrays()``
-        returns the proper image, mask, and variance.
-        """
-        image, mask, variance = self.mimage.getArrays()
-        self.assertFloatsEqual(self.mimage.image.getArray(), image)
-        self.assertFloatsEqual(self.mimage.mask.getArray(), mask)
-        self.assertFloatsEqual(self.mimage.variance.getArray(), variance)
-        mimage2 = afwImage.makeMaskedImageFromArrays(image, mask, variance)
-        self.assertEqual(type(mimage2), type(self.mimage))
-
     def testProperties(self):
         self.assertImagesEqual(self.mimage.image, self.mimage.image)
         self.assertMasksEqual(self.mimage.mask, self.mimage.mask)
diff --git a/tests/test_stacker.py b/tests/test_stacker.py
index 0ece82153..e87ae3e6d 100644
--- a/tests/test_stacker.py
+++ b/tests/test_stacker.py
@@ -334,10 +334,9 @@ def testRejectedMaskPropagation(self):
         finalImage = np.array([12.0, 12.0, 12.0, 12.0], dtype=np.float32)
         for i in range(4):
             mi = afwImage.MaskedImageF(4, 1)
-            imArr, maskArr, varArr = mi.getArrays()
-            imArr[:, :] = np.ones((1, 4), dtype=np.float32)
+            mi.image.array[:, :] = np.ones((1, 4), dtype=np.float32)
             maskedImageList.append(mi)
-            partialSum += imArr
+            partialSum += mi.image.array
         # add one more image with all permutations of the first two bits set in
         # different pixels
         mi = afwImage.MaskedImageF(4, 1)