diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1dd67b58..25f757f81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Remember to align the itemized text with the first line of an item within a list
 
 ## jax 0.4.26
 
-* Deprecations
+* Deprecations & Removals
   * {func}`jax.tree_map` is deprecated; use `jax.tree.map` instead, or for backward
     compatibility with older JAX versions, use {func}`jax.tree_util.tree_map`.
   * The `jax.experimental.maps` module and `jax.experimental.maps.xmap` are
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Remember to align the itemized text with the first line of an item within a list
     `spmd_axis_name` argument for expressing SPMD device-parallel computations.
   * Passing arguments to {func}`jax.numpy.array_equal` and {func}`jax.numpy.array_equiv`
     that cannot be converted to a JAX array now results in an exception.
+  * The deprecated flag `jax_parallel_functions_output_gda` has been removed.
+    This flag was long deprecated and did nothing; its use was a no-op.
 
 ## jaxlib 0.4.26
 
diff --git a/jax/_src/config.py b/jax/_src/config.py
index 3ac3649ed..e6c2fdde7 100644
--- a/jax/_src/config.py
+++ b/jax/_src/config.py
@@ -987,11 +987,6 @@ log_checkpoint_residuals = define_bool_state(
           'partially evaluated (e.g. for autodiff), printing what residuals '
           'are saved.'))
 
-parallel_functions_output_gda = define_bool_state(
-    name='jax_parallel_functions_output_gda',
-    default=False,
-    help='If True, pjit will output GDAs.')
-
 pmap_shmap_merge = define_bool_state(
     name='jax_pmap_shmap_merge',
     default=False,
diff --git a/jax/_src/interpreters/pxla.py b/jax/_src/interpreters/pxla.py
index b18af885d..dc759333f 100644
--- a/jax/_src/interpreters/pxla.py
+++ b/jax/_src/interpreters/pxla.py
@@ -1113,9 +1113,8 @@ class InputsHandler:
 
 
 class ResultsHandler:
-  # `out_avals` is the `Array` global avals when using pjit or xmap
-  # with `config.parallel_functions_output_gda=True`. It is the local one
-  # otherwise, and also when using `pmap`.
+  # `out_avals` is the `Array` global avals when using pjit or xmap. It is the
+  # local one when using `pmap`.
   __slots__ = ("handlers", "out_shardings", "out_avals")
 
   def __init__(self, handlers, out_shardings, out_avals):