diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller.rb
index 8cf0ab60fd31fcbe99a1cf0d57846bf6fc5e79d7..b5edecbd6a55ed4f9729781134c87ac1cd9cf3c6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller.rb
@@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ def application_setting_params # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
     params.delete(:domain_denylist_raw) if params[:domain_denylist]
     params.delete(:domain_allowlist_raw) if params[:domain_allowlist]
 
-    if params[:application_setting].key?(:user_email_lookup_limit)
-      params[:application_setting][:search_rate_limit] ||= params[:application_setting][:user_email_lookup_limit]
-    end
-
     params[:application_setting].permit(visible_application_setting_attributes)
   end
 
diff --git a/data/deprecations/14-9-global-search-deprecate-user-email-lookup-limit.yml b/data/deprecations/14-9-global-search-deprecate-user-email-lookup-limit.yml
index 667995981e2ea0950e66686a75e40911287b6882..ac78778304776731725b38ba2c41b6b9a761daa6 100644
--- a/data/deprecations/14-9-global-search-deprecate-user-email-lookup-limit.yml
+++ b/data/deprecations/14-9-global-search-deprecate-user-email-lookup-limit.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-- title: "user_email_lookup_limit API field"
+- title: "`user_email_lookup_limit` API field"
   announcement_milestone: "14.9"
-  removal_milestone: "15.0"
+  removal_milestone: "16.7"
   breaking_change: true
   reporter: fzimmer
   body: |  # Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
-    The `user_email_lookup_limit` [API field](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/settings.html) is deprecated and will be removed in GitLab 15.0. Until GitLab 15.0, `user_email_lookup_limit` is aliased to `search_rate_limit` and existing workflows will continue to work.
+    The `user_email_lookup_limit` [API field](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/settings.html) is deprecated in GitLab 14.9 and removed in GitLab 16.7. Until the feature is removed, `user_email_lookup_limit` is aliased to `search_rate_limit` and existing workflows still work.
 
-    Any API calls attempting to change the rate limits for `user_email_lookup_limit` should use `search_rate_limit` instead.
+    Any API calls to change the rate limits for `user_email_lookup_limit` must use `search_rate_limit` instead.
diff --git a/doc/api/settings.md b/doc/api/settings.md
index 9c0a1e8e4a8feb626eb4d0f8800eadfa6e370d7b..cbee3539c16c2367ce39e4880c82749dd766fd24 100644
--- a/doc/api/settings.md
+++ b/doc/api/settings.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ For information on how to control the application settings cache for an instance
 > - `delayed_project_deletion` and `delayed_group_deletion` attributes removed in GitLab 16.0.
 > - `in_product_marketing_emails_enabled` attribute [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/418137) in GitLab 16.6.
 > - `repository_storages` attribute [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/429675) in GitLab 16.6.
+> - `user_email_lookup_limit` attribute [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/136886) in GitLab 16.7.
 
 List the current [application settings](#list-of-settings-that-can-be-accessed-via-api-calls)
 of the GitLab instance.
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ these parameters:
 
 > - `always_perform_delayed_deletion` feature flag [enabled](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/113332) in GitLab 15.11.
 > - `delayed_project_deletion` and `delayed_group_deletion` attributes removed in GitLab 16.0.
+> - `user_email_lookup_limit` attribute [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/136886) in GitLab 16.7.
 
 Use an API call to modify GitLab instance
 [application settings](#list-of-settings-that-can-be-accessed-via-api-calls).
@@ -526,7 +528,6 @@ listed in the descriptions of the relevant settings.
 | `push_event_hooks_limit`                 | integer          | no                                   | Maximum number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push above which webhooks and integrations are not triggered. Setting to `0` does not disable throttling. |
 | `rate_limiting_response_text`            | string           | no                                   | When rate limiting is enabled via the `throttle_*` settings, send this plain text response when a rate limit is exceeded. 'Retry later' is sent if this is blank. |
 | `raw_blob_request_limit`                 | integer          | no                                   | Maximum number of requests per minute for each raw path (default is `300`). Set to `0` to disable throttling.|
-| `user_email_lookup_limit`                | integer          | no                                   | **{warning}** **[Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/80631/)** in GitLab 14.9 will be removed in 15.0. Replaced by `search_rate_limit`. Max number of requests per minute for email lookup. Default: 60. To disable throttling set to 0.|
 | `search_rate_limit`                      | integer          | no                                   | Max number of requests per minute for performing a search while authenticated. Default: 30. To disable throttling set to 0.|
 | `search_rate_limit_unauthenticated`      | integer          | no                                   | Max number of requests per minute for performing a search while unauthenticated. Default: 10. To disable throttling set to 0.|
 | `recaptcha_enabled`                      | boolean          | no                                   | (**If enabled, requires:** `recaptcha_private_key` and `recaptcha_site_key`) Enable reCAPTCHA. |
diff --git a/doc/update/deprecations.md b/doc/update/deprecations.md
index 333dad8608650937c7ddd376be89d82ef5c35ce9..6431b8a70124dae4e0ba8249adde4fe298e80e9f 100644
--- a/doc/update/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/update/deprecations.md
@@ -1322,6 +1322,26 @@ To prepare for GitLab 15.8 and later, you should:
 </div>
 </div>
 
+<div class="milestone-wrapper" data-milestone="16.7">
+
+## GitLab 16.7
+
+<div class="deprecation breaking-change" data-milestone="16.7">
+
+### `user_email_lookup_limit` API field
+
+<div class="deprecation-notes">
+- Announced in GitLab <span class="milestone">14.9</span>
+- Removal in GitLab <span class="milestone">16.7</span> ([breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/update/terminology.html#breaking-change))
+</div>
+
+The `user_email_lookup_limit` [API field](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/settings.html) is deprecated in GitLab 14.9 and removed in GitLab 16.7. Until the feature is removed, `user_email_lookup_limit` is aliased to `search_rate_limit` and existing workflows still work.
+
+Any API calls to change the rate limits for `user_email_lookup_limit` must use `search_rate_limit` instead.
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
 <div class="milestone-wrapper" data-milestone="16.6">
 
 ## GitLab 16.6
@@ -4569,21 +4589,6 @@ The Container Registry supports [authentication](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/c
 
 Since it isn't used in the context of GitLab (the product), `htpasswd` authentication will be deprecated in GitLab 14.9 and removed in GitLab 15.0.
 
-</div>
-
-<div class="deprecation breaking-change" data-milestone="15.0">
-
-### user_email_lookup_limit API field
-
-<div class="deprecation-notes">
-- Announced in GitLab <span class="milestone">14.9</span>
-- Removal in GitLab <span class="milestone">15.0</span> ([breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/update/terminology.html#breaking-change))
-</div>
-
-The `user_email_lookup_limit` [API field](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/settings.html) is deprecated and will be removed in GitLab 15.0. Until GitLab 15.0, `user_email_lookup_limit` is aliased to `search_rate_limit` and existing workflows will continue to work.
-
-Any API calls attempting to change the rate limits for `user_email_lookup_limit` should use `search_rate_limit` instead.
-
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb
index 8dbdd8db99b800f7f5995c0449342d03848126f4..b7351b8df6e1860892a422c714c912d7af9c4760 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/application_settings_controller_spec.rb
@@ -377,46 +377,6 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe 'user_email_lookup_limit aliasing' do
-      let(:application_setting) { ApplicationSetting.current }
-      let(:user_email_lookup_limit) { 8675 }
-      let(:search_rate_limit) { 309 }
-
-      context 'when search_rate_limit is specified' do
-        let(:settings_params) do
-          {
-            user_email_lookup_limit: user_email_lookup_limit,
-            search_rate_limit: search_rate_limit
-          }
-        end
-
-        it 'updates search_rate_limit with correct value' do
-          expect(application_setting.search_rate_limit).not_to eq user_email_lookup_limit
-          expect(application_setting.search_rate_limit).not_to eq search_rate_limit
-
-          put :update, params: { application_setting: settings_params }
-
-          expect(application_setting.reload.search_rate_limit).to eq search_rate_limit
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when search_rate_limit is not specified' do
-        let(:settings_params) do
-          {
-            user_email_lookup_limit: search_rate_limit
-          }
-        end
-
-        it 'applies user_email_lookup_limit value to search_rate_limit' do
-          expect(application_setting.search_rate_limit).not_to eq search_rate_limit
-
-          put :update, params: { application_setting: settings_params }
-
-          expect(application_setting.reload.search_rate_limit).to eq search_rate_limit
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     context 'pipeline creation rate limiting' do
       let(:application_settings) { ApplicationSetting.current }