diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/AbstractItemProvider.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/AbstractItemProvider.php
index 4bda9c231fe45f6d6962699eaf303f8627eb1002..4d8fb09a976bacd559dc5a21505a66e774689049 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/AbstractItemProvider.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/AbstractItemProvider.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\Query\QueryHelper;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\Query\Restriction\DeletedRestriction;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\Query\Restriction\WorkspaceRestriction;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\RelationHandler;
-use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Hooks\TcaItemsProcessorFunctions;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\IconFactory;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Localization\LanguageService;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Messaging\FlashMessage;
@@ -164,79 +163,6 @@ abstract class AbstractItemProvider
         return $items;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * TCA config "special" evaluation. Add them to $items
-     *
-     * Used by TcaSelectItems and TcaSelectTreeItems data providers
-     *
-     * @param array $result Result array
-     * @param string $fieldName Current handle field name
-     * @param array $items Incoming items
-     * @return array Modified item array
-     * @throws \UnexpectedValueException
-     * @deprecated since v11, will be removed in v12
-     */
-    protected function addItemsFromSpecial(array $result, $fieldName, array $items)
-    {
-        // Guard
-        if (empty($result['processedTca']['columns'][$fieldName]['config']['special'])
-            || !is_string($result['processedTca']['columns'][$fieldName]['config']['special'])
-        ) {
-            return $items;
-        }
-
-        $special = $result['processedTca']['columns'][$fieldName]['config']['special'];
-
-        trigger_error(
-            'Using the TCA property \'special=' . $special . '\' is deprecated and will be removed in TYPO3 v12. Use a custom itemsProcFunc instead.',
-            E_USER_DEPRECATED
-        );
-
-        switch (true) {
-            case $special === 'tables':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateAvailableTables($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            case $special === 'pagetypes':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateAvailablePageTypes($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            case $special === 'exclude':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateExcludeFields($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            case $special === 'explicitValues':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateExplicitAuthValues($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            case $special === 'custom':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateCustomPermissionOptions($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            case $special === 'modListGroup':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateAvailableGroupModules($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            case $special === 'modListUser':
-                $fieldInformation = ['items' => $items];
-                (new TcaItemsProcessorFunctions())->populateAvailableUserModules($fieldInformation);
-                $items = $fieldInformation['items'];
-                break;
-            default:
-                throw new \UnexpectedValueException(
-                    'Unknown special value ' . $special . ' for field ' . $fieldName . ' of table ' . $result['tableName'],
-                    1439298496
-                );
-        }
-        return $items;
-    }
-
     /**
      * TCA config "fileFolder" evaluation. Add them to $items
      *
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/TcaSelectItems.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/TcaSelectItems.php
index 000d3d945d0edfdf22ecece91457f70bb9b23969..01583261aa0373faf826af4c39b8bac7601741a4 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/TcaSelectItems.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/FormDataProvider/TcaSelectItems.php
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class TcaSelectItems extends AbstractItemProvider implements FormDataProviderInt
                 $fieldConfig['config']['maxitems'] = 99999;
             }
 
-            $fieldConfig['config']['items'] = $this->addItemsFromSpecial($result, $fieldName, $fieldConfig['config']['items']);
             $fieldConfig['config']['items'] = $this->addItemsFromFolder($result, $fieldName, $fieldConfig['config']['items']);
 
             $fieldConfig['config']['items'] = $this->addItemsFromForeignTable($result, $fieldName, $fieldConfig['config']['items']);
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/12.0/Breaking-96107-DeprecatedFunctionalityRemoved.rst b/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/12.0/Breaking-96107-DeprecatedFunctionalityRemoved.rst
index 340ed88069ebb2b5d1738943f31d13aab207a09b..2d62f89cab5489c090a50957e7865872fb9cd105 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/12.0/Breaking-96107-DeprecatedFunctionalityRemoved.rst
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/12.0/Breaking-96107-DeprecatedFunctionalityRemoved.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The following PHP class aliases that have previously been marked as deprecated f
 The following PHP class methods that have previously been marked as deprecated for v11 and were now removed:
 
 - :php:`\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Domain\Repository\PageRepository->fixVersioningPid()`
+- :php:`\TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Form\FormDataProvider\AbstractItemProvider->addItemsFromSpecial()`
 
 The following PHP static class methods that have previously been marked as deprecated for v11 and were now removed:
 
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ The following hooks have been removed:
 - :php:`$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['FileDumpEID.php']['checkFileAccess']`
 - :php:`$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['typo3/browse_links.php']['browserRendering']`
 
+The following single field configurations have been removed from TCA:
+
+- :php:`special` (for TCA type :php:`select`)
+
 The following signals have been removed:
 
 - :php:`\Full\Class\Name::signalName`
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/install/Configuration/ExtensionScanner/Php/MethodCallMatcher.php b/typo3/sysext/install/Configuration/ExtensionScanner/Php/MethodCallMatcher.php
index ee4789f722c45083d9a032dd547de17dd7959719..2171678b74b9a92164c15c5a734b665879bf7716 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/install/Configuration/ExtensionScanner/Php/MethodCallMatcher.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/install/Configuration/ExtensionScanner/Php/MethodCallMatcher.php
@@ -4794,6 +4794,7 @@ return [
         'maximumNumberOfArguments' => 3,
         'restFiles' => [
             'Deprecation-93837-SpecialPropertyOfTCATypeSelect.rst',
+            'Breaking-96107-DeprecatedFunctionalityRemoved.rst',
         ],
     ],
     'TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Domain\Model\Module\BackendModule->setOnClick' => [