diff --git a/ripple/directive.ts b/ripple/directive.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 30a7c7d479..0000000000
--- a/ripple/directive.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2022 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import {noChange} from 'lit';
-import {Directive, directive, DirectiveParameters, ElementPart, PartInfo, PartType} from 'lit/directive.js';
-
-import {Ripple} from './lib/ripple.js';
-
-/**
- * Normalized ripple accessor type.
- *
- * Use with `await rippleFunction()`
- */
-type RippleFunction = () => Ripple|null|Promise<Ripple|null>;
-
-class RippleDirective extends Directive {
-  private rippleGetter: RippleFunction = async () => null;
-  private element?: HTMLElement;
-
-  constructor(partInfo: PartInfo) {
-    super(partInfo);
-    if (partInfo.type !== PartType.ELEMENT) {
-      throw new Error('The `ripple` directive must be used on an element');
-    }
-  }
-
-  render(ripple: RippleFunction|Promise<Ripple|null>) {
-    return noChange;
-  }
-
-  // Use EventListenerObject::handleEvent interface to handle events without
-  // generating bound event handlers
-  async handleEvent(event: Event) {
-    const ripple = await this.rippleGetter();
-    if (!ripple) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    await ripple.handleEvent(event);
-  }
-
-  override update(part: ElementPart, [ripple]: DirectiveParameters<this>) {
-    if (!this.element) {
-      // NOTE: addEventListener typing needs to be used with HTMLElements or a
-      // subclass
-      this.element = part.element as HTMLElement;
-      this.element.addEventListener('click', this);
-      this.element.addEventListener('contextmenu', this);
-      this.element.addEventListener('pointercancel', this);
-      this.element.addEventListener('pointerdown', this);
-      this.element.addEventListener('pointerenter', this);
-      this.element.addEventListener('pointerleave', this);
-      this.element.addEventListener('pointerup', this);
-    }
-    // Normalize given ripple accessor
-    this.rippleGetter = typeof ripple === 'function' ? ripple : () => ripple;
-    return noChange;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Connects a Ripple element to a node that drives the interaction
- *
- * @param rippleGetter A function that returns an `md-ripple` element
- * @param simulateKeyboardClick For elements that do not issue a click on
- *     keyboard interaction, pass `true` to enable press animations on Enter or
- *     Spacebar
- */
-export const ripple = directive(RippleDirective);
diff --git a/ripple/lib/ripple.ts b/ripple/lib/ripple.ts
index 6f6e33ae39..6f2e6f52c9 100644
--- a/ripple/lib/ripple.ts
+++ b/ripple/lib/ripple.ts
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ export class Ripple extends LitElement implements Attachable {
   private readonly attachableController =
       new AttachableController(this, this.onControlChange.bind(this));
 
-  // TODO(b/265337232): Remove once ripple directive is removed. This is used to
-  // prevent two animations while migrating ripples from the directive to the
-  // new attachment syntax.
-  private lastHandledEvent?: Event;
-
   attach(control: HTMLElement) {
     this.attachableController.attach(control);
   }
@@ -406,11 +401,6 @@ export class Ripple extends LitElement implements Attachable {
 
   /** @private */
   async handleEvent(event: Event) {
-    if (this.lastHandledEvent === event) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.lastHandledEvent = event;
     switch (event.type) {
       case 'click':
         this.handleClick();
diff --git a/ripple/lib/ripple_test.ts b/ripple/lib/ripple_test.ts
index 63cdfcfb1f..106c039ca8 100644
--- a/ripple/lib/ripple_test.ts
+++ b/ripple/lib/ripple_test.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 
 import {html} from 'lit';
 import {customElement} from 'lit/decorators.js';
-import {createRef, ref} from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
 
 import {Environment} from '../../testing/environment.js';
 import {Harness} from '../../testing/harness.js';
-import {ripple} from '../directive.js';
 
 import {Ripple} from './ripple.js';
 
@@ -37,10 +35,9 @@ describe('Ripple', () => {
   const env = new Environment();
 
   async function setupTest() {
-    const rippleRef = createRef<TestRipple>();
     const root = env.render(html`
-      <div ${ripple(() => rippleRef.value || null)}>
-        <test-ripple ${ref(rippleRef)}></test-ripple>
+      <div>
+        <test-ripple></test-ripple>
       </div>
     `);