Closes #15099: Remove legacy device_role & device_role_id filters for devices

docs/release-notes/version-4.0.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## v4.0.0 (FUTURE)
 
+### Breaking Changes
+
+* The deprecated `device_role` & `device_role_id` filters for devices have been removed. (Use `role` and `role_id` instead.)
+
 ### New Features
 
 #### Complete UI Refresh ([#12128](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12128))
@@ -26,3 +30,4 @@ The NetBox user interface has been completely refreshed and updated.
 * [#14657](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/14657) - Remove backward compatibility for old permissions mapping under `ActionsMixin`
 * [#14658](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/14658) - Remove backward compatibility for importing `process_webhook()` (now `extras.webhooks.send_webhook()`)
 * [#14740](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/14740) - Remove the obsolete `BootstrapMixin` form mixin class
+* [#15099](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/15099) - Remove obsolete `device_role` and `device_role_id` filters for devices

netbox/dcim/filtersets.py

@@ -1288,18 +1288,6 @@ class DeviceComponentFilterSet(django_filters.FilterSet):
         to_field_name='name',
         label=_('Virtual Chassis'),
     )
-    # TODO: Remove in v4.0
-    device_role_id = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
-        field_name='device__role',
-        queryset=DeviceRole.objects.all(),
-        label=_('Device role (ID)'),
-    )
-    device_role = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
-        field_name='device__role__slug',
-        queryset=DeviceRole.objects.all(),
-        to_field_name='slug',
-        label=_('Device role (slug)'),
-    )
 
     def search(self, queryset, name, value):
         if not value.strip():