diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index 69f845096ea24..821f77dbba3e2 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Version 1.5
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
-   v1.5.4
    v1.5.3
    v1.5.2
    v1.5.1
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.4.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.4.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d91424eb65ac..0000000000000
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.4.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-.. _whatsnew_154:
-
-What's new in 1.5.4 (March XX, 2023)
---------------------------------------
-
-These are the changes in pandas 1.5.4. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
-including other versions of pandas.
-
-{{ header }}
-
-.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.. _whatsnew_154.regressions:
-
-Fixed regressions
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
-
-.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.. _whatsnew_154.bug_fixes:
-
-Bug fixes
-~~~~~~~~~
--
-
-.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.. _whatsnew_154.other:
-
-Other
-~~~~~
--
-
-.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.. _whatsnew_154.contributors:
-
-Contributors
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-.. contributors:: v1.5.3..v1.5.4|HEAD