1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/python.py b/sphinx/domains/python.py
index 3a49d6745..1b551c70b 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/python.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/python.py
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.nodes import Element, Node
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
 
-from sphinx import addnodes, locale
+from sphinx import addnodes
 from sphinx.addnodes import pending_xref, desc_signature
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
-from sphinx.deprecation import (
-    DeprecatedDict, RemovedInSphinx30Warning, RemovedInSphinx40Warning
-)
+from sphinx.deprecation import RemovedInSphinx40Warning
 from sphinx.directives import ObjectDescription
 from sphinx.domains import Domain, ObjType, Index, IndexEntry
 from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
@@ -63,13 +61,6 @@ pairindextypes = {
     'builtin':   _('built-in function'),
 }
 
-locale.pairindextypes = DeprecatedDict(
-    pairindextypes,
-    'sphinx.locale.pairindextypes is deprecated. '
-    'Please use sphinx.domains.python.pairindextypes instead.',
-    RemovedInSphinx30Warning
-)
-
 
 def _pseudo_parse_arglist(signode: desc_signature, arglist: str) -> None:
     """"Parse" a list of arguments separated by commas.
@@ -811,6 +802,21 @@ class PyXRefRole(XRefRole):
         return title, target
 
 
+def filter_meta_fields(app: Sphinx, domain: str, objtype: str, content: Element) -> None:
+    """Filter ``:meta:`` field from its docstring."""
+    if domain != 'py':
+        return
+
+    for node in content:
+        if isinstance(node, nodes.field_list):
+            fields = cast(List[nodes.field], node)
+            for field in fields:
+                field_name = cast(nodes.field_body, field[0]).astext().strip()
+                if field_name == 'meta' or field_name.startswith('meta '):
+                    node.remove(field)
+                    break
+
+
 class PythonModuleIndex(Index):
     """
     Index subclass to provide the Python module index.
@@ -1119,7 +1125,10 @@ class PythonDomain(Domain):
 
 
 def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    app.setup_extension('sphinx.directives')
+
     app.add_domain(PythonDomain)
+    app.connect('object-description-transform', filter_meta_fields)
 
     return {
         'version': 'builtin',