diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/00001-ABC.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/00001-ABC.rst
index 3cc5b6344f7f..390437d2a0dc 100644
--- a/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/00001-ABC.rst
+++ b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/00001-ABC.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-Removal change template
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+_api.warn_deprecated is updated
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Enter description of methods/classes removed here....
-
-Please rename file with PR number and your initials i.e. "99999-ABC.rst"
-and ``git add`` the new file.
+... In the ``lib/matplotlib/tri/`` directory.
+All files with _api.warn_deprecated is replaced with ValueError.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/triangulation.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/triangulation.py
index c48b09b280ff..0b7dedee10bb 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/triangulation.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/triangulation.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._triangulation import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/tricontour.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/tricontour.py
index 37406451d376..611f0cbbcd05 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/tricontour.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/tricontour.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._tricontour import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/trifinder.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/trifinder.py
index 1aff5c9d3280..e4cf945eec92 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/trifinder.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/trifinder.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._trifinder import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/triinterpolate.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/triinterpolate.py
index 3112bd38e6c6..e8e12a024c7f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/triinterpolate.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/triinterpolate.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._triinterpolate import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/tripcolor.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/tripcolor.py
index 0da87891810d..bb443dbd6faa 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/tripcolor.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/tripcolor.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._tripcolor import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/triplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/triplot.py
index 7c012b1a59e7..493a865069ed 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/triplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/triplot.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._triplot import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/trirefine.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/trirefine.py
index 6f22f9e8d203..db3bf6aa5e64 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/trirefine.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/trirefine.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._trirefine import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tri/tritools.py b/lib/matplotlib/tri/tritools.py
index 9c6839ca2049..c49d7882bf53 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tri/tritools.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tri/tritools.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from ._tritools import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from matplotlib import _api
 
-
-_api.warn_deprecated(
-    "3.7",
-    message=f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will "
-            f"be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is "
-            f"available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+raise ValueError(f"Importing {__name__} was deprecated in Matplotlib 3.7 and will
+                be removed two minor releases later. All functionality is 
+                available via the top-level module matplotlib.tri")
+                
\ No newline at end of file