diff --git a/changelog/5975.deprecation.rst b/changelog/5975.deprecation.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e5dbc2acef..00000000000
--- a/changelog/5975.deprecation.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Deprecate using direct constructors for ``Nodes``.
-
-Instead they are new constructed via ``Node.from_parent``.
-
-This transitional mechanism enables us to detangle the very intensely
-entangled ``Node`` relationships by enforcing more controlled creation/configruation patterns.
diff --git a/doc/en/deprecations.rst b/doc/en/deprecations.rst
index 88112b12a98..748d3ac65a4 100644
--- a/doc/en/deprecations.rst
+++ b/doc/en/deprecations.rst
@@ -19,16 +19,6 @@ Below is a complete list of all pytest features which are considered deprecated.
 :class:`_pytest.warning_types.PytestWarning` or subclasses, which can be filtered using
 :ref:`standard warning filters <warnings>`.
 
-
-Node Construction changed to ``Node.from_parent``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-.. deprecated:: 5.3
-
-The construction of nodes new should use the named constructor ``from_parent``.
-This limitation in api surface intends to enable better/simpler refactoring of the collection tree.
-
-
 ``junit_family`` default value change to "xunit2"
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/doc/en/example/nonpython/conftest.py b/doc/en/example/nonpython/conftest.py
index d30ab3841dc..93d8285bfa7 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/nonpython/conftest.py
+++ b/doc/en/example/nonpython/conftest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 def pytest_collect_file(parent, path):
     if path.ext == ".yaml" and path.basename.startswith("test"):
-        return YamlFile.from_parent(parent, fspath=path)
+        return YamlFile(path, parent)
 
 
 class YamlFile(pytest.File):
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def collect(self):
 
         raw = yaml.safe_load(self.fspath.open())
         for name, spec in sorted(raw.items()):
-            yield YamlItem.from_parent(self, name=name, spec=spec)
+            yield YamlItem(name, self, spec)
 
 
 class YamlItem(pytest.Item):
diff --git a/src/_pytest/deprecated.py b/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
index 69edaf4bef9..09861be6442 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 in case of warnings which need to format their messages.
 """
 from _pytest.warning_types import PytestDeprecationWarning
-from _pytest.warning_types import UnformattedWarning
 
 # set of plugins which have been integrated into the core; we use this list to ignore
 # them during registration to avoid conflicts
@@ -36,11 +35,6 @@
     "as a keyword argument instead."
 )
 
-NODE_USE_FROM_PARENT = UnformattedWarning(
-    PytestDeprecationWarning,
-    "direct construction of {name} has been deprecated, please use {name}.from_parent",
-)
-
 JUNIT_XML_DEFAULT_FAMILY = PytestDeprecationWarning(
     "The 'junit_family' default value will change to 'xunit2' in pytest 6.0.\n"
     "Add 'junit_family=xunit1' to your pytest.ini file to keep the current format "
diff --git a/src/_pytest/doctest.py b/src/_pytest/doctest.py
index 96b2a83b816..70fb453dcda 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/doctest.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/doctest.py
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ def pytest_collect_file(path, parent):
     config = parent.config
     if path.ext == ".py":
         if config.option.doctestmodules and not _is_setup_py(config, path, parent):
-            return DoctestModule.from_parent(parent, fspath=path)
+            return DoctestModule(path, parent)
     elif _is_doctest(config, path, parent):
-        return DoctestTextfile.from_parent(parent, fspath=path)
+        return DoctestTextfile(path, parent)
 
 
 def _is_setup_py(config, path, parent):
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ def __init__(self, name, parent, runner=None, dtest=None):
         self.obj = None
         self.fixture_request = None
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_parent(cls, parent, *, name, runner, dtest):
-        return cls._create(name=name, parent=parent, runner=runner, dtest=dtest)
-
     def setup(self):
         if self.dtest is not None:
             self.fixture_request = _setup_fixtures(self)
@@ -378,9 +374,7 @@ def collect(self):
         parser = doctest.DocTestParser()
         test = parser.get_doctest(text, globs, name, filename, 0)
         if test.examples:
-            yield DoctestItem.from_parent(
-                self, name=test.name, runner=runner, dtest=test
-            )
+            yield DoctestItem(test.name, self, runner, test)
 
 
 def _check_all_skipped(test):
@@ -489,9 +483,7 @@ def _find(
 
         for test in finder.find(module, module.__name__):
             if test.examples:  # skip empty doctests
-                yield DoctestItem.from_parent(
-                    self, name=test.name, runner=runner, dtest=test
-                )
+                yield DoctestItem(test.name, self, runner, test)
 
 
 def _setup_fixtures(doctest_item):
diff --git a/src/_pytest/main.py b/src/_pytest/main.py
index 7a18821b7f5..db9701e70ca 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/main.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
 
 def wrap_session(config, doit):
     """Skeleton command line program"""
-    session = Session.from_config(config)
+    session = Session(config)
     session.exitstatus = ExitCode.OK
     initstate = 0
     try:
@@ -423,10 +423,6 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
 
         self._deselected = []  # type: List[nodes.Item]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_config(cls, config):
-        return cls._create(config)
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<%s %s exitstatus=%r testsfailed=%d testscollected=%d>" % (
             self.__class__.__name__,
diff --git a/src/_pytest/nodes.py b/src/_pytest/nodes.py
index 501b39c85e3..0ccc8c145cb 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/nodes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/nodes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from _pytest.compat import getfslineno
 from _pytest.compat import TYPE_CHECKING
 from _pytest.config import Config
-from _pytest.deprecated import NODE_USE_FROM_PARENT
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureDef
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureLookupError
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureLookupErrorRepr
@@ -75,16 +74,7 @@ def ischildnode(baseid, nodeid):
     return node_parts[: len(base_parts)] == base_parts
 
 
-class NodeMeta(type):
-    def __call__(self, *k, **kw):
-        warnings.warn(NODE_USE_FROM_PARENT.format(name=self.__name__), stacklevel=2)
-        return super().__call__(*k, **kw)
-
-    def _create(self, *k, **kw):
-        return super().__call__(*k, **kw)
-
-
-class Node(metaclass=NodeMeta):
+class Node:
     """ base class for Collector and Item the test collection tree.
     Collector subclasses have children, Items are terminal nodes."""
 
@@ -144,10 +134,6 @@ def __init__(
             if self.name != "()":
                 self._nodeid += "::" + self.name
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_parent(cls, parent, *, name):
-        return cls._create(parent=parent, name=name)
-
     @property
     def ihook(self):
         """ fspath sensitive hook proxy used to call pytest hooks"""
@@ -441,10 +427,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         super().__init__(name, parent, config, session, nodeid=nodeid, fspath=fspath)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_parent(cls, parent, *, fspath):
-        return cls._create(parent=parent, fspath=fspath)
-
 
 class File(FSCollector):
     """ base class for collecting tests from a file. """
diff --git a/src/_pytest/pytester.py b/src/_pytest/pytester.py
index 049d0d224fd..d7e66935b24 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/pytester.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/pytester.py
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ def getnode(self, config, arg):
         :param arg: a :py:class:`py.path.local` instance of the file
 
         """
-        session = Session.from_config(config)
+        session = Session(config)
         assert "::" not in str(arg)
         p = py.path.local(arg)
         config.hook.pytest_sessionstart(session=session)
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def getpathnode(self, path):
 
         """
         config = self.parseconfigure(path)
-        session = Session.from_config(config)
+        session = Session(config)
         x = session.fspath.bestrelpath(path)
         config.hook.pytest_sessionstart(session=session)
         res = session.perform_collect([x], genitems=False)[0]
diff --git a/src/_pytest/python.py b/src/_pytest/python.py
index 317dbe37ae1..9c84d4a9b55 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python.py
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ def path_matches_patterns(path, patterns):
 
 def pytest_pycollect_makemodule(path, parent):
     if path.basename == "__init__.py":
-        return Package.from_parent(parent, fspath=path)
-    return Module.from_parent(parent, fspath=path)
+        return Package(path, parent)
+    return Module(path, parent)
 
 
 @hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
     # nothing was collected elsewhere, let's do it here
     if safe_isclass(obj):
         if collector.istestclass(obj, name):
-            outcome.force_result(Class.from_parent(collector, name=name, obj=obj))
+            outcome.force_result(Class(name, parent=collector))
     elif collector.istestfunction(obj, name):
         # mock seems to store unbound methods (issue473), normalize it
         obj = getattr(obj, "__func__", obj)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
             )
         elif getattr(obj, "__test__", True):
             if is_generator(obj):
-                res = Function.from_parent(collector, name=name)
+                res = Function(name, parent=collector)
                 reason = "yield tests were removed in pytest 4.0 - {name} will be ignored".format(
                     name=name
                 )
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def _genfunctions(self, name, funcobj):
         cls = clscol and clscol.obj or None
         fm = self.session._fixturemanager
 
-        definition = FunctionDefinition.from_parent(self, name=name, callobj=funcobj)
+        definition = FunctionDefinition(name=name, parent=self, callobj=funcobj)
         fixtureinfo = fm.getfixtureinfo(definition, funcobj, cls)
 
         metafunc = Metafunc(
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def _genfunctions(self, name, funcobj):
         self.ihook.pytest_generate_tests.call_extra(methods, dict(metafunc=metafunc))
 
         if not metafunc._calls:
-            yield Function.from_parent(self, name=name, fixtureinfo=fixtureinfo)
+            yield Function(name, parent=self, fixtureinfo=fixtureinfo)
         else:
             # add funcargs() as fixturedefs to fixtureinfo.arg2fixturedefs
             fixtures.add_funcarg_pseudo_fixture_def(self, metafunc, fm)
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ def _genfunctions(self, name, funcobj):
 
             for callspec in metafunc._calls:
                 subname = "{}[{}]".format(name, callspec.id)
-                yield Function.from_parent(
-                    self,
+                yield Function(
                     name=subname,
+                    parent=self,
                     callspec=callspec,
                     callobj=funcobj,
                     fixtureinfo=fixtureinfo,
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ def collect(self):
         if init_module.check(file=1) and path_matches_patterns(
             init_module, self.config.getini("python_files")
         ):
-            yield Module.from_parent(self, fspath=init_module)
+            yield Module(init_module, self)
         pkg_prefixes = set()
         for path in this_path.visit(rec=self._recurse, bf=True, sort=True):
             # We will visit our own __init__.py file, in which case we skip it.
@@ -680,10 +680,6 @@ def _get_first_non_fixture_func(obj, names):
 class Class(PyCollector):
     """ Collector for test methods. """
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_parent(cls, parent, *, name, obj=None):
-        return cls._create(name=name, parent=parent)
-
     def collect(self):
         if not safe_getattr(self.obj, "__test__", True):
             return []
@@ -709,7 +705,7 @@ def collect(self):
         self._inject_setup_class_fixture()
         self._inject_setup_method_fixture()
 
-        return [Instance.from_parent(self, name="()")]
+        return [Instance(name="()", parent=self)]
 
     def _inject_setup_class_fixture(self):
         """Injects a hidden autouse, class scoped fixture into the collected class object
@@ -1471,10 +1467,6 @@ def __init__(
         #: .. versionadded:: 3.0
         self.originalname = originalname
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_parent(cls, parent, **kw):
-        return cls._create(parent=parent, **kw)
-
     def _initrequest(self):
         self.funcargs = {}
         self._request = fixtures.FixtureRequest(self)
diff --git a/src/_pytest/unittest.py b/src/_pytest/unittest.py
index f25f5366c45..a069052ffa8 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/unittest.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/unittest.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
     except Exception:
         return
     # yes, so let's collect it
-    return UnitTestCase.from_parent(collector, name=name, obj=obj)
+    return UnitTestCase(name, parent=collector)
 
 
 class UnitTestCase(Class):
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def collect(self):
             if not getattr(x, "__test__", True):
                 continue
             funcobj = getimfunc(x)
-            yield TestCaseFunction.from_parent(self, name=name, callobj=funcobj)
+            yield TestCaseFunction(name, parent=self, callobj=funcobj)
             foundsomething = True
 
         if not foundsomething:
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ def collect(self):
             if runtest is not None:
                 ut = sys.modules.get("twisted.trial.unittest", None)
                 if ut is None or runtest != ut.TestCase.runTest:
-                    # TODO: callobj consistency
-                    yield TestCaseFunction.from_parent(self, name="runTest")
+                    yield TestCaseFunction("runTest", parent=self)
 
     def _inject_setup_teardown_fixtures(self, cls):
         """Injects a hidden auto-use fixture to invoke setUpClass/setup_method and corresponding
diff --git a/testing/deprecated_test.py b/testing/deprecated_test.py
index 59cb69a0034..5390d038d8b 100644
--- a/testing/deprecated_test.py
+++ b/testing/deprecated_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import inspect
-
 import pytest
 from _pytest import deprecated
-from _pytest import nodes
 
 
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("default")
@@ -76,17 +73,3 @@ def test_foo():
         result.stdout.no_fnmatch_line(warning_msg)
     else:
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([warning_msg])
-
-
-def test_node_direct_ctor_warning():
-    class MockConfig:
-        pass
-
-    ms = MockConfig()
-    with pytest.warns(
-        DeprecationWarning,
-        match="direct construction of .* has been deprecated, please use .*.from_parent",
-    ) as w:
-        nodes.Node(name="test", config=ms, session=ms, nodeid="None")
-    assert w[0].lineno == inspect.currentframe().f_lineno - 1
-    assert w[0].filename == __file__
diff --git a/testing/python/collect.py b/testing/python/collect.py
index b13947e4759..b0cec101eb1 100644
--- a/testing/python/collect.py
+++ b/testing/python/collect.py
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ def make_function(testdir, **kwargs):
         from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureManager
 
         config = testdir.parseconfigure()
-        session = testdir.Session.from_config(config)
+        session = testdir.Session(config)
         session._fixturemanager = FixtureManager(session)
 
-        return pytest.Function.from_parent(config=config, parent=session, **kwargs)
+        return pytest.Function(config=config, parent=session, **kwargs)
 
     def test_function_equality(self, testdir):
         def func1():
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ def reportinfo(self):
                     return "ABCDE", 42, "custom"
             def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
                 if name == "test_func":
-                    return MyFunction.from_parent(name=name, parent=collector)
+                    return MyFunction(name, parent=collector)
         """
         )
         item = testdir.getitem("def test_func(): pass")
diff --git a/testing/python/integration.py b/testing/python/integration.py
index 35e86e6b96c..73419eef424 100644
--- a/testing/python/integration.py
+++ b/testing/python/integration.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def test_funcarg_non_pycollectobj(self, testdir):  # rough jstests usage
             import pytest
             def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
                 if name == "MyClass":
-                    return MyCollector.from_parent(collector, name=name)
+                    return MyCollector(name, parent=collector)
             class MyCollector(pytest.Collector):
                 def reportinfo(self):
                     return self.fspath, 3, "xyz"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_autouse_fixture(self, testdir):  # rough jstests usage
             import pytest
             def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
                 if name == "MyClass":
-                    return MyCollector.from_parent(collector, name=name)
+                    return MyCollector(name, parent=collector)
             class MyCollector(pytest.Collector):
                 def reportinfo(self):
                     return self.fspath, 3, "xyz"
diff --git a/testing/python/metafunc.py b/testing/python/metafunc.py
index 24250376561..ae3856ba7b1 100644
--- a/testing/python/metafunc.py
+++ b/testing/python/metafunc.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DefinitionMock(python.FunctionDefinition):
 
         names = fixtures.getfuncargnames(func)
         fixtureinfo = FixtureInfo(names)
-        definition = DefinitionMock._create(func)
+        definition = DefinitionMock(func)
         return python.Metafunc(definition, fixtureinfo, config)
 
     def test_no_funcargs(self):
diff --git a/testing/test_collection.py b/testing/test_collection.py
index 328fb4edb80..1891b794043 100644
--- a/testing/test_collection.py
+++ b/testing/test_collection.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CustomFile(pytest.File):
                 pass
             def pytest_collect_file(path, parent):
                 if path.ext == ".xxx":
-                    return CustomFile.from_parent(fspath=path, parent=parent)
+                    return CustomFile(path, parent=parent)
         """
         )
         node = testdir.getpathnode(hello)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def test_parsearg(self, testdir):
         p.move(target)
         subdir.chdir()
         config = testdir.parseconfig(p.basename)
-        rcol = Session.from_config(config)
+        rcol = Session(config=config)
         assert rcol.fspath == subdir
         parts = rcol._parsearg(p.basename)
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def test_collect_topdir(self, testdir):
         # XXX migrate to collectonly? (see below)
         config = testdir.parseconfig(id)
         topdir = testdir.tmpdir
-        rcol = Session.from_config(config)
+        rcol = Session(config)
         assert topdir == rcol.fspath
         # rootid = rcol.nodeid
         # root2 = rcol.perform_collect([rcol.nodeid], genitems=False)[0]
diff --git a/testing/test_mark.py b/testing/test_mark.py
index 6577f35400d..48330aff11c 100644
--- a/testing/test_mark.py
+++ b/testing/test_mark.py
@@ -1010,11 +1010,7 @@ def test_3():
 
 
 def test_addmarker_order():
-    session = mock.Mock()
-    session.own_markers = []
-    session.parent = None
-    session.nodeid = ""
-    node = Node.from_parent(session, name="Test")
+    node = Node("Test", config=mock.Mock(), session=mock.Mock(), nodeid="Test")
     node.add_marker("foo")
     node.add_marker("bar")
     node.add_marker("baz", append=False)
diff --git a/testing/test_pluginmanager.py b/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
index 3b83512092e..e3402d20701 100644
--- a/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
+++ b/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def pytest_plugin_registered(self):
     def test_hook_proxy(self, testdir):
         """Test the gethookproxy function(#2016)"""
         config = testdir.parseconfig()
-        session = Session.from_config(config)
+        session = Session(config)
         testdir.makepyfile(**{"tests/conftest.py": "", "tests/subdir/conftest.py": ""})
 
         conftest1 = testdir.tmpdir.join("tests/conftest.py")