diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 63f84fbdf..7c45fca58 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Remove old `babel-plugin-react-compiler` support that requires `runtimeModule` option
+
+`runtimeModule` option is no longer needed in newer `babel-plugin-react-compiler` versions. Make sure to use a newer version of `babel-plugin-react-compiler` that supports `target` option.
+
 ### Require Node 20.19+, 22.12+
 
 This plugin now requires Node 20.19+ or 22.12+.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
index ff31bd450..88ebe367f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
@@ -471,9 +471,6 @@ function getReactCompilerRuntimeModule(
   if (Array.isArray(plugin)) {
     if (plugin[1]?.target === '17' || plugin[1]?.target === '18') {
       moduleName = 'react-compiler-runtime'
-    } else if (typeof plugin[1]?.runtimeModule === 'string') {
-      // backward compatibility from (#374), can be removed in next major
-      moduleName = plugin[1]?.runtimeModule
     }
   }
   return moduleName