diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 9919370..852a273 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+* Wed Jul 29 2026 Hazel Caballero <hazel@sicura.us> - 3.0.0
+- BREAKING CHANGE: (#126) Remove the deprecated `simp_options::ntpd` class
+  (the `pupmod-simp-ntpd` module it supported has been archived). Sites that
+  set `simp_options::ntpd::servers` in hieradata MUST rename the key to
+  `simp_options::ntp::servers`, which is consumed by the chrony replacement
+  and by the SIMP client kickstart
+
 * Thu Jul 16 2026 Nicholas Markowski <nicholas.markowski@onyxpoint.com> - 2.0.2
 - Fix `simp_options::openssl::params` catalog compilation failure on
   non-Linux nodes when FIPS is enabled (the `fips_ciphers` fact is only
diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 1361afc..2510f15 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 * [`simp_options::gid`](#simp_options--gid): Provides system-wide defaults for GID settings
 * [`simp_options::ldap`](#simp_options--ldap): Sets up LDAP configuration variables
 * [`simp_options::ntp`](#simp_options--ntp): Sets up NTP configuration variables
-* [`simp_options::ntpd`](#simp_options--ntpd): Sets up NTP configuration variables
 * [`simp_options::openssl`](#simp_options--openssl): Sets up OpenSSL configuration variables
 * [`simp_options::openssl::params`](#simp_options--openssl--params): Sets appropriate openssl cipher suite based on whether FIPS-mode is
 * [`simp_options::pki`](#simp_options--pki): Sets up global PKI configuration variables
@@ -444,27 +443,6 @@ run multiple production systems using individual hardware clocks!
 
 Default value: `[]`
 
-### <a name="simp_options--ntpd"></a>`simp_options::ntpd`
-
-Sets up NTP configuration variables
-
-#### Parameters
-
-The following parameters are available in the `simp_options::ntpd` class:
-
-* [`servers`](#-simp_options--ntpd--servers)
-
-##### <a name="-simp_options--ntpd--servers"></a>`servers`
-
-Data type: `Array[Simplib::Host]`
-
-**DEPRECATED** Use simp_options::ntp instead.
-The list of NTP time servers for the network.
-A consistent time source is critical to your systems' security. **DO NOT**
-run multiple production systems using individual hardware clocks!
-
-Default value: `[]`
-
 ### <a name="simp_options--openssl"></a>`simp_options::openssl`
 
 Sets up OpenSSL configuration variables
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 106946d..510af45 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
   include 'simp_options::puppet'
   include 'simp_options::dns'
   include 'simp_options::ntp'
-  include 'simp_options::ntpd'
   include 'simp_options::openssl'
   include 'simp_options::rsync'
   include 'simp_options::uid'
diff --git a/manifests/ntpd.pp b/manifests/ntpd.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 51ac4cc..0000000
--- a/manifests/ntpd.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# @summary Sets up NTP configuration variables
-#
-# @param servers
-#   **DEPRECATED** Use simp_options::ntp instead.
-#   The list of NTP time servers for the network.
-#   A consistent time source is critical to your systems' security. **DO NOT**
-#   run multiple production systems using individual hardware clocks!
-#
-# @author https://github.com/simp/pupmod-simp-simp_options/graphs/contributors
-#
-class simp_options::ntpd (
-  Array[Simplib::Host] $servers = []
-) {
-  assert_private()
-  simplib::validate_net_list($servers)
-}
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 670f954..5fd7f6f 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "simp-simp_options",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "author": "SIMP Team",
   "summary": "Variables enabling SIMP core capabilities",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 31d0b6d..a5ff8e8 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 shared_examples_for 'a simp_options class' do
   it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
   it { is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::dns') }
-  it { is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::ntpd') }
+  it { is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::ntp') }
   it { is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::openssl') }
   it { is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::puppet') }
   it { is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::rsync') }
diff --git a/spec/classes/ntpd_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ntpd_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0689750..0000000
--- a/spec/classes/ntpd_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'simp_options' do
-  context 'supported operating systems' do
-    on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
-      context "on #{os}" do
-        let(:facts) { facts }
-
-        context 'default parameters for simp_options::ntpd' do
-          let(:hieradata) { 'simp_options' }
-
-          it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-          it {
-            is_expected.to contain_class('simp_options::ntpd').with(
-            servers: [],
-          )
-          }
-        end
-
-        context 'invalid ntpd servers' do
-          let(:hieradata) { 'simp_options_with_invalid_ntpd_servers' }
-
-          it { is_expected.not_to compile.with_all_deps }
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/hieradata/simp_options_with_invalid_ntpd_servers.yaml b/spec/fixtures/hieradata/simp_options_with_invalid_ntpd_servers.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b58f59f..0000000
--- a/spec/fixtures/hieradata/simp_options_with_invalid_ntpd_servers.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-simp_options::ntpd::servers :
- - '1.2.3.400'