diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
index 2081b96307..dc1c24eb77 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ export interface AsyncDataExecuteOptions {
 
 export interface _AsyncData<DataT, ErrorT> {
   data: Ref<DataT>
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `status` instead. This may be removed in a future major version.
-   */
-  pending: Ref<boolean>
   refresh: (opts?: AsyncDataExecuteOptions) => Promise<void>
   execute: (opts?: AsyncDataExecuteOptions) => Promise<void>
   clear: () => void
@@ -249,7 +245,6 @@ export function useAsyncData<
     const _ref = options.deep ? ref : shallowRef
     nuxtApp._asyncData[key] = {
       data: _ref(hasCachedData ? initialCachedData : options.default!()),
-      pending: ref(!hasCachedData),
       error: toRef(nuxtApp.payload._errors, key),
       status: ref('idle'),
       _default: options.default!,
@@ -277,7 +272,6 @@ export function useAsyncData<
         return Promise.resolve(cachedData)
       }
     }
-    asyncData.pending.value = true
     asyncData.status.value = 'pending'
     // TODO: Cancel previous promise
     const promise = new Promise<ResT>(
@@ -322,8 +316,6 @@ export function useAsyncData<
       .finally(() => {
         if ((promise as any).cancelled) { return }
 
-        asyncData.pending.value = false
-
         delete nuxtApp._asyncDataPromises[key]
       })
     nuxtApp._asyncDataPromises[key] = promise
@@ -366,7 +358,6 @@ export function useAsyncData<
 
     if (fetchOnServer && nuxtApp.isHydrating && (asyncData.error.value || typeof initialCachedData !== 'undefined')) {
       // 1. Hydration (server: true): no fetch
-      asyncData.pending.value = false
       asyncData.status.value = asyncData.error.value ? 'error' : 'success'
     } else if (instance && ((nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered && nuxtApp.isHydrating) || options.lazy) && options.immediate) {
       // 2. Initial load (server: false): fetch on mounted
@@ -527,7 +518,6 @@ function clearNuxtDataByKey (nuxtApp: NuxtApp, key: string): void {
   if (nuxtApp._asyncData[key]) {
     nuxtApp._asyncData[key]!.data.value = nuxtApp._asyncData[key]!._default()
     nuxtApp._asyncData[key]!.error.value = undefined
-    nuxtApp._asyncData[key]!.pending.value = false
     nuxtApp._asyncData[key]!.status.value = 'idle'
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
index 4faff0a1bc..78dfbf99d7 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ interface _NuxtApp {
   /** @internal */
   _asyncData: Record<string, {
     data: Ref<unknown>
-    /**
-     * @deprecated This may be removed in a future major version.
-     */
-    pending: Ref<boolean>
     error: Ref<Error | undefined>
     status: Ref<AsyncDataRequestStatus>
     /** @internal */
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/useAsyncData/nuxt-data.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/useAsyncData/nuxt-data.vue
index f661a6b5d9..8724461cdf 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/useAsyncData/nuxt-data.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/useAsyncData/nuxt-data.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div
-    v-if="!pending"
+    v-if="status !== 'pending'"
     v-text="'resolved:' + data.resolved"
   />
   <div
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 
 <script setup>
 useNuxtData('call')
-const { data, pending } = await useAsyncData('call', () => Promise.resolve({ resolved: true }), { server: false })
+const { data, status } = await useAsyncData('call', () => Promise.resolve({ resolved: true }), { server: false })
 </script>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/runtime-compiler/pages/index.vue b/test/fixtures/runtime-compiler/pages/index.vue
index 0d9e1f5bfb..22b4c4c07d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/runtime-compiler/pages/index.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/runtime-compiler/pages/index.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ComponentDefinedInSetup = computed(() => h({
   template: compTemplate.value,
 }) as Component)
 
-const { data, pending } = await useAsyncData('templates', async () => {
+const { data, status } = await useAsyncData('templates', async () => {
   const [interactiveComponent, templateString] = await Promise.all([
     $fetch('/api/full-component'),
     $fetch('/api/template'),
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const Interactive = h({
     >
       {{ count }}
     </button>
-    <template v-if="!pending">
+    <template v-if="status !== 'pending'">
       <Name
         id="name"
         template="<div>I am the Name.ts component</div>"
diff --git a/test/nuxt/composables.test.ts b/test/nuxt/composables.test.ts
index 43fe151a92..40d446cf09 100644
--- a/test/nuxt/composables.test.ts
+++ b/test/nuxt/composables.test.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ describe('useAsyncData', () => {
     expect(Object.keys(res)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         "data",
-        "pending",
         "error",
         "status",
         "execute",
@@ -149,29 +148,25 @@ describe('useAsyncData', () => {
     const immediate = await useAsyncData(() => Promise.resolve('test'))
     expect(immediate.data.value).toBe('test')
     expect(immediate.status.value).toBe('success')
-    expect(immediate.pending.value).toBe(false)
 
     const nonimmediate = await useAsyncData(() => Promise.resolve('test'), { immediate: false })
     expect(nonimmediate.data.value).toBe(undefined)
     expect(nonimmediate.status.value).toBe('idle')
-    expect(nonimmediate.pending.value).toBe(true)
   })
 
   it('should capture errors', async () => {
-    const { data, error, status, pending } = await useAsyncData('error-test', () => Promise.reject(new Error('test')), { default: () => 'default' })
+    const { data, error, status } = await useAsyncData('error-test', () => Promise.reject(new Error('test')), { default: () => 'default' })
     expect(data.value).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"default"')
     expect(error.value).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[Error: test]')
     expect(status.value).toBe('error')
-    expect(pending.value).toBe(false)
     expect(useNuxtApp().payload._errors['error-test']).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[Error: test]')
 
     // TODO: fix the below
-    // const { data: syncedData, error: syncedError, status: syncedStatus, pending: syncedPending } = await useAsyncData('error-test', () => ({}), { immediate: false })
+    // const { data: syncedData, error: syncedError, status: syncedStatus } = await useAsyncData('error-test', () => ({}), { immediate: false })
 
     // expect(syncedData.value).toEqual(null)
     // expect(syncedError.value).toEqual(error.value)
     // expect(syncedStatus.value).toEqual('idle')
-    // expect(syncedPending.value).toEqual(true)
   })
 
   // https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/issues/23411
@@ -248,9 +243,9 @@ describe('useAsyncData', () => {
 
   it('should use default while pending', async () => {
     const promise = useAsyncData(() => Promise.resolve('test'), { default: () => 'default' })
-    const { data, pending } = promise
+    const { data, status } = promise
 
-    expect(pending.value).toBe(true)
+    expect(status.value).toBe('pending')
     expect(data.value).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"default"')
 
     await promise