diff --git a/packages/js/data/changelog/fix-remove-help-panel-user-meta b/packages/js/data/changelog/fix-remove-help-panel-user-meta
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b1882ac793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/data/changelog/fix-remove-help-panel-user-meta
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: fix
+
+Removed the leftover user meta from the help panel spotlight
diff --git a/packages/js/data/src/user/types.ts b/packages/js/data/src/user/types.ts
index 34328a41f18..428b8e1a5e1 100644
--- a/packages/js/data/src/user/types.ts
+++ b/packages/js/data/src/user/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export type UserPreferences = {
 	dashboard_chart_type?: string;
 	dashboard_leaderboard_rows?: string;
 	dashboard_sections?: string;
-	help_panel_highlight_shown?: string;
 	homepage_layout?: string;
 	homepage_stats?: string;
 	orders_report_columns?: string;
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-remove-help-panel-user-meta b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-remove-help-panel-user-meta
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b1882ac793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-remove-help-panel-user-meta
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: fix
+
+Removed the leftover user meta from the help panel spotlight
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
index 002844d49c4..ec17ff0c71c 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 		),
 		'9.4.0' => array(
 			'wc_update_940_add_phone_to_order_address_fts_index',
+			'wc_update_940_remove_help_panel_highlight_shown',
 		),
 	);
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-update-functions.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-update-functions.php
index e4f880a2a76..79c42ac89fe 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-update-functions.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-update-functions.php
@@ -2872,3 +2872,51 @@ function wc_update_940_add_phone_to_order_address_fts_index(): void {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Remove user meta associated with the key 'woocommerce_admin_help_panel_highlight_shown'.
+ *
+ * This key is no longer needed since the help panel spotlight tour has been removed.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+function wc_update_940_remove_help_panel_highlight_shown() {
+	global $wpdb;
+
+	$meta_key = 'woocommerce_admin_help_panel_highlight_shown';
+
+	$deletions = $wpdb->query(
+		$wpdb->prepare(
+			"DELETE FROM $wpdb->usermeta WHERE meta_key = %s",
+			$meta_key
+		)
+	);
+
+	// Get the WooCommerce logger to track the results of the deletion.
+	$logger = wc_get_logger();
+
+	if ( null === $logger ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( false === $deletions ) {
+		$logger->notice(
+			'During the update to 9.4.0, WooCommerce attempted to remove user meta with the key "woocommerce_admin_help_panel_highlight_shown", but was unable to do so.',
+			array(
+				'source' => 'wc-updater',
+			)
+		);
+	} else {
+		$logger->info(
+			sprintf(
+				1 === $deletions
+					? 'During the update to 9.4.0, WooCommerce removed %d user meta row associated with the meta key "woocommerce_admin_help_panel_highlight_shown".'
+					: 'During the update to 9.4.0, WooCommerce removed %d user meta rows associated with the meta key "woocommerce_admin_help_panel_highlight_shown".',
+				number_format_i18n( $deletions )
+			),
+			array(
+				'source' => 'wc-updater',
+			)
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Admin/Homescreen.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Admin/Homescreen.php
index 1a9cd90f776..dfb0cde522e 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Admin/Homescreen.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Admin/Homescreen.php
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ class Homescreen {
 				'homepage_layout',
 				'homepage_stats',
 				'task_list_tracked_started_tasks',
-				'help_panel_highlight_shown',
 			)
 		);
 	}