diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/basic-subclass.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/basic-subclass.py
index 61122081d863e..c8c1d5989b7ec 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/basic-subclass.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/basic-subclass.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from dagster_components import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.lib import SlingReplicationCollection
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="custom_subclass")
 class CustomSubclass(SlingReplicationCollection): ...
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/custom-scope.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/custom-scope.py
index c97a27e04ac68..2f7596a27eb68 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/custom-scope.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/custom-scope.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from typing import Any
 
-from dagster_components import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.lib import SlingReplicationCollection
 
 import dagster as dg
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="custom_subclass")
 class SubclassWithScope(SlingReplicationCollection):
     def get_additional_scope(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
         def _custom_cron(cron_schedule: str) -> dg.AutomationCondition:
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/debug-mode.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/debug-mode.py
index 2e13f4341650b..2a7a718d39928 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/debug-mode.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/custom-subclass/debug-mode.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 
-from dagster_components import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.lib import SlingReplicationCollection
 from dagster_sling import SlingResource
 
 import dagster as dg
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="debug_sling_replication")
 class DebugSlingReplicationComponent(SlingReplicationCollection):
     def execute(
         self, context: dg.AssetExecutionContext, sling: SlingResource
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/2-shell-command-empty.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/2-shell-command-empty.py
index e0b899519d7ed..da87173317208 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/2-shell-command-empty.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/2-shell-command-empty.py
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
     ComponentLoadContext,
     DefaultComponentScaffolder,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 class ShellCommandSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     ...
 
-@registered_component_type
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     """COMPONENT SUMMARY HERE.
 
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/custom-schema-resolution.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/custom-schema-resolution.py
index b880addfe3ade..ce6ea25b06a34 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/custom-schema-resolution.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/custom-schema-resolution.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     FieldResolver,
     ResolutionContext,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 import dagster as dg
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ def resolve_api_key(
     return MyApiClient(api_key=schema.api_key)
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="my_component")
 @dataclass
 class MyComponent(Component):
     # FieldResolver specifies a function used to map input matching the schema
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/empty.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/empty.py
index 1fe3e2b31c795..228087f48772e 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/empty.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/empty.py
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-from dagster_components import (
-    Component,
-    ComponentLoadContext,
-    ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
-)
+from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, ResolvableSchema
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 import dagster as dg
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     @classmethod
     def get_schema(cls) -> type[ResolvableSchema]: ...
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/resolving-resolvable-field.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/resolving-resolvable-field.py
index 670fdcf590e74..5efc017ce0d79 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/resolving-resolvable-field.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/resolving-resolvable-field.py
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 
-from dagster_components import (
-    AssetSpecSchema,
-    Component,
-    ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
-)
+from dagster_components import AssetSpecSchema, Component, ResolvableSchema
 
 
 class ShellCommandParams(ResolvableSchema):
@@ -13,5 +8,4 @@ class ShellCommandParams(ResolvableSchema):
     asset_specs: Sequence[AssetSpecSchema]
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 class ShellCommand(Component): ...
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-build-defs.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-build-defs.py
index fab09854486aa..edb4073d2978e 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-build-defs.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-build-defs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     ComponentLoadContext,
     ResolutionContext,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 import dagster as dg
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ def resolve_asset_specs(
     return context.resolve_value(schema.asset_specs)
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 @dataclass
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     """Models a shell script as a Dagster asset."""
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-class-defined.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-class-defined.py
index f5643382dc4e8..dc43a18f4027d 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-class-defined.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-class-defined.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     Component,
     ComponentLoadContext,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 import dagster as dg
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ class ShellScriptSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     asset_specs: Sequence[AssetSpecSchema]
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 @dataclass
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     script_path: str
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-config-schema.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-config-schema.py
index 1c642b8ff365f..b97f295815736 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-config-schema.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-config-schema.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     Component,
     ComponentLoadContext,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 import dagster as dg
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ class ShellScriptSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     asset_specs: Sequence[AssetSpecSchema]
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     """Models a shell script as a Dagster asset."""
 
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-custom-scope.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-custom-scope.py
index b8d04196de62e..4fcf883f52759 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-custom-scope.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-custom-scope.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     ComponentLoadContext,
     ResolutionContext,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 import dagster as dg
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ def resolve_asset_specs(
     return context.resolve_value(schema.asset_specs)
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 @dataclass
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     script_path: str
diff --git a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-scaffolder.py b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-scaffolder.py
index 88684b7038263..c6e47ba78a9cf 100644
--- a/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-scaffolder.py
+++ b/examples/docs_beta_snippets/docs_beta_snippets/guides/components/shell-script-component/with-scaffolder.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     ComponentScaffolder,
     ComponentScaffoldRequest,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
     scaffold_component_yaml,
 )
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ class ShellScriptSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     asset_specs: Sequence[AssetSpecSchema]
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="shell_command")
 @dataclass
 class ShellCommand(Component):
     """Models a shell script as a Dagster asset."""
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/__init__.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/__init__.py
index c091259c57d8f..5f51487fbe99b 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/__init__.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     Component as Component,
     ComponentLoadContext as ComponentLoadContext,
     component as component,
-    registered_component_type as registered_component_type,
 )
 from dagster_components.core.component_defs_builder import (
     build_component_defs as build_component_defs,
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/core/component.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/core/component.py
index 58edbfc0a0914..5255b95779da1 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/core/component.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/core/component.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from dagster import _check as check
 from dagster._core.definitions.definitions_class import Definitions
 from dagster._core.errors import DagsterError
-from dagster._utils import pushd, snakecase
+from dagster._utils import pushd
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from dagster_components.core.component_key import ComponentKey
@@ -310,55 +310,9 @@ def build_defs(self, context: ComponentLoadContext) -> Definitions:
             return importlib.import_module(component_module_name)
 
 
-COMPONENT_REGISTRY_KEY_ATTR = "__dagster_component_registry_key"
 COMPONENT_LOADER_FN_ATTR = "__dagster_component_loader_fn"
 
 
-def registered_component_type(
-    cls: Optional[type[Component]] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None
-) -> Any:
-    """Decorator for registering a component type. You must annotate a component
-    type with this decorator in order for it to be inspectable and loaded by tools.
-
-    Args:
-        cls (Optional[Type[Component]]): The target of the decorator: the component class
-            to register. The class must inherit from Component.
-        name (Optional[str]): The name to register the component type under. If not
-            provided, the name will be the snake-cased version of the class name. The
-            name is used as a key in operations like scaffolding and loading.
-    """
-    if cls is None:
-
-        def wrapper(actual_cls: type[Component]) -> type[Component]:
-            check.inst_param(actual_cls, "actual_cls", type)
-            setattr(
-                actual_cls,
-                COMPONENT_REGISTRY_KEY_ATTR,
-                name or snakecase(actual_cls.__name__),
-            )
-            return actual_cls
-
-        return wrapper
-    else:
-        # called without params
-        check.inst_param(cls, "cls", type)
-        setattr(cls, COMPONENT_REGISTRY_KEY_ATTR, name or snakecase(cls.__name__))
-        return cls
-
-
-def is_registered_component_type(cls: type) -> bool:
-    return hasattr(cls, COMPONENT_REGISTRY_KEY_ATTR)
-
-
-def get_component_type_name(component_type: type[Component]) -> str:
-    check.param_invariant(
-        is_registered_component_type(component_type),
-        "component_type",
-        "Expected a registered component. Use @component to register a component.",
-    )
-    return getattr(component_type, COMPONENT_REGISTRY_KEY_ATTR)
-
-
 T_Component = TypeVar("T_Component", bound=Component)
 
 
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/dbt_project/component.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/dbt_project/component.py
index a54a19b2a086f..e0e2a6c41a143 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/dbt_project/component.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/dbt_project/component.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, FieldResolver
-from dagster_components.core.component import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.core.schema.base import ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.core.schema.metadata import ResolvableFieldInfo
 from dagster_components.core.schema.objects import (
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ def resolve_translator(
     )
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="dbt_project")
 @dataclass(config=ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True))  # omits translator prop from schema
 class DbtProjectComponent(Component):
     """Expose a DBT project to Dagster as a set of assets."""
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/definitions_component/component.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/definitions_component/component.py
index e2b42e92139f1..757d4b7bdb85b 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/definitions_component/component.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/definitions_component/component.py
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
 from pydantic import Field
 from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from dagster_components import (
-    Component,
-    ComponentLoadContext,
-    ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
-)
+from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.lib.definitions_component.scaffolder import DefinitionsComponentScaffolder
 
 
@@ -21,7 +16,6 @@ class DefinitionsParamSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     definitions_path: Optional[str] = None
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="definitions")
 @dataclass
 class DefinitionsComponent(Component):
     """Wraps an arbitrary set of Dagster definitions."""
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/pipes_subprocess_script_collection.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/pipes_subprocess_script_collection.py
index 0455ca6cb94a8..cae7e2aef4d87 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/pipes_subprocess_script_collection.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/pipes_subprocess_script_collection.py
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from dagster_components import FieldResolver
-from dagster_components.core.component import (
-    Component,
-    ComponentLoadContext,
-    registered_component_type,
-)
+from dagster_components.core.component import Component, ComponentLoadContext
 from dagster_components.core.schema.base import ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.core.schema.context import ResolutionContext
 from dagster_components.core.schema.objects import AssetSpecSchema
@@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ def resolve_specs_by_path(
     return {spec.path: spec.assets for spec in context.resolve_value(schema.scripts)}
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="pipes_subprocess_script_collection")
 @dataclass
 class PipesSubprocessScriptCollection(Component):
     """Assets that wrap Python scripts executed with Dagster's PipesSubprocessClient."""
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/sling_replication_collection/component.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/sling_replication_collection/component.py
index 66f1dd9a079bb..4a8f980a19b3e 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/sling_replication_collection/component.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/sling_replication_collection/component.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
 from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, FieldResolver
-from dagster_components.core.component import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.core.component_scaffolder import ComponentScaffolder
 from dagster_components.core.schema.base import ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.core.schema.context import ResolutionContext
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ def resolve_resource(
     )
 
 
-@registered_component_type
 @dataclass
 class SlingReplicationCollection(Component):
     """Expose one or more Sling replications to Dagster as assets."""
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/all_metadata_empty_asset.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/all_metadata_empty_asset.py
index 3698d23bb3fc1..f9d35f4b167d8 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/all_metadata_empty_asset.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/all_metadata_empty_asset.py
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 from dagster._core.definitions.definitions_class import Definitions
 from dagster._core.execution.context.asset_execution_context import AssetExecutionContext
 
-from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext
 from dagster_components.core.component_scaffolder import DefaultComponentScaffolder
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="all_metadata_empty_asset")
 class AllMetadataEmptyAsset(Component):
     @classmethod
     def get_scaffolder(cls) -> DefaultComponentScaffolder:
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/complex_schema_asset.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/complex_schema_asset.py
index ada1a8c8380ef..d42d452f629ae 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/complex_schema_asset.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/complex_schema_asset.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from dagster._core.execution.context.asset_execution_context import AssetExecutionContext
 from pydantic import Field
 
-from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext
 from dagster_components.core.component_scaffolder import DefaultComponentScaffolder
 from dagster_components.core.schema.base import ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.core.schema.metadata import ResolvableFieldInfo
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class ComplexAssetSchema(ResolvableSchema["ComplexSchemaAsset"]):
     asset_post_processors: Optional[Sequence[AssetPostProcessorSchema]] = None
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="complex_schema_asset")
 class ComplexSchemaAsset(Component):
     """An asset that has a complex schema."""
 
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_asset.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_asset.py
index 40ac92b19b13f..e4855c464fcac 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_asset.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_asset.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from dagster._core.execution.context.asset_execution_context import AssetExecutionContext
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext
 from dagster_components.core.component_scaffolder import (
     ComponentScaffolder,
     DefaultComponentScaffolder,
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class SimpleAssetSchema(BaseModel):
     value: str
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="simple_asset")
 class SimpleAsset(Component):
     """A simple asset that returns a constant string value."""
 
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_pipes_script_asset.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_pipes_script_asset.py
index 6dfbe21fc32fb..aae19b920ee09 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_pipes_script_asset.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/lib/test/simple_pipes_script_asset.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from dagster._core.pipes.subprocess import PipesSubprocessClient
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component, ComponentLoadContext
 from dagster_components.core.component_scaffolder import (
     ComponentScaffolder,
     ComponentScaffoldRequest,
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ def scaffold(
 """
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="simple_pipes_script_asset")
 class SimplePipesScriptAsset(Component):
     """A simple asset that runs a Python script with the Pipes subprocess client.
 
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/test/basic_components.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/test/basic_components.py
index 6da0f619f9e76..cbaaffe15acee 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/test/basic_components.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components/test/basic_components.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from dagster._core.definitions.definitions_class import Definitions
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 
-from dagster_components import Component, ResolvableSchema, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component, ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.core.component import ComponentLoadContext
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class MyComponentSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     an_int: int
 
 
-@registered_component_type
 @dataclass
 class MyComponent(Component):
     a_string: str
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class MyNestedComponentSchema(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
 
 
-@registered_component_type
 class MyNestedComponent(Component):
     @classmethod
     def get_schema(cls) -> type[MyNestedComponentSchema]:
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/local_component_sample/__init__.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/local_component_sample/__init__.py
index 6fd52bf2775a3..4d99561deb9c4 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/local_component_sample/__init__.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/local_component_sample/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dagster._core.definitions.definitions_class import Definitions
-from dagster_components import Component, ResolvableSchema, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component, ResolvableSchema
 from dagster_components.core.component import ComponentLoadContext
 
 
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class MyComponentSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     an_int: int
 
 
-@registered_component_type
 class MyComponent(Component):
     a_string: str
     an_int: int
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/other_local_component_sample/__init__.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/other_local_component_sample/__init__.py
index bb3010a7f40fc..618d8f3f1ea9e 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/other_local_component_sample/__init__.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/components/definitions/other_local_component_sample/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dagster._core.definitions.definitions_class import Definitions
-from dagster_components import Component, registered_component_type
+from dagster_components import Component
 from dagster_components.core.component import ComponentLoadContext
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class MyNewComponentSchema(BaseModel):
     an_int: int
 
 
-@registered_component_type
 class MyNewComponent(Component):
     name = "my_new_component"
 
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_dbt_project.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_dbt_project.py
index 2bb8690c18c5f..d68f73c1a38ff 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_dbt_project.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_dbt_project.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 from dagster import AssetKey
-from dagster_components.core.component import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.core.component_decl_builder import ComponentFileModel
 from dagster_components.core.component_defs_builder import (
     YamlComponentDecl,
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ def test_load_from_path(dbt_path: Path) -> None:
 
 
 def test_dbt_subclass_additional_scope_fn(dbt_path: Path) -> None:
-    @registered_component_type(name="debug_dbt_project")
     @dataclass
     class DebugDbtProjectComponent(DbtProjectComponent):
         @classmethod
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_sling_integration_test.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_sling_integration_test.py
index edb9ef1d3423d..32cdc2369037a 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_sling_integration_test.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/integration_tests/test_sling_integration_test.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from dagster._core.execution.context.asset_execution_context import AssetExecutionContext
 from dagster._core.instance_for_test import instance_for_test
 from dagster._utils.env import environ
-from dagster_components import registered_component_type
 from dagster_components.core.component_decl_builder import ComponentFileModel
 from dagster_components.core.component_defs_builder import YamlComponentDecl, build_component_defs
 from dagster_components.lib.sling_replication_collection.component import SlingReplicationCollection
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ def test_load_from_path() -> None:
 
 
 def test_sling_subclass() -> None:
-    @registered_component_type(name="debug_sling_replication")
     class DebugSlingReplicationComponent(SlingReplicationCollection):
         def execute(
             self, context: AssetExecutionContext, sling: SlingResource
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/registry_tests/test_registry.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/registry_tests/test_registry.py
index 08571b088e226..37bb6b1506aec 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/registry_tests/test_registry.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/registry_tests/test_registry.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ def _find_repo_root():
 
 def _generate_test_component_source(number: int) -> str:
     return textwrap.dedent(f"""
-    from dagster_components import Component, registered_component_type
-    @registered_component_type(name="test_component_{number}")
+    from dagster_components import Component
+
     class TestComponent{number}(Component):
         def build_defs(self, context):
             pass
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/resolution_tests/custom_scope_component/component.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/resolution_tests/custom_scope_component/component.py
index 74088dcbf34c2..5aef754fd8b83 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/resolution_tests/custom_scope_component/component.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/resolution_tests/custom_scope_component/component.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     Component,
     ComponentLoadContext,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ class CustomScopeSchema(ResolvableSchema):
     asset_attributes: AssetAttributesSchema
 
 
-@registered_component_type(name="custom_scope_component")
 @dataclass
 class HasCustomScope(Component):
     asset_attributes: Mapping[str, Any]
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/unit_tests/test_registered_component.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/unit_tests/test_registered_component.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bcef8659a3661..0000000000000
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-components/dagster_components_tests/unit_tests/test_registered_component.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-from dagster_components import Component, registered_component_type
-from dagster_components.core.component import get_component_type_name, is_registered_component_type
-
-
-def test_registered_component_with_default_name() -> None:
-    @registered_component_type
-    class RegisteredComponent(Component): ...
-
-    assert is_registered_component_type(RegisteredComponent)
-    assert get_component_type_name(RegisteredComponent) == "registered_component"
-
-
-def test_registered_component_with_default_name_and_parens() -> None:
-    @registered_component_type()
-    class RegisteredComponent(Component): ...
-
-    assert is_registered_component_type(RegisteredComponent)
-    assert get_component_type_name(RegisteredComponent) == "registered_component"
-
-
-def test_registered_component_with_explicit_kwarg_name() -> None:
-    @registered_component_type(name="explicit_name")
-    class RegisteredComponent(Component): ...
-
-    assert is_registered_component_type(RegisteredComponent)
-    assert get_component_type_name(RegisteredComponent) == "explicit_name"
-
-
-def test_unregistered_component() -> None:
-    class UnregisteredComponent(Component): ...
-
-    assert not is_registered_component_type(UnregisteredComponent)
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-dg/dagster_dg/templates/COMPONENT_TYPE/COMPONENT_TYPE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.py.jinja b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-dg/dagster_dg/templates/COMPONENT_TYPE/COMPONENT_TYPE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.py.jinja
index d5f8b8139d707..f715d25fd3075 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-dg/dagster_dg/templates/COMPONENT_TYPE/COMPONENT_TYPE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.py.jinja
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-dg/dagster_dg/templates/COMPONENT_TYPE/COMPONENT_TYPE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.py.jinja
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ from dagster_components import (
     ComponentLoadContext,
     DefaultComponentScaffolder,
     ResolvableSchema,
-    registered_component_type,
 )
 
 class {{ name }}Schema(ResolvableSchema):
     ...
 
-@registered_component_type
 class {{ name }}(Component):
     """COMPONENT SUMMARY HERE.