diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 6b5ffcc53..32b26d744 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ Breaking Changes in 4.0
 - Removed :class:`bson.binary.UUIDLegacy`.
 - The "tls" install extra is no longer necessary or supported and will be
   ignored by pip.
+- The ``hint`` option is now required when using ``min`` or ``max`` queries
+  with :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.find`.
 - ``name`` is now a required argument for the :class:`pymongo.driver_info.DriverInfo` class.
 
 Notable improvements
diff --git a/doc/migrate-to-pymongo4.rst b/doc/migrate-to-pymongo4.rst
index 421e39fc9..2ae78a1a1 100644
--- a/doc/migrate-to-pymongo4.rst
+++ b/doc/migrate-to-pymongo4.rst
@@ -591,6 +591,19 @@ can be changed to this::
       show_record_id=False,
   )
 
+The hint parameter is required with min/max
+...........................................
+
+The ``hint`` option is now required when using ``min`` or ``max`` queries
+with :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.find` to ensure the query utilizes
+the correct index. For example, code like this::
+
+  cursor = coll.find({}, min={'x', min_value})
+
+can be changed to this::
+
+  cursor = coll.find({}, min={'x', min_value}, hint=[('x', ASCENDING)])
+
 SONManipulator is removed
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/pymongo/cursor.py b/pymongo/cursor.py
index 596f06b66..5f3419b7c 100644
--- a/pymongo/cursor.py
+++ b/pymongo/cursor.py
@@ -1060,11 +1060,9 @@ class Cursor(object):
 
         if self.__id is None:  # Query
             if (self.__min or self.__max) and not self.__hint:
-                warnings.warn("using a min/max query operator without "
-                              "specifying a Cursor.hint is deprecated. A "
-                              "hint will be required when using min/max in "
-                              "PyMongo 4.0",
-                              DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=3)
+                raise InvalidOperation(
+                    "Passing a 'hint' is required when using the min/max query"
+                    " option to ensure the query utilizes the correct index")
             q = self._query_class(self.__query_flags,
                                   self.__collection.database.name,
                                   self.__collection.name,
diff --git a/test/test_collection.py b/test/test_collection.py
index b4bde0c68..ba6d2b544 100644
--- a/test/test_collection.py
+++ b/test/test_collection.py
@@ -1932,9 +1932,8 @@ class TestCollection(IntegrationTest):
         self.db.test.insert_many([{"x": 1}, {"x": 2}])
         self.db.test.create_index("x")
 
-        cursor = self.db.test.find({"$min": {"x": 2}, "$query": {}})
-        if client_context.requires_hint_with_min_max_queries:
-            cursor = cursor.hint("x_1")
+        cursor = self.db.test.find({"$min": {"x": 2}, "$query": {}},
+                                   hint="x_1")
 
         docs = list(cursor)
         self.assertEqual(1, len(docs))
diff --git a/test/test_cursor.py b/test/test_cursor.py
index d7380988a..f5b6e4923 100644
--- a/test/test_cursor.py
+++ b/test/test_cursor.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 import time
 import threading
-import warnings
 
 sys.path[0:0] = [""]
 
@@ -450,7 +449,6 @@ class TestCursor(IntegrationTest):
             break
         self.assertRaises(InvalidOperation, a.limit, 5)
 
-    @ignore_deprecations  # Ignore max without hint.
     def test_max(self):
         db = self.db
         db.test.drop()
@@ -460,10 +458,7 @@ class TestCursor(IntegrationTest):
         db.test.insert_many([{"j": j, "k": j} for j in range(10)])
 
         def find(max_spec, expected_index):
-            cursor = db.test.find().max(max_spec)
-            if client_context.requires_hint_with_min_max_queries:
-                cursor = cursor.hint(expected_index)
-            return cursor
+            return db.test.find().max(max_spec).hint(expected_index)
 
         cursor = find([("j", 3)], j_index)
         self.assertEqual(len(list(cursor)), 3)
@@ -489,7 +484,6 @@ class TestCursor(IntegrationTest):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.test.find().max, 10)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.test.find().max, {"j": 10})
 
-    @ignore_deprecations  # Ignore min without hint.
     def test_min(self):
         db = self.db
         db.test.drop()
@@ -499,10 +493,7 @@ class TestCursor(IntegrationTest):
         db.test.insert_many([{"j": j, "k": j} for j in range(10)])
 
         def find(min_spec, expected_index):
-            cursor = db.test.find().min(min_spec)
-            if client_context.requires_hint_with_min_max_queries:
-                cursor = cursor.hint(expected_index)
-            return cursor
+            return db.test.find().min(min_spec).hint(expected_index)
 
         cursor = find([("j", 3)], j_index)
         self.assertEqual(len(list(cursor)), 7)
@@ -528,23 +519,15 @@ class TestCursor(IntegrationTest):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.test.find().min, 10)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.test.find().min, {"j": 10})
 
-    @client_context.require_version_max(4, 1, -1)
     def test_min_max_without_hint(self):
         coll = self.db.test
         j_index = [("j", ASCENDING)]
         coll.create_index(j_index)
 
-        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as warns:
-            warnings.simplefilter("default", DeprecationWarning)
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidOperation):
             list(coll.find().min([("j", 3)]))
-            self.assertIn('using a min/max query operator', str(warns[0]))
-            # Ensure the warning is raised with the proper stack level.
-            del warns[:]
-            list(coll.find().min([("j", 3)]))
-            self.assertIn('using a min/max query operator', str(warns[0]))
-            del warns[:]
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidOperation):
             list(coll.find().max([("j", 3)]))
-            self.assertIn('using a min/max query operator', str(warns[0]))
 
     def test_batch_size(self):
         db = self.db