diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap
index fad9b1278dc3..c50c1778805d 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ exports[`--showConfig outputs config info and exits 1`] = `
       "printBasicPrototype": false
     },
     "testFailureExitCode": 1,
-    "testPathPattern": "",
     "testPathPatterns": [],
     "testSequencer": "<<REPLACED_JEST_PACKAGES_DIR>>/jest-test-sequencer/build/index.js",
     "updateSnapshot": "none",
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts
index 66fd142c4b41..7be4d3708258 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ const groupOptions = (
     snapshotFormat: options.snapshotFormat,
     testFailureExitCode: options.testFailureExitCode,
     testNamePattern: options.testNamePattern,
-    testPathPattern: options.testPathPattern,
     testPathPatterns: options.testPathPatterns,
     testResultsProcessor: options.testResultsProcessor,
     testSequencer: options.testSequencer,
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
index b21e5ad2eed5..dd1bccb6d5ab 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ export default async function normalize(
   newOptions.nonFlagArgs = argv._?.map(arg => `${arg}`);
   const testPathPatterns = buildTestPathPatterns(argv);
   newOptions.testPathPatterns = testPathPatterns.patterns;
-  newOptions.testPathPattern = testPathPatterns.regexString;
   newOptions.json = !!argv.json;
 
   newOptions.testFailureExitCode = parseInt(
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts
index 01b013505929..21ef1683e5fa 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
       const {searchSource, config} = await initSearchSource(initialOptions);
       const {tests: paths} = await searchSource.getTestPaths({
         ...config,
-        testPathPattern: '',
         testPathPatterns: [],
       });
       return paths.map(({path: p}) => path.relative(rootDir, p)).sort();
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watchFilenamePatternMode.test.js.snap b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watchFilenamePatternMode.test.js.snap
index e505641b8604..2f831f62a006 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watchFilenamePatternMode.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watchFilenamePatternMode.test.js.snap
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ exports[`Watch mode flows Pressing "P" enters pattern mode 9`] = `
 Object {
   "onlyChanged": false,
   "passWithNoTests": true,
-  "testPathPattern": "p.*3",
   "testPathPatterns": Array [
     "p.*3",
   ],
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/getNoTestsFoundMessage.test.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/getNoTestsFoundMessage.test.ts
index f0f026c802bf..19fd684dea0a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/getNoTestsFoundMessage.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/getNoTestsFoundMessage.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ describe('getNoTestsFoundMessage', () => {
   function createGlobalConfig(options?: Partial<Config.GlobalConfig>) {
     return makeGlobalConfig({
       rootDir: '/root/dir',
-      testPathPattern: '/path/pattern',
       testPathPatterns: ['/path/pattern'],
       ...options,
     });
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/watch.test.js b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/watch.test.js
index 07385b59a808..8920963123a1 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/watch.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/watch.test.js
@@ -671,7 +671,6 @@ describe('Watch mode flows', () => {
     ${'✖︎'} | ${'skipFilter'}
     ${'✖︎'} | ${'testFailureExitCode'}
     ${'✔︎'} | ${'testNamePattern'}
-    ${'✔︎'} | ${'testPathPattern'}
     ${'✔︎'} | ${'testPathPatterns'}
     ${'✖︎'} | ${'testResultsProcessor'}
     ${'✔︎'} | ${'updateSnapshot'}
@@ -899,7 +898,6 @@ describe('Watch mode flows', () => {
     await nextTick();
 
     expect(runJestMock.mock.calls[0][0].globalConfig).toMatchObject({
-      testPathPattern: 'file',
       testPathPatterns: ['file'],
       watch: true,
       watchAll: false,
@@ -924,7 +922,6 @@ describe('Watch mode flows', () => {
 
     expect(runJestMock.mock.calls[1][0].globalConfig).toMatchObject({
       testNamePattern: 'test',
-      testPathPattern: 'file',
       testPathPatterns: ['file'],
       watch: true,
       watchAll: false,
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap b/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap
index 8621ebf28bc5..0087fa7f5351 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ exports[`prints the config object 1`] = `
     "snapshotFormat": {},
     "testFailureExitCode": 1,
     "testNamePattern": "",
-    "testPathPattern": "",
     "testPathPatterns": [],
     "testSequencer": "@jest/test-sequencer",
     "testTimeout": 5000,
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/FailedTestsInteractive.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/FailedTestsInteractive.ts
index 6effde8159c0..864f78a7d86c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/FailedTestsInteractive.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/FailedTestsInteractive.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export default class FailedTestsInteractivePlugin extends BaseWatchPlugin {
         updateConfigAndRun({
           mode: 'watch',
           testNamePattern: failure ? `^${failure.fullName}$` : '',
-          testPathPattern: failure?.path || '',
           testPathPatterns: failure ? [failure.path] : [],
         });
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/TestPathPattern.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/TestPathPattern.ts
index 8242e83e67fa..c777b7183027 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/TestPathPattern.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/TestPathPattern.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TestPathPatternPlugin extends BaseWatchPlugin {
 
       testPathPatternPrompt.run(
         (value: string) => {
-          updateConfigAndRun({mode: 'watch', testPathPattern: value, testPathPatterns: [value]});
+          updateConfigAndRun({mode: 'watch', testPathPatterns: [value]});
           res();
         },
         rej,
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/UpdateSnapshotsInteractive.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/UpdateSnapshotsInteractive.ts
index 16b3ecbe4579..44eeaf20c572 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/UpdateSnapshotsInteractive.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/UpdateSnapshotsInteractive.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class UpdateSnapshotInteractivePlugin extends BaseWatchPlugin {
             updateConfigAndRun({
               mode: 'watch',
               testNamePattern: assertion ? `^${assertion.fullName}$` : '',
-              testPathPattern: assertion ? assertion.path : '',
               testPathPatterns: assertion ? [assertion.path] : [],
 
               updateSnapshot: shouldUpdateSnapshot ? 'all' : 'none',
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/__tests__/FailedTestsInteractive.test.js b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/__tests__/FailedTestsInteractive.test.js
index 379b919a79cf..4b64a2a2c3dc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/__tests__/FailedTestsInteractive.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/plugins/__tests__/FailedTestsInteractive.test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe('FailedTestsInteractive', () => {
     expect(mockUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       mode: 'watch',
       testNamePattern: `^${testAggregate.testResults[0].testResults[0].fullName}$`,
-      testPathPattern: testAggregate.testResults[0].testFilePath,
       testPathPatterns: [testAggregate.testResults[0].testFilePath],
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/watch.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/watch.ts
index c0c6e36954f6..be3d042aa194 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/watch.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/watch.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ export default async function watch(
     onlyFailures,
     reporters,
     testNamePattern,
-    testPathPattern,
     testPathPatterns,
     updateSnapshot,
     verbose,
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ export default async function watch(
       onlyFailures,
       reporters,
       testNamePattern,
-      testPathPattern,
       testPathPatterns,
       updateSnapshot,
       verbose,
@@ -410,7 +408,6 @@ export default async function watch(
         globalConfig = updateGlobalConfig(globalConfig, {
           mode: 'watchAll',
           testNamePattern: '',
-          testPathPattern: '',
           testPathPatterns: [],
         });
         startRun(globalConfig);
@@ -419,7 +416,6 @@ export default async function watch(
         updateConfigAndRun({
           mode: 'watch',
           testNamePattern: '',
-          testPathPattern: '',
           testPathPatterns: [],
         });
         break;
@@ -433,7 +429,6 @@ export default async function watch(
         globalConfig = updateGlobalConfig(globalConfig, {
           mode: 'watch',
           testNamePattern: '',
-          testPathPattern: '',
           testPathPatterns: [],
         });
         startRun(globalConfig);
diff --git a/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts b/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts
index 7f16de8f9c78..b444716e4c6a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ export type GlobalConfig = {
   errorOnDeprecated: boolean;
   testFailureExitCode: number;
   testNamePattern?: string;
-  testPathPattern: string;
   testPathPatterns: Array<string>;
   testResultsProcessor?: string;
   testSequencer: string;
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/TestPathPatterns.ts b/packages/jest-util/src/TestPathPatterns.ts
index fb20d9762ff3..2770b8728b8d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/TestPathPatterns.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/TestPathPatterns.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class TestPathPatterns {
     this.patterns = patterns;
   }
 
-  get regexString(): string {
+  private get regexString(): string {
     if (this._regexString !== null) {
       return this._regexString;
     }
diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts b/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts
index 718b5534c46f..fe69d836187b 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export type AllowedConfigOptions = Partial<
     | 'onlyFailures'
     | 'reporters'
     | 'testNamePattern'
-    | 'testPathPattern'
     | 'testPathPatterns'
     | 'updateSnapshot'
     | 'verbose'
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts
index 1e66e86e604b..5aff9e0a15af 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ const DEFAULT_GLOBAL_CONFIG: Config.GlobalConfig = {
   snapshotFormat: {},
   testFailureExitCode: 1,
   testNamePattern: '',
-  testPathPattern: '',
   testPathPatterns: [],
   testResultsProcessor: undefined,
   testSequencer: '@jest/test-sequencer',