diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 359693238b..fd929b0957 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -3345,10 +3345,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_vnc_opts = {
             .name = "tls-creds",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         },{
-            /* Deprecated in favour of tls-creds */
-            .name = "x509",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
             .name = "share",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         },{
@@ -3385,14 +3381,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_vnc_opts = {
             .name = "sasl",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
         },{
-            /* Deprecated in favour of tls-creds */
-            .name = "tls",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
-        },{
-            /* Deprecated in favour of tls-creds */
-            .name = "x509verify",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
             .name = "acl",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
         },{
@@ -3519,51 +3507,6 @@ vnc_display_setup_auth(int *auth,
 }
 
 
-/*
- * Handle back compat with old CLI syntax by creating some
- * suitable QCryptoTLSCreds objects
- */
-static QCryptoTLSCreds *
-vnc_display_create_creds(bool x509,
-                         bool x509verify,
-                         const char *dir,
-                         const char *id,
-                         Error **errp)
-{
-    gchar *credsid = g_strdup_printf("tlsvnc%s", id);
-    Object *parent = object_get_objects_root();
-    Object *creds;
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
-    if (x509) {
-        creds = object_new_with_props(TYPE_QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_X509,
-                                      parent,
-                                      credsid,
-                                      &err,
-                                      "endpoint", "server",
-                                      "dir", dir,
-                                      "verify-peer", x509verify ? "yes" : "no",
-                                      NULL);
-    } else {
-        creds = object_new_with_props(TYPE_QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_ANON,
-                                      parent,
-                                      credsid,
-                                      &err,
-                                      "endpoint", "server",
-                                      NULL);
-    }
-
-    g_free(credsid);
-
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS(creds);
-}
-
-
 static int vnc_display_get_address(const char *addrstr,
                                    bool websocket,
                                    bool reverse,
@@ -3930,15 +3873,6 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
     credid = qemu_opt_get(opts, "tls-creds");
     if (credid) {
         Object *creds;
-        if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "tls") ||
-            qemu_opt_get(opts, "x509") ||
-            qemu_opt_get(opts, "x509verify")) {
-            error_setg(errp,
-                       "'tls-creds' parameter is mutually exclusive with "
-                       "'tls', 'x509' and 'x509verify' parameters");
-            goto fail;
-        }
-
         creds = object_resolve_path_component(
             object_get_objects_root(), credid);
         if (!creds) {
@@ -3961,31 +3895,6 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
                        "Expecting TLS credentials with a server endpoint");
             goto fail;
         }
-    } else {
-        const char *path;
-        bool tls = false, x509 = false, x509verify = false;
-        tls  = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "tls", false);
-        if (tls) {
-            path = qemu_opt_get(opts, "x509");
-
-            if (path) {
-                x509 = true;
-            } else {
-                path = qemu_opt_get(opts, "x509verify");
-                if (path) {
-                    x509 = true;
-                    x509verify = true;
-                }
-            }
-            vd->tlscreds = vnc_display_create_creds(x509,
-                                                    x509verify,
-                                                    path,
-                                                    vd->id,
-                                                    errp);
-            if (!vd->tlscreds) {
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
     }
     acl = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "acl", false);
 
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 67b721156f..1993164695 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -40,26 +40,6 @@ which is the default.
 The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting
 ``-machine accel=tcg''.
 
-@subsection -vnc tls (since 2.5.0)
-
-The ``-vnc tls'' argument is now a synonym for setting
-``-object tls-creds-anon,id=tls0'' combined with
-``-vnc tls-creds=tls0'
-
-@subsection -vnc x509 (since 2.5.0)
-
-The ``-vnc x509=/path/to/certs'' argument is now a
-synonym for setting
-``-object tls-creds-x509,dir=/path/to/certs,id=tls0,verify-peer=no''
-combined with ``-vnc tls-creds=tls0'
-
-@subsection -vnc x509verify (since 2.5.0)
-
-The ``-vnc x509verify=/path/to/certs'' argument is now a
-synonym for setting
-``-object tls-creds-x509,dir=/path/to/certs,id=tls0,verify-peer=yes''
-combined with ``-vnc tls-creds=tls0'
-
 @subsection -tftp (since 2.6.0)
 
 The ``-tftp /some/dir'' argument is replaced by either
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 4efdedfdbb..d52a6f56cd 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1632,49 +1632,6 @@ will cause the VNC server socket to enable the VeNCrypt auth
 mechanism.  The credentials should have been previously created
 using the @option{-object tls-creds} argument.
 
-The @option{tls-creds} parameter obsoletes the @option{tls},
-@option{x509}, and @option{x509verify} options, and as such
-it is not permitted to set both new and old type options at
-the same time.
-
-@item tls
-
-Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
-uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
-attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
-@option{x509} or @option{x509verify} options.
-
-This option is now deprecated in favor of using the @option{tls-creds}
-argument.
-
-@item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
-
-Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
-for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
-to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
-to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
-this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
-See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
-
-This option is now deprecated in favour of using the @option{tls-creds}
-argument.
-
-@item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
-
-Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
-for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
-to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
-The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
-and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
-trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
-to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
-path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
-be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
-certificates.
-
-This option is now deprecated in favour of using the @option{tls-creds}
-argument.
-
 @item sasl
 
 Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the VNC server.
