diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
index 2fcac7861e..786b997fe7 100644
--- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
 devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
 for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
 
-``-vnc acl`` (since 4.0.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``acl`` option to the ``-vnc`` argument has been replaced
-by the ``tls-authz`` and ``sasl-authz`` options.
-
 ``QEMU_AUDIO_`` environment variables and ``-audio-help`` (since 4.0)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
@@ -254,16 +248,6 @@ Use the more generic commands ``block-export-add`` and ``block-export-del``
 instead.  As part of this deprecation, where ``nbd-server-add`` used a
 single ``bitmap``, the new ``block-export-add`` uses a list of ``bitmaps``.
 
-Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
--------------------------------------
-
-``acl_show``, ``acl_reset``, ``acl_policy``, ``acl_add``, ``acl_remove`` (since 4.0.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``acl_show``, ``acl_reset``, ``acl_policy``, ``acl_add``, and
-``acl_remove`` commands are deprecated with no replacement. Authorization
-for VNC should be performed using the pluggable QAuthZ objects.
-
 System emulator CPUS
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
index c8481cafbd..0424b9a89d 100644
--- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ or ``-display default,show-cursor=on`` instead.
 QEMU 5.0 introduced an alternative syntax to specify the size of the translation
 block cache, ``-accel tcg,tb-size=``.
 
+``-vnc acl`` (removed in 6.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``acl`` option to the ``-vnc`` argument has been replaced
+by the ``tls-authz`` and ``sasl-authz`` options.
+
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 ------------------------------------
 
@@ -79,6 +85,13 @@ documentation of ``query-hotpluggable-cpus`` for additional details.
 No replacement.  The ``change vnc password`` and ``change DEVICE MEDIUM``
 commands are not affected.
 
+``acl_show``, ``acl_reset``, ``acl_policy``, ``acl_add``, ``acl_remove`` (removed in 6.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``acl_show``, ``acl_reset``, ``acl_policy``, ``acl_add``, and
+``acl_remove`` commands were removed with no replacement. Authorization
+for VNC should be performed using the pluggable QAuthZ objects.
+
 Guest Emulator ISAs
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index d4001f9c5d..b500b8526d 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -1433,82 +1433,6 @@ SRST
   Change watchdog action.
 ERST
 
-    {
-        .name       = "acl_show",
-        .args_type  = "aclname:s",
-        .params     = "aclname",
-        .help       = "list rules in the access control list",
-        .cmd        = hmp_acl_show,
-    },
-
-SRST
-``acl_show`` *aclname*
-  List all the matching rules in the access control list, and the default
-  policy. There are currently two named access control lists,
-  *vnc.x509dname* and *vnc.username* matching on the x509 client
-  certificate distinguished name, and SASL username respectively.
-ERST
-
-    {
-        .name       = "acl_policy",
-        .args_type  = "aclname:s,policy:s",
-        .params     = "aclname allow|deny",
-        .help       = "set default access control list policy",
-        .cmd        = hmp_acl_policy,
-    },
-
-SRST
-``acl_policy`` *aclname* ``allow|deny``
-  Set the default access control list policy, used in the event that
-  none of the explicit rules match. The default policy at startup is
-  always ``deny``.
-ERST
-
-    {
-        .name       = "acl_add",
-        .args_type  = "aclname:s,match:s,policy:s,index:i?",
-        .params     = "aclname match allow|deny [index]",
-        .help       = "add a match rule to the access control list",
-        .cmd        = hmp_acl_add,
-    },
-
-SRST
-``acl_add`` *aclname* *match* ``allow|deny`` [*index*]
-  Add a match rule to the access control list, allowing or denying access.
-  The match will normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name,
-  but can optionally include wildcard globs. eg ``*@EXAMPLE.COM`` to
-  allow all users in the ``EXAMPLE.COM`` kerberos realm. The match will
-  normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
-  earlier in the list if the optional *index* parameter is supplied.
-ERST
-
-    {
-        .name       = "acl_remove",
-        .args_type  = "aclname:s,match:s",
-        .params     = "aclname match",
-        .help       = "remove a match rule from the access control list",
-        .cmd        = hmp_acl_remove,
-    },
-
-SRST
-``acl_remove`` *aclname* *match*
-  Remove the specified match rule from the access control list.
-ERST
-
-    {
-        .name       = "acl_reset",
-        .args_type  = "aclname:s",
-        .params     = "aclname",
-        .help       = "reset the access control list",
-        .cmd        = hmp_acl_reset,
-    },
-
-SRST
-``acl_reset`` *aclname*
-  Remove all matches from the access control list, and set the default
-  policy back to ``deny``.
-ERST
-
     {
         .name       = "nbd_server_start",
         .args_type  = "all:-a,writable:-w,uri:s",
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index a7650ed747..d9ed2bacef 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -1045,193 +1045,6 @@ static void hmp_wavcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD (&capture_head, s, entries);
 }
 
-static QAuthZList *find_auth(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
-{
-    Object *obj;
-    Object *container;
-
-    container = object_get_objects_root();
-    obj = object_resolve_path_component(container, name);
-    if (!obj) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: unknown list '%s'\n", name);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return QAUTHZ_LIST(obj);
-}
-
-static bool warn_acl;
-static void hmp_warn_acl(void)
-{
-    if (warn_acl) {
-        return;
-    }
-    error_report("The acl_show, acl_reset, acl_policy, acl_add, acl_remove "
-                 "commands are deprecated with no replacement. Authorization "
-                 "for VNC should be performed using the pluggable QAuthZ "
-                 "objects");
-    warn_acl = true;
-}
-
-static void hmp_acl_show(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *aclname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "aclname");
-    QAuthZList *auth = find_auth(mon, aclname);
-    QAuthZListRuleList *rules;
-    size_t i = 0;
-
-    hmp_warn_acl();
-
-    if (!auth) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    monitor_printf(mon, "policy: %s\n",
-                   QAuthZListPolicy_str(auth->policy));
-
-    rules = auth->rules;
-    while (rules) {
-        QAuthZListRule *rule = rules->value;
-        i++;
-        monitor_printf(mon, "%zu: %s %s\n", i,
-                       QAuthZListPolicy_str(rule->policy),
-                       rule->match);
-        rules = rules->next;
-    }
-}
-
-static void hmp_acl_reset(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *aclname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "aclname");
-    QAuthZList *auth = find_auth(mon, aclname);
-
-    hmp_warn_acl();
-
-    if (!auth) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    auth->policy = QAUTHZ_LIST_POLICY_DENY;
-    qapi_free_QAuthZListRuleList(auth->rules);
-    auth->rules = NULL;
-    monitor_printf(mon, "acl: removed all rules\n");
-}
-
-static void hmp_acl_policy(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *aclname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "aclname");
-    const char *policy = qdict_get_str(qdict, "policy");
-    QAuthZList *auth = find_auth(mon, aclname);
-    int val;
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
-    hmp_warn_acl();
-
-    if (!auth) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    val = qapi_enum_parse(&QAuthZListPolicy_lookup,
-                          policy,
-                          QAUTHZ_LIST_POLICY_DENY,
-                          &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_free(err);
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: unknown policy '%s', "
-                       "expected 'deny' or 'allow'\n", policy);
-    } else {
-        auth->policy = val;
-        if (auth->policy == QAUTHZ_LIST_POLICY_ALLOW) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "acl: policy set to 'allow'\n");
-        } else {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "acl: policy set to 'deny'\n");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static QAuthZListFormat hmp_acl_get_format(const char *match)
-{
-    if (strchr(match, '*')) {
-        return QAUTHZ_LIST_FORMAT_GLOB;
-    } else {
-        return QAUTHZ_LIST_FORMAT_EXACT;
-    }
-}
-
-static void hmp_acl_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *aclname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "aclname");
-    const char *match = qdict_get_str(qdict, "match");
-    const char *policystr = qdict_get_str(qdict, "policy");
-    int has_index = qdict_haskey(qdict, "index");
-    int index = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "index", -1);
-    QAuthZList *auth = find_auth(mon, aclname);
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    QAuthZListPolicy policy;
-    QAuthZListFormat format;
-    size_t i = 0;
-
-    hmp_warn_acl();
-
-    if (!auth) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    policy = qapi_enum_parse(&QAuthZListPolicy_lookup,
-                             policystr,
-                             QAUTHZ_LIST_POLICY_DENY,
-                             &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_free(err);
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: unknown policy '%s', "
-                       "expected 'deny' or 'allow'\n", policystr);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    format = hmp_acl_get_format(match);
-
-    if (has_index && index == 0) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: unable to add acl entry\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (has_index) {
-        i = qauthz_list_insert_rule(auth, match, policy,
-                                    format, index - 1, &err);
-    } else {
-        i = qauthz_list_append_rule(auth, match, policy,
-                                    format, &err);
-    }
-    if (err) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: unable to add rule: %s",
-                       error_get_pretty(err));
-        error_free(err);
-    } else {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: added rule at position %zu\n", i + 1);
-    }
-}
-
-static void hmp_acl_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    const char *aclname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "aclname");
-    const char *match = qdict_get_str(qdict, "match");
-    QAuthZList *auth = find_auth(mon, aclname);
-    ssize_t i = 0;
-
-    hmp_warn_acl();
-
-    if (!auth) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    i = qauthz_list_delete_rule(auth, match);
-    if (i >= 0) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: removed rule at position %zu\n", i + 1);
-    } else {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "acl: no matching acl entry\n");
-    }
-}
-
 void qmp_getfd(const char *fdname, Error **errp)
 {
     Monitor *cur_mon = monitor_cur();
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 16bb3be770..edb100dfbc 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -3481,9 +3481,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_vnc_opts = {
         },{
             .name = "sasl",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
-        },{
-            .name = "acl",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
         },{
             .name = "tls-authz",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
@@ -3935,7 +3932,6 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
     bool reverse = false;
     const char *credid;
     bool sasl = false;
-    int acl = 0;
     const char *tlsauthz;
     const char *saslauthz;
     int lock_key_sync = 1;
@@ -4010,29 +4006,13 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
             goto fail;
         }
     }
-    if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "acl")) {
-        error_report("The 'acl' option to -vnc is deprecated. "
-                     "Please use the 'tls-authz' and 'sasl-authz' "
-                     "options instead");
-    }
-    acl = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "acl", false);
     tlsauthz = qemu_opt_get(opts, "tls-authz");
-    if (acl && tlsauthz) {
-        error_setg(errp, "'acl' option is mutually exclusive with the "
-                   "'tls-authz' option");
-        goto fail;
-    }
     if (tlsauthz && !vd->tlscreds) {
         error_setg(errp, "'tls-authz' provided but TLS is not enabled");
         goto fail;
     }
 
     saslauthz = qemu_opt_get(opts, "sasl-authz");
-    if (acl && saslauthz) {
-        error_setg(errp, "'acl' option is mutually exclusive with the "
-                   "'sasl-authz' option");
-        goto fail;
-    }
     if (saslauthz && !sasl) {
         error_setg(errp, "'sasl-authz' provided but SASL auth is not enabled");
         goto fail;
@@ -4070,29 +4050,11 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
 
     if (tlsauthz) {
         vd->tlsauthzid = g_strdup(tlsauthz);
-    } else if (acl) {
-        if (strcmp(vd->id, "default") == 0) {
-            vd->tlsauthzid = g_strdup("vnc.x509dname");
-        } else {
-            vd->tlsauthzid = g_strdup_printf("vnc.%s.x509dname", vd->id);
-        }
-        vd->tlsauthz = QAUTHZ(qauthz_list_new(vd->tlsauthzid,
-                                              QAUTHZ_LIST_POLICY_DENY,
-                                              &error_abort));
     }
 #ifdef CONFIG_VNC_SASL
     if (sasl) {
         if (saslauthz) {
             vd->sasl.authzid = g_strdup(saslauthz);
-        } else if (acl) {
-            if (strcmp(vd->id, "default") == 0) {
-                vd->sasl.authzid = g_strdup("vnc.username");
-            } else {
-                vd->sasl.authzid = g_strdup_printf("vnc.%s.username", vd->id);
-            }
-            vd->sasl.authz = QAUTHZ(qauthz_list_new(vd->sasl.authzid,
-                                                    QAUTHZ_LIST_POLICY_DENY,
-                                                    &error_abort));
         }
     }
 #endif
