diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 3dcb652132..aa2cbe0d74 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ as short-form boolean values, and passed to plugins as ``arg_name=on``.
 However, short-form booleans are deprecated and full explicit ``arg_name=on``
 form is preferred.
 
-``-no-acpi`` (since 8.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``-no-acpi`` setting has been turned into a machine property.
-Use ``-machine acpi=off`` instead.
-
 ``-async-teardown`` (since 8.1)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 52d240ade9..ae728b6130 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -466,6 +466,11 @@ line if the ``-nodefaults`` options is used.
 The HPET setting has been turned into a machine property.
 Use ``-machine hpet=off`` instead.
 
+``-no-acpi`` (removed in 9.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-no-acpi`` setting has been turned into a machine property.
+Use ``-machine acpi=off`` instead.
 
 
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
diff --git a/docs/specs/tpm.rst b/docs/specs/tpm.rst
index c96776a369..68cb8cf7e6 100644
--- a/docs/specs/tpm.rst
+++ b/docs/specs/tpm.rst
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ In case an Arm virt machine is emulated, use the following command line:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-  qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt,gic-version=3,accel=kvm \
+  qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt,gic-version=3,acpi=off \
     -cpu host -m 4G \
-    -nographic -no-acpi \
+    -nographic -accel kvm \
     -chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/tmp/mytpm1/swtpm-sock \
     -tpmdev emulator,id=tpm0,chardev=chrtpm \
     -device tpm-tis-device,tpmdev=tpm0 \
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 496498df3a..803244e5cc 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ static void pc_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /*
-     * When -no-acpi is used with Q35 machine type, no ACPI is built,
+     * When "acpi=off" is used with the Q35 machine type, no ACPI is built,
      * but pcms->acpi_dev is still created. Check !acpi_enabled in
      * addition to cover this case.
      */
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ static void pc_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
 
     /*
-     * When -no-acpi is used with Q35 machine type, no ACPI is built,
+     * When "acpi=off" is used with the Q35 machine type, no ACPI is built,
      * but pcms->acpi_dev is still created. Check !acpi_enabled in
      * addition to cover this case.
      */
diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index f08c4c8193..7e258889f3 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -3369,10 +3369,6 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv)
                 display_remote++;
                 break;
 #endif
-            case QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi:
-                warn_report("-no-acpi is deprecated, use '-machine acpi=off' instead");
-                qdict_put_str(machine_opts_dict, "acpi", "off");
-                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot:
                 olist = qemu_find_opts("action");
                 qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "reboot=shutdown", false);
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 38d38abd6d..844a189fb0 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2647,15 +2647,6 @@ SRST
     needed to boot from old floppy disks.
 ERST
 
-DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
-           "-no-acpi        disable ACPI\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386 | QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
-SRST
-``-no-acpi``
-    Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support.
-    Use it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target
-    machine only).
-ERST
-
 DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
     "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,{data|file}=file1[:file2]...]\n"
     "                ACPI table description\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
