diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index d77e809623..03c7cd7651 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1966,7 +1966,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_add_prepare(BlkActionState *common,
     qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add(action->node, action->name,
                                action->has_granularity, action->granularity,
                                action->has_persistent, action->persistent,
-                               action->has_autoload, action->autoload,
                                action->has_disabled, action->disabled,
                                &local_err);
 
@@ -2858,7 +2857,6 @@ out:
 void qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add(const char *node, const char *name,
                                 bool has_granularity, uint32_t granularity,
                                 bool has_persistent, bool persistent,
-                                bool has_autoload, bool autoload,
                                 bool has_disabled, bool disabled,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
@@ -2890,10 +2888,6 @@ void qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add(const char *node, const char *name,
         persistent = false;
     }
 
-    if (has_autoload) {
-        warn_report("Autoload option is deprecated and its value is ignored");
-    }
-
     if (!has_disabled) {
         disabled = false;
     }
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index f66553aac7..b274aef713 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2052,10 +2052,6 @@
 #              Qcow2 disks support persistent bitmaps. Default is false for
 #              block-dirty-bitmap-add. (Since: 2.10)
 #
-# @autoload: ignored and deprecated since 2.12.
-#            Currently, all dirty tracking bitmaps are loaded from Qcow2 on
-#            open.
-#
 # @disabled: the bitmap is created in the disabled state, which means that
 #            it will not track drive changes. The bitmap may be enabled with
 #            block-dirty-bitmap-enable. Default is false. (Since: 4.0)
@@ -2064,7 +2060,7 @@
 ##
 { 'struct': 'BlockDirtyBitmapAdd',
   'data': { 'node': 'str', 'name': 'str', '*granularity': 'uint32',
-            '*persistent': 'bool', '*autoload': 'bool', '*disabled': 'bool' } }
+            '*persistent': 'bool', '*disabled': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
 # @BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSource:
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 01245e0b1c..7239e0959d 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@ QEMU 4.1 has three options, please migrate to one of these three:
 
 @section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 
-@subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 2.12.0)
-
-"autoload" parameter is now ignored. All bitmaps are automatically loaded
-from qcow2 images.
-
 @subsection query-block result field dirty-bitmaps[i].status (since 4.0)
 
 The ``status'' field of the ``BlockDirtyInfo'' structure, returned by
@@ -356,3 +351,18 @@ existing CPU models.  Management software that needs runnability
 guarantees must resolve the CPU model aliases using te
 ``alias-of'' field returned by the ``query-cpu-definitions'' QMP
 command.
+
+
+@node Recently removed features
+@appendix Recently removed features
+
+What follows is a record of recently removed, formerly deprecated
+features that serves as a record for users who have encountered
+trouble after a recent upgrade.
+
+@section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
+
+@subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 4.2.0)
+
+The "autoload" parameter has been ignored since 2.12.0. All bitmaps
+are automatically loaded from qcow2 images.