diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 69e2953dc6..90bea7331d 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -2612,11 +2612,6 @@ synonym for setting ``-global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard''.
 The ``-no-kvm-irqchip'' argument is now a synonym for
 setting ``-machine kernel_irqchip=off''.
 
-@subsection -no-kvm-pit (since 1.3.0)
-
-The ``-no-kvm-pit'' argument is ignored. It is no longer
-possible to disable the KVM PIT directly.
-
 @subsection -no-kvm (since 1.3.0)
 
 The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index b1e5781908..94647e21e3 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3927,9 +3927,6 @@ HXCOMM Deprecated by kvm-pit driver properties
 DEF("no-kvm-pit-reinjection", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit_reinjection,
     "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 
-HXCOMM Deprecated (ignored)
-DEF("no-kvm-pit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
-
 HXCOMM Deprecated by -machine kernel_irqchip=on|off property
 DEF("no-kvm-irqchip", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_irqchip, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index e9012bb009..d3a5c5d021 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3817,10 +3817,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 olist = qemu_find_opts("machine");
                 qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "accel=tcg", false);
                 break;
-            case QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit: {
-                warn_report("ignoring deprecated option");
-                break;
-            }
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit_reinjection: {
                 static GlobalProperty kvm_pit_lost_tick_policy = {
                     .driver   = "kvm-pit",