diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3f7d07d4be..4e0dc3fb09 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -845,17 +845,6 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --with-coroutine=*) coroutine="$optarg"
   ;;
-  --disable-zlib-test)
-  ;;
-  --disable-virtio-blk-data-plane|--enable-virtio-blk-data-plane)
-      echo "$0: $opt is obsolete, virtio-blk data-plane is always on" >&2
-  ;;
-  --enable-vhdx|--disable-vhdx)
-      echo "$0: $opt is obsolete, VHDX driver is always built" >&2
-  ;;
-  --enable-uuid|--disable-uuid)
-      echo "$0: $opt is obsolete, UUID support is always built" >&2
-  ;;
   --with-git=*) git="$optarg"
   ;;
   --with-git-submodules=*)
@@ -875,19 +864,10 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --gdb=*) gdb_bin="$optarg"
   ;;
-  # backwards compatibility options
-  --enable-trace-backend=*) meson_option_parse "--enable-trace-backends=$optarg" "$optarg"
-  ;;
-  --disable-blobs) meson_option_parse --disable-install-blobs ""
-  ;;
   --enable-vfio-user-server) vfio_user_server="enabled"
   ;;
   --disable-vfio-user-server) vfio_user_server="disabled"
   ;;
-  --enable-tcmalloc) meson_option_parse --enable-malloc=tcmalloc tcmalloc
-  ;;
-  --enable-jemalloc) meson_option_parse --enable-malloc=jemalloc jemalloc
-  ;;
   # everything else has the same name in configure and meson
   --*) meson_option_parse "$opt" "$optarg"
   ;;
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
index a7f92aff90..75882faa9c 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
+++ b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 --enable-tcg \
 --enable-tools \
 --enable-tpm \
---enable-trace-backend=dtrace \
+--enable-trace-backends=dtrace \
 --enable-usb-redir \
 --enable-virtiofsd \
 --enable-vhost-kernel \