diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index 3218a542df..e371d2243d 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_find(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
     }
     for (i = 0; i < nb_sns; i++) {
         sn = &sn_tab[i];
-        if (!strcmp(sn->id_str, name) || !strcmp(sn->name, name)) {
+        if (!strcmp(sn->name, name)) {
             *sn_info = *sn;
             ret = 0;
             break;
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ int bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs,
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         if (bdrv_can_snapshot(bs) &&
                 bdrv_snapshot_find(bs, snapshot, name) >= 0) {
-            ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, name, err);
+            ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, snapshot->id_str,
+                                       snapshot->name, err);
         }
         aio_context_release(ctx);
         if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index ba71558c25..e5fbc2ca59 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -350,49 +350,57 @@ ETEXI
     {
         .name       = "savevm",
         .args_type  = "name:s?",
-        .params     = "[tag|id]",
-        .help       = "save a VM snapshot. If no tag or id are provided, a new snapshot is created",
+        .params     = "tag",
+        .help       = "save a VM snapshot. If no tag is provided, a new snapshot is created",
         .cmd        = hmp_savevm,
     },
 
 STEXI
-@item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
+@item savevm @var{tag}
 @findex savevm
 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
-a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
+a snapshot with the same tag, it is replaced. More info at
 @ref{vm_snapshots}.
+
+Since 4.0, savevm stopped allowing the snapshot id to be set, accepting
+only @var{tag} as parameter.
 ETEXI
 
     {
         .name       = "loadvm",
         .args_type  = "name:s",
-        .params     = "tag|id",
-        .help       = "restore a VM snapshot from its tag or id",
+        .params     = "tag",
+        .help       = "restore a VM snapshot from its tag",
         .cmd        = hmp_loadvm,
         .command_completion = loadvm_completion,
     },
 
 STEXI
-@item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
+@item loadvm @var{tag}
 @findex loadvm
 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
-@var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
+@var{tag}.
+
+Since 4.0, loadvm stopped accepting snapshot id as parameter.
 ETEXI
 
     {
         .name       = "delvm",
         .args_type  = "name:s",
-        .params     = "tag|id",
-        .help       = "delete a VM snapshot from its tag or id",
+        .params     = "tag",
+        .help       = "delete a VM snapshot from its tag",
         .cmd        = hmp_delvm,
         .command_completion = delvm_completion,
     },
 
 STEXI
-@item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
+@item delvm @var{tag}
 @findex delvm
-Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
+Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag}.
+
+Since 4.0, delvm stopped deleting snapshots by snapshot id, accepting
+only @var{tag} as parameter.
 ETEXI
 
     {