diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
index 16810d1b85..bacd76d7a5 100644
--- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ QEMU 5.1 has three options:
       to the user to load all the images they need.
  3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae.
 
-``-show-cursor`` option (since 5.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-display sdl,show-cursor=on`` or
- ``-display gtk,show-cursor=on`` instead.
-
 ``Configuring floppies with ``-global``
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
index 58d4e3874c..8b20d78a4d 100644
--- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ The ``-no-kvm`` argument was a synonym for setting ``-machine accel=tcg``.
 The ``-realtime mlock=on|off`` argument has been replaced by the
 ``-overcommit mem-lock=on|off`` argument.
 
+``-show-cursor`` option (since 5.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-display sdl,show-cursor=on``, ``-display gtk,show-cursor=on``
+or ``-display default,show-cursor=on`` instead.
+
 ``-tb-size`` option (removed in 6.0)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index c85f73e300..459c916d3d 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -4092,13 +4092,6 @@ SRST
 
 ERST
 
-DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
-    "-show-cursor    show cursor\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-SRST
-``-show-cursor``
-    Show cursor.
-ERST
-
 DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
     "-incoming tcp:[host]:port[,to=maxport][,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" \
     "-incoming rdma:host:port[,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" \
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index b3918d6a68..c56e6dc0b3 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -3204,14 +3204,6 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 olist = qemu_find_opts("action");
                 qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "panic=pause,shutdown=pause", false);
                 break;
-            case QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor:
-                warn_report("The -show-cursor option is deprecated. Please "
-                            "add show-cursor=on to your -display options.");
-                warn_report("When using the default display you can use "
-                            "-display default,show-cursor=on");
-                dpy.has_show_cursor = true;
-                dpy.show_cursor = true;
-                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_uuid:
                 if (qemu_uuid_parse(optarg, &qemu_uuid) < 0) {
                     error_report("failed to parse UUID string: wrong format");