diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 1673db7015..33ccbf3957 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1099,6 +1099,11 @@ CommandInfoList *qmp_query_commands(Error **errp)
 
 EventInfoList *qmp_query_events(Error **errp)
 {
+    /*
+     * TODO This deprecated command is the only user of
+     * QAPIEvent_str() and QAPIEvent_lookup[].  When the command goes,
+     * they should go, too.
+     */
     EventInfoList *info, *ev_list = NULL;
     QAPIEvent e;
 
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index 82f9147353..98f59f828a 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -318,12 +318,15 @@
 ##
 # @query-events:
 #
-# Return a list of supported QMP events by this server
+# Return information on QMP events.
 #
-# Returns: A list of @EventInfo for all supported events
+# Returns: A list of @EventInfo.
 #
 # Since: 1.2.0
 #
+# Note: This command is deprecated, because its output doesn't reflect
+# compile-time configuration.  Use query-qmp-schema instead.
+#
 # Example:
 #
 # -> { "execute": "query-events" }
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index fe905551c5..45c57952da 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ Use ``device_add'' for hotplugging vCPUs instead of ``cpu-add''.  See
 documentation of ``query-hotpluggable-cpus'' for additional
 details.
 
+@subsection query-events (since 4.0)
+
+The ``query-events'' command has been superseded by the more powerful
+and accurate ``query-qmp-schema'' command.
+
 @section Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
 
 @subsection The hub_id parameter of 'hostfwd_add' / 'hostfwd_remove' (since 3.1)