diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py b/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
index e1e9383978..fe115e301c 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
@@ -195,20 +195,16 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
         )
 
     def cmd(self, name: str,
-            args: Optional[Dict[str, object]] = None,
-            cmd_id: Optional[object] = None) -> QMPMessage:
+            args: Optional[Dict[str, object]] = None) -> QMPMessage:
         """
         Build a QMP command and send it to the QMP Monitor.
 
         :param name: command name (string)
         :param args: command arguments (dict)
-        :param cmd_id: command id (dict, list, string or int)
         """
         qmp_cmd: QMPMessage = {'execute': name}
         if args:
             qmp_cmd['arguments'] = args
-        if cmd_id:
-            qmp_cmd['id'] = cmd_id
         return self.cmd_obj(qmp_cmd)
 
     def command(self, cmd: str, **kwds: object) -> QMPReturnValue: