diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 1c92a17896..9a2c994617 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ as short-form boolean values, and passed to plugins as ``arg_name=on``.
 However, short-form booleans are deprecated and full explicit ``arg_name=on``
 form is preferred.
 
-``-chroot`` (since 8.1)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-run-with chroot=dir`` instead.
-
 ``-singlestep`` (since 8.1)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 43f64a26ba..a8546f4787 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ Use ``-machine acpi=off`` instead.
 
 Use ``-run-with async-teardown=on`` instead.
 
+``-chroot`` (removed in 9.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-run-with chroot=dir`` instead.
+
 
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 ------------------------------------
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 8299f5cc0f..42d813474b 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -4792,18 +4792,6 @@ SRST
     ``-nodefaults`` option will disable all those default devices.
 ERST
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
-    "-chroot dir     chroot to dir just before starting the VM (deprecated)\n",
-    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
-SRST
-``-chroot dir``
-    Deprecated, use '-run-with chroot=...' instead.
-    Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
-    directory. Especially useful in combination with -runas.
-ERST
-
 #ifndef _WIN32
 DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
     "-runas user     change to user id user just before starting the VM\n" \
diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index 924356f864..c125fb9079 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -3592,11 +3592,6 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv)
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
-            case QEMU_OPTION_chroot:
-                warn_report("option is deprecated,"
-                            " use '-run-with chroot=...' instead");
-                os_set_chroot(optarg);
-                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_daemonize:
                 os_set_daemonize(true);
                 break;