diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index d31ffa86d4..2827b0c0be 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ and will cause a warning.
 The replacement for the ``nodelay`` short-form boolean option is ``nodelay=on``
 rather than ``delay=off``.
 
-``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in
-the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
-option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
-line using a ``secret`` object instance.
-
 ``-smp`` ("parameter=0" SMP configurations) (since 6.2)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 4a84e6174f..e901637ce5 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
 Use ``-drive if=pflash`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
 RISC-V machine instead.
 
+``-spice password=string`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This option was insecure because the SPICE password remained visible in
+the process listing. This was replaced by the new ``password-secret``
+option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
+line using a ``secret`` object instance.
 
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 ------------------------------------
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index e79ff4d8fb..cafd8be8ed 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
     "       [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
     "       [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
     "       [,sasl=on|off][,disable-ticketing=on|off]\n"
-    "       [,password=<string>][,password-secret=<secret-id>]\n"
+    "       [,password-secret=<secret-id>]\n"
     "       [,image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]]\n"
     "       [,jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
     "       [,zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
@@ -2161,13 +2161,6 @@ SRST
     ``ipv4=on|off``; \ ``ipv6=on|off``; \ ``unix=on|off``
         Force using the specified IP version.
 
-    ``password=<string>``
-        Set the password you need to authenticate.
-
-        This option is deprecated and insecure because it leaves the
-        password visible in the process listing. Use ``password-secret``
-        instead.
-
     ``password-secret=<secret-id>``
         Set the ID of the ``secret`` object containing the password
         you need to authenticate.
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index 72f8f1681c..76f7c2bc3d 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -412,9 +412,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_spice_opts = {
             .name = "unix",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
 #endif
-        },{
-            .name = "password",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         },{
             .name = "password-secret",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
@@ -666,20 +663,8 @@ static void qemu_spice_init(void)
     }
     passwordSecret = qemu_opt_get(opts, "password-secret");
     if (passwordSecret) {
-        if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "password")) {
-            error_report("'password' option is mutually exclusive with "
-                         "'password-secret'");
-            exit(1);
-        }
         password = qcrypto_secret_lookup_as_utf8(passwordSecret,
                                                  &error_fatal);
-    } else {
-        str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "password");
-        if (str) {
-            warn_report("'password' option is deprecated and insecure, "
-                        "use 'password-secret' instead");
-            password = g_strdup(str);
-        }
     }
 
     if (tls_port) {