diff --git a/qemu_v8.mk b/qemu_v8.mk
index 6dbae2560..7aca89ba0 100644
--- a/qemu_v8.mk
+++ b/qemu_v8.mk
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ ARM_TF_FLAGS ?= \
 	PLAT=qemu \
 	DEBUG=0 \
 	LOG_LEVEL=50 \
-	ERROR_DEPRECATED=1 \
 	BL32_RAM_LOCATION=tdram \
 	SPD=opteed