diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 85877b7e43bb..4b5a6b77f996 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ extern const char *keyboard_layout;
 extern int win2k_install_hack;
 extern int alt_grab;
 extern int ctrl_grab;
-extern int no_frame;
 extern int smp_cpus;
 extern unsigned int max_cpus;
 extern int cursor_hide;
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 9cc20b365c58..0b508e738fc7 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ would automatically enable USB support on the machine type.
 If using the new syntax, USB support must be explicitly
 enabled via the ``-machine usb=on'' argument.
 
-@subsection -no-frame (since 2.12.0)
-
-The @code{--no-frame} argument works with SDL 1.2 only. The other user
-interfaces never implemented this in the first place. So this will be
-removed together with SDL 1.2 support.
-
 @subsection -virtioconsole (since 3.0.0)
 
 Option @option{-virtioconsole} has been replaced by
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 521511ec1308..0180467dee19 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1294,17 +1294,6 @@ mode using a curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical
 mode.
 ETEXI
 
-DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
-    "-no-frame       open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n",
-    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-STEXI
-@item -no-frame
-@findex -no-frame
-Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
-available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
-workspace more convenient.
-ETEXI
-
 DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
     "-alt-grab       use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 9cf0fbe0b8c1..33d226fb481e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ static int rtc_host_datetime_offset = -1; /* valid & used only with
 QEMUClockType rtc_clock;
 int vga_interface_type = VGA_NONE;
 static DisplayOptions dpy;
-int no_frame;
 static int num_serial_hds;
 static Chardev **serial_hds;
 Chardev *parallel_hds[MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS];
@@ -2113,18 +2112,7 @@ static void parse_display(const char *p)
         while (*opts) {
             const char *nextopt;
 
-            if (strstart(opts, ",frame=", &nextopt)) {
-                g_printerr("The frame= sdl option is deprecated, and will be\n"
-                           "removed in a future release.\n");
-                opts = nextopt;
-                if (strstart(opts, "on", &nextopt)) {
-                    no_frame = 0;
-                } else if (strstart(opts, "off", &nextopt)) {
-                    no_frame = 1;
-                } else {
-                    goto invalid_sdl_args;
-                }
-            } else if (strstart(opts, ",alt_grab=", &nextopt)) {
+            if (strstart(opts, ",alt_grab=", &nextopt)) {
                 opts = nextopt;
                 if (strstart(opts, "on", &nextopt)) {
                     alt_grab = 1;
@@ -3596,11 +3584,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 dpy.has_full_screen = true;
                 dpy.full_screen = true;
                 break;
-            case QEMU_OPTION_no_frame:
-                g_printerr("The -no-frame switch is deprecated, and will be\n"
-                           "removed in a future release.\n");
-                no_frame = 1;
-                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab:
                 alt_grab = 1;
                 break;
@@ -4279,8 +4262,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_NONE;
     }
 
-    if ((no_frame || alt_grab || ctrl_grab) && dpy.type != DISPLAY_TYPE_SDL) {
-        error_report("-no-frame, -alt-grab and -ctrl-grab are only valid "
+    if ((alt_grab || ctrl_grab) && dpy.type != DISPLAY_TYPE_SDL) {
+        error_report("-alt-grab and -ctrl-grab are only valid "
                      "for SDL, ignoring option");
     }
     if (dpy.has_window_close &&