diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 72a85cf10..a64b0a0c5 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -233,19 +233,6 @@ fn create_app<'a, 'b>(
                 .min_values(1)
                 .group("vm-config"),
         )
-        .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("vhost-user-blk")
-                .long("vhost-user-blk")
-                .help(
-                    "Vhost user Block parameters \"sock=<socket_path>,\
-                     num_queues=<number_of_queues>,\
-                     queue_size=<size_of_each_queue>, \
-                     wce=<true|false, default true>\"",
-                )
-                .takes_value(true)
-                .min_values(1)
-                .group("vm-config"),
-        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("v")
                 .short("v")
@@ -523,7 +510,6 @@ mod unit_tests {
                 },
                 devices: None,
                 vhost_user_net: None,
-                vhost_user_blk: None,
                 vsock: None,
                 iommu: false,
             };
@@ -1342,110 +1328,6 @@ mod unit_tests {
         });
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_valid_vm_config_vublk() {
-        vec![
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/2",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1"},
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/2"}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                true,
-            ),
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/2",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1"}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                false,
-            ),
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1,num_queues=4",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1", "num_queues": 4}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                true,
-            ),
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1,num_queues=4,queue_size=1024",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1", "num_queues": 4, "queue_size": 1024}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                true,
-            ),
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1,num_queues=4,queue_size=1024,wce=true",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1", "num_queues": 4, "queue_size": 1024, "wce": true}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                true,
-            ),
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1,num_queues=1,queue_size=128,wce=true",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1"}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                true,
-            ),
-            (
-                vec![
-                    "cloud-hypervisor",
-                    "--vhost-user-blk",
-                    "sock=/path/to/sock/1",
-                ],
-                r#"{
-                    "vhost_user_blk": [
-                        {"sock": "/path/to/sock/1", "num_queues": 1, "queue_size": 128, "wce": true}
-                    ]
-                }"#,
-                true,
-            ),
-        ]
-        .iter()
-        .for_each(|(cli, openapi, equal)| {
-            compare_vm_config_cli_vs_json(cli, openapi, *equal);
-        });
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_valid_vm_config_vsock() {
         vec![
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
index df6757811..eb244829f 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
+++ b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/VhostUserNetConfig'
-        vhost_user_blk:
-          type: array
-          items:
-            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VhostUserBlkConfig'
         vsock:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -425,23 +421,6 @@ components:
         mac:
           type: string
 
-    VhostUserBlkConfig:
-      required:
-      - sock
-      type: object
-      properties:
-        sock:
-          type: string
-        num_queues:
-          type: integer
-          default: 1
-        queue_size:
-          type: integer
-          default: 128
-        wce:
-          type: boolean
-          default: true
-
     VsockConfig:
       required:
       - cid
diff --git a/vmm/src/config.rs b/vmm/src/config.rs
index a66a1fecd..a0125561a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/config.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/config.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ pub struct VmParams<'a> {
     pub console: &'a str,
     pub devices: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     pub vhost_user_net: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
-    pub vhost_user_blk: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     pub vsock: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
 }
 
@@ -145,8 +144,6 @@ impl<'a> VmParams<'a> {
         let devices: Option<Vec<&str>> = args.values_of("device").map(|x| x.collect());
         let vhost_user_net: Option<Vec<&str>> =
             args.values_of("vhost-user-net").map(|x| x.collect());
-        let vhost_user_blk: Option<Vec<&str>> =
-            args.values_of("vhost-user-blk").map(|x| x.collect());
         let vsock: Option<Vec<&str>> = args.values_of("vsock").map(|x| x.collect());
 
         VmParams {
@@ -163,7 +160,6 @@ impl<'a> VmParams<'a> {
             console,
             devices,
             vhost_user_net,
-            vhost_user_blk,
             vsock,
         }
     }
@@ -1045,79 +1041,6 @@ impl VsockConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-pub struct VhostUserBlkConfig {
-    pub sock: String,
-    #[serde(default = "default_vublkconfig_num_queues")]
-    pub num_queues: usize,
-    #[serde(default = "default_vublkconfig_queue_size")]
-    pub queue_size: u16,
-    #[serde(default = "default_vublkconfig_wce")]
-    pub wce: bool,
-}
-
-fn default_vublkconfig_num_queues() -> usize {
-    DEFAULT_NUM_QUEUES_VUBLK
-}
-
-fn default_vublkconfig_queue_size() -> u16 {
-    DEFAULT_QUEUE_SIZE_VUBLK
-}
-
-fn default_vublkconfig_wce() -> bool {
-    true
-}
-
-impl VhostUserBlkConfig {
-    pub fn parse(vhost_user_blk: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        error!("Using deprecated --vhost-user-blk syntax. Use --disk with vhost_user=true,socket=<socket path>");
-        // Split the parameters based on the comma delimiter
-        let params_list: Vec<&str> = vhost_user_blk.split(',').collect();
-
-        let mut sock: &str = "";
-        let mut num_queues_str: &str = "";
-        let mut queue_size_str: &str = "";
-        let mut wce_str: &str = "";
-
-        for param in params_list.iter() {
-            if param.starts_with("sock=") {
-                sock = &param[5..];
-            } else if param.starts_with("num_queues=") {
-                num_queues_str = &param[11..];
-            } else if param.starts_with("queue_size=") {
-                queue_size_str = &param[11..];
-            } else if param.starts_with("wce=") {
-                wce_str = &param[4..];
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut num_queues: usize = default_vublkconfig_num_queues();
-        let mut queue_size: u16 = default_vublkconfig_queue_size();
-        let mut wce: bool = default_vublkconfig_wce();
-
-        if !num_queues_str.is_empty() {
-            num_queues = num_queues_str
-                .parse()
-                .map_err(Error::ParseVuNumQueuesParam)?;
-        }
-        if !queue_size_str.is_empty() {
-            queue_size = queue_size_str
-                .parse()
-                .map_err(Error::ParseVuQueueSizeParam)?;
-        }
-        if !wce_str.is_empty() {
-            wce = wce_str.parse().map_err(Error::ParseVuBlkWceParam)?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(VhostUserBlkConfig {
-            sock: sock.to_string(),
-            num_queues,
-            queue_size,
-            wce,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct VmConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -1139,7 +1062,6 @@ pub struct VmConfig {
     pub console: ConsoleConfig,
     pub devices: Option<Vec<DeviceConfig>>,
     pub vhost_user_net: Option<Vec<VhostUserNetConfig>>,
-    pub vhost_user_blk: Option<Vec<VhostUserBlkConfig>>,
     pub vsock: Option<Vec<VsockConfig>>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub iommu: bool,
@@ -1250,15 +1172,6 @@ impl VmConfig {
             vsock = Some(vsock_config_list);
         }
 
-        let mut vhost_user_blk: Option<Vec<VhostUserBlkConfig>> = None;
-        if let Some(vhost_user_blk_list) = &vm_params.vhost_user_blk {
-            let mut vhost_user_blk_config_list = Vec::new();
-            for item in vhost_user_blk_list.iter() {
-                vhost_user_blk_config_list.push(VhostUserBlkConfig::parse(item)?);
-            }
-            vhost_user_blk = Some(vhost_user_blk_config_list);
-        }
-
         let mut kernel: Option<KernelConfig> = None;
         if let Some(k) = vm_params.kernel {
             kernel = Some(KernelConfig {
@@ -1280,7 +1193,6 @@ impl VmConfig {
             console,
             devices,
             vhost_user_net,
-            vhost_user_blk,
             vsock,
             iommu,
         })
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index df08ac93a..67f096a57 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -859,9 +859,6 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         // Add virtio-vhost-user-net if required
         devices.append(&mut self.make_virtio_vhost_user_net_devices()?);
 
-        // Add virtio-vhost-user-blk if required
-        devices.append(&mut self.make_virtio_vhost_user_blk_devices()?);
-
         // Add virtio-vsock if required
         devices.append(&mut self.make_virtio_vsock_devices()?);
 
@@ -1298,36 +1295,6 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         Ok(devices)
     }
 
-    fn make_virtio_vhost_user_blk_devices(
-        &mut self,
-    ) -> DeviceManagerResult<Vec<(VirtioDeviceArc, bool)>> {
-        let mut devices = Vec::new();
-        // Add vhost-user-blk if required
-        if let Some(vhost_user_blk_list_cfg) = &self.config.lock().unwrap().vhost_user_blk {
-            for vhost_user_blk_cfg in vhost_user_blk_list_cfg.iter() {
-                let vu_cfg = VhostUserConfig {
-                    sock: vhost_user_blk_cfg.sock.clone(),
-                    num_queues: vhost_user_blk_cfg.num_queues,
-                    queue_size: vhost_user_blk_cfg.queue_size,
-                };
-                let vhost_user_blk_device = Arc::new(Mutex::new(
-                    vm_virtio::vhost_user::Blk::new(vhost_user_blk_cfg.wce, vu_cfg)
-                        .map_err(DeviceManagerError::CreateVhostUserBlk)?,
-                ));
-
-                devices.push((
-                    Arc::clone(&vhost_user_blk_device) as Arc<Mutex<dyn vm_virtio::VirtioDevice>>,
-                    false,
-                ));
-
-                self.migratable_devices
-                    .push(Arc::clone(&vhost_user_blk_device) as Arc<Mutex<dyn Migratable>>);
-            }
-        }
-
-        Ok(devices)
-    }
-
     fn make_virtio_vsock_devices(&mut self) -> DeviceManagerResult<Vec<(VirtioDeviceArc, bool)>> {
         let mut devices = Vec::new();
         // Add vsock if required