diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ffc84b..c91d018 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 /qemu-monitor-info.texi
 /qemu-version.h
 /qemu-version.h.tmp
-/qmp-commands.txt
 /vscclient
 /fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper
 *.[1-9]
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 7d43026..d4ee949 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1235,7 +1235,6 @@ M: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
 S: Supported
 F: qmp.c
 F: monitor.c
-F: qmp-commands.hx
 F: docs/*qmp-*
 F: scripts/qmp/
 T: git git://repo.or.cz/qemu/armbru.git qapi-next
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c9f062..81ca388 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ HELPERS-$(CONFIG_LINUX) = qemu-bridge-helper$(EXESUF)
 
 ifdef BUILD_DOCS
 DOCS=qemu-doc.html qemu-tech.html qemu.1 qemu-img.1 qemu-nbd.8 qemu-ga.8
-DOCS+=qmp-commands.txt
 ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
 DOCS+=fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.1
 endif
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ endif
 install-doc: $(DOCS)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) qemu-doc.html  qemu-tech.html "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) qmp-commands.txt "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) docs/qmp-commands.txt "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
 ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) qemu.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
@@ -555,9 +554,6 @@ qemu-monitor.texi: $(SRC_PATH)/hmp-commands.hx $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool
 qemu-monitor-info.texi: $(SRC_PATH)/hmp-commands-info.hx $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool -t < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
-qmp-commands.txt: $(SRC_PATH)/qmp-commands.hx $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool
-	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool -q < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
-
 qemu-img-cmds.texi: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-img-cmds.hx $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool -t < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
diff --git a/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt b/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt
index de298dc..5d4c2cd 100644
--- a/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt
+++ b/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt
@@ -964,9 +964,9 @@ Example:
 
 Used to generate the marshaling/dispatch functions for the commands
 defined in the schema. The generated code implements
-qmp_marshal_COMMAND() (mentioned in qmp-commands.hx, and registered
-automatically), and declares qmp_COMMAND() that the user must
-implement.  The following files are generated:
+qmp_marshal_COMMAND() (registered automatically), and declares
+qmp_COMMAND() that the user must implement.  The following files are
+generated:
 
 $(prefix)qmp-marshal.c: command marshal/dispatch functions for each
                         QMP command defined in the schema. Functions
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/docs/qmp-commands.txt
similarity index 87%
rename from qmp-commands.hx
rename to docs/qmp-commands.txt
index b38772c..acebeb3 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/docs/qmp-commands.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-HXCOMM QMP dispatch table and documentation
-HXCOMM Text between SQMP and EQMP is copied to the QMP documentation file and
-HXCOMM does not show up in the other formats.
-
-SQMP
                         QMP Supported Commands
                         ----------------------
 
@@ -58,14 +53,6 @@ If you're planning to adopt QMP, please observe the following:
 Server's responses in the examples below are always a success response, please
 refer to the QMP specification for more details on error responses.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "quit",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 quit
 ----
 
@@ -78,14 +65,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "quit" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "eject",
-        .args_type  = "force:-f,device:B",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 eject
 -----
 
@@ -103,14 +82,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: The "force" argument defaults to false.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "change",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 change
 ------
 
@@ -138,14 +109,6 @@ Examples:
                             "arg": "foobar1" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "screendump",
-        .args_type  = "filename:F",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 screendump
 ----------
 
@@ -160,14 +123,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "stop",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 stop
 ----
 
@@ -180,14 +135,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "stop" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "cont",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 cont
 ----
 
@@ -200,14 +147,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "cont" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "system_wakeup",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 system_wakeup
 -------------
 
@@ -220,14 +159,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "system_wakeup" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "system_reset",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 system_reset
 ------------
 
@@ -240,14 +171,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "system_powerdown",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 system_powerdown
 ----------------
 
@@ -260,16 +183,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "device_add",
-        .args_type  = "device:O",
-        .params     = "driver[,prop=value][,...]",
-        .help       = "add device, like -device on the command line",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 device_add
 ----------
 
@@ -295,14 +208,6 @@ Notes:
 (2) It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
     "-device DEVICE,\?" command-line argument, where DEVICE is the device's name
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "device_del",
-        .args_type  = "id:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 device_del
 ----------
 
@@ -322,14 +227,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "/machine/peripheral-anon/device[0]" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "send-key",
-        .args_type  = "keys:q,hold-time:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 send-key
 ----------
 
@@ -352,14 +249,6 @@ Example:
                               { "type": "qcode", "data": "delete" } ] } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "cpu",
-        .args_type  = "index:i",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 cpu
 ---
 
@@ -376,14 +265,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the 'query-cpus' command.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "cpu-add",
-        .args_type  = "id:i",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 cpu-add
 -------
 
@@ -398,14 +279,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "cpu-add", "arguments": { "id": 2 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "memsave",
-        .args_type  = "val:l,size:i,filename:s,cpu:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 memsave
 -------
 
@@ -426,14 +299,6 @@ Example:
                             "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "pmemsave",
-        .args_type  = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 pmemsave
 --------
 
@@ -453,14 +318,6 @@ Example:
                             "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "inject-nmi",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 inject-nmi
 ----------
 
@@ -475,14 +332,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "ringbuf-write",
-        .args_type  = "device:s,data:s,format:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 ringbuf-write
 -------------
 
@@ -503,14 +352,6 @@ Example:
                                "format": "utf8" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "ringbuf-read",
-        .args_type  = "device:s,size:i,format:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 ringbuf-read
 -------------
 
@@ -538,14 +379,6 @@ Example:
                                "format": "utf8" } }
 <- {"return": "abcdefgh"}
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "xen-save-devices-state",
-        .args_type  = "filename:F",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 xen-save-devices-state
 -------
 
@@ -564,14 +397,6 @@ Example:
      "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/save" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "xen-load-devices-state",
-        .args_type  = "filename:F",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 xen-load-devices-state
 ----------------------
 
@@ -590,14 +415,6 @@ Example:
      "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/resume" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
-        .args_type  = "enable:b",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 xen-set-global-dirty-log
 -------
 
@@ -613,14 +430,6 @@ Example:
      "arguments": { "enable": true } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate",
-        .args_type  = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate
 -------
 
@@ -645,14 +454,6 @@ Notes:
 (3) The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and should not
     be used
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate_cancel",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate_cancel
 --------------
 
@@ -665,14 +466,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate-incoming",
-        .args_type  = "uri:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate-incoming
 ----------------
 
@@ -693,13 +486,6 @@ Notes:
     be used
 (2) The uri format is the same as for -incoming
 
-EQMP
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate-set-cache-size",
-        .args_type  = "value:o",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate-set-cache-size
 ----------------------
 
@@ -715,13 +501,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate-start-postcopy",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate-start-postcopy
 ----------------------
 
@@ -732,14 +511,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate-start-postcopy" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-migrate-cache-size",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-migrate-cache-size
 ------------------------
 
@@ -753,14 +524,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
 <- { "return": 67108864 }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate_set_speed",
-        .args_type  = "value:o",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate_set_speed
 -----------------
 
@@ -775,14 +538,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate_set_downtime",
-        .args_type  = "value:T",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate_set_downtime
 --------------------
 
@@ -797,16 +552,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "client_migrate_info",
-        .args_type  = "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
-        .params     = "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
-        .help       = "set migration information for remote display",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 client_migrate_info
 -------------------
 
@@ -830,16 +575,6 @@ Example:
                     "port": 1234 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "dump-guest-memory",
-        .args_type  = "paging:b,protocol:s,detach:b?,begin:i?,end:i?,format:s?",
-        .params     = "-p protocol [-d] [begin] [length] [format]",
-        .help       = "dump guest memory to file",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 dump
 
 
@@ -870,14 +605,6 @@ Notes:
 
 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-dump-guest-memory-capability",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-dump-guest-memory-capability
 ----------
 
@@ -889,16 +616,6 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": { "formats":
                     ["elf", "kdump-zlib", "kdump-lzo", "kdump-snappy"] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-dump",
-        .args_type  = "",
-        .params     = "",
-        .help       = "query background dump status",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-dump
 ----------
 
@@ -912,16 +629,6 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": { "status": "active", "completed": 1024000,
                  "total": 2048000 } }
 
-EQMP
-
-#if defined TARGET_S390X
-    {
-        .name       = "dump-skeys",
-        .args_type  = "filename:F",
-    },
-#endif
-
-SQMP
 dump-skeys
 ----------
 
@@ -936,14 +643,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "dump-skeys", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/skeys" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "netdev_add",
-        .args_type  = "netdev:O",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 netdev_add
 ----------
 
@@ -966,14 +665,6 @@ Note: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the '-netdev'
       command-line argument, which are listed in the '-help' output or QEMU's
       manual
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "netdev_del",
-        .args_type  = "id:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 netdev_del
 ----------
 
@@ -989,14 +680,6 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": {} }
 
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "object-add",
-        .args_type  = "qom-type:s,id:s,props:q?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 object-add
 ----------
 
@@ -1014,14 +697,6 @@ Example:
      "props": { "filename": "/dev/hwrng" } } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "object-del",
-        .args_type  = "id:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 object-del
 ----------
 
@@ -1037,15 +712,6 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": {} }
 
 
-EQMP
-
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block_resize",
-        .args_type  = "device:s?,node-name:s?,size:o",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block_resize
 ------------
 
@@ -1062,14 +728,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-stream",
-        .args_type  = "job-id:s?,device:B,base:s?,speed:o?,backing-file:s?,on-error:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block-stream
 ------------
 
@@ -1106,14 +764,6 @@ Example:
                                                "base": "/tmp/master.qcow2" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-commit",
-        .args_type  = "job-id:s?,device:B,base:s?,top:s?,backing-file:s?,speed:o?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block-commit
 ------------
 
@@ -1170,16 +820,6 @@ Example:
                                               "top": "/tmp/snap1.qcow2" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "drive-backup",
-        .args_type  = "job-id:s?,sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,"
-                      "format:s?,bitmap:s?,compress:b?,"
-                      "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 drive-backup
 ------------
 
@@ -1228,15 +868,6 @@ Example:
                                                "target": "backup.img" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-backup",
-        .args_type  = "job-id:s?,sync:s,device:B,target:B,speed:i?,compress:b?,"
-                      "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-backup
 ---------------
 
@@ -1272,35 +903,6 @@ Example:
                                                   "target": "tgt-id" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-job-set-speed",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,speed:o",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-job-cancel",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,force:b?",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "block-job-pause",
-        .args_type  = "device:B",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "block-job-resume",
-        .args_type  = "device:B",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "block-job-complete",
-        .args_type  = "device:B",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "transaction",
-        .args_type  = "actions:q,properties:q?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 transaction
 -----------
 
@@ -1387,14 +989,6 @@ Example:
                                          "name": "snapshot0" } } ] } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-dirty-bitmap-add",
-        .args_type  = "node:B,name:s,granularity:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block-dirty-bitmap-add
 ----------------------
 Since 2.4
@@ -1413,14 +1007,6 @@ Example:
                                                    "name": "bitmap0" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-dirty-bitmap-remove",
-        .args_type  = "node:B,name:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block-dirty-bitmap-remove
 -------------------------
 Since 2.4
@@ -1439,14 +1025,6 @@ Example:
                                                       "name": "bitmap0" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-dirty-bitmap-clear",
-        .args_type  = "node:B,name:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block-dirty-bitmap-clear
 ------------------------
 Since 2.4
@@ -1466,14 +1044,6 @@ Example:
                                                            "name": "bitmap0" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
-        .args_type  = "device:s?,node-name:s?,snapshot-file:s,snapshot-node-name:s?,format:s?,mode:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-snapshot-sync
 ----------------------
 
@@ -1501,14 +1071,6 @@ Example:
                                                         "format": "qcow2" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-snapshot",
-        .args_type  = "node:s,overlay:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-snapshot
 -----------------
 Since 2.5
@@ -1538,14 +1100,6 @@ Example:
                                                     "overlay": "node1534" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,name:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync
 -------------------------------
 
@@ -1567,14 +1121,6 @@ Example:
    }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,id:s?,name:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync
 --------------------------------------
 
@@ -1606,18 +1152,6 @@ Example:
      }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "drive-mirror",
-        .args_type  = "job-id:s?,sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,"
-                      "format:s?,node-name:s?,replaces:s?,"
-                      "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?,"
-                      "unmap:b?,"
-                      "granularity:i?,buf-size:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 drive-mirror
 ------------
 
@@ -1672,16 +1206,6 @@ Example:
                                                "format": "qcow2" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-mirror",
-        .args_type  = "job-id:s?,sync:s,device:B,target:B,replaces:s?,speed:i?,"
-                      "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?,"
-                      "granularity:i?,buf-size:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-mirror
 ------------
 
@@ -1723,13 +1247,6 @@ Example:
                                                   "sync": "full" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-    {
-        .name       = "change-backing-file",
-        .args_type  = "device:s,image-node-name:s,backing-file:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 change-backing-file
 -------------------
 Since: 2.1
@@ -1761,14 +1278,6 @@ Arguments:
 Returns: Nothing on success
          If "device" does not exist or cannot be determined, DeviceNotFound
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "balloon",
-        .args_type  = "value:M",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 balloon
 -------
 
@@ -1783,14 +1292,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "set_link",
-        .args_type  = "name:s,up:b",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 set_link
 --------
 
@@ -1806,16 +1307,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "getfd",
-        .args_type  = "fdname:s",
-        .params     = "getfd name",
-        .help       = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 getfd
 -----
 
@@ -1838,16 +1329,6 @@ Notes:
 (2) The 'closefd' command can be used to explicitly close the file
     descriptor when it is no longer needed.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "closefd",
-        .args_type  = "fdname:s",
-        .params     = "closefd name",
-        .help       = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 closefd
 -------
 
@@ -1862,16 +1343,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-     {
-        .name       = "add-fd",
-        .args_type  = "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
-        .params     = "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
-        .help       = "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 add-fd
 -------
 
@@ -1900,16 +1371,6 @@ Notes:
 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
 (2) If "fdset-id" is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
 
-EQMP
-
-     {
-        .name       = "remove-fd",
-        .args_type  = "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
-        .params     = "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
-        .help       = "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 remove-fd
 ---------
 
@@ -1932,15 +1393,6 @@ Notes:
 (2) If "fd" is not specified, all file descriptors in "fdset-id" will be
     removed.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-fdsets",
-        .args_type  = "",
-        .help       = "Return information describing all fd sets",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-fdsets
 -------------
 
@@ -1981,14 +1433,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block_passwd",
-        .args_type  = "device:s?,node-name:s?,password:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block_passwd
 ------------
 
@@ -2006,14 +1450,6 @@ Example:
                                                "password": "12345" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block_set_io_throttle",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l,bps_max:l?,bps_rd_max:l?,bps_wr_max:l?,iops_max:l?,iops_rd_max:l?,iops_wr_max:l?,bps_max_length:l?,bps_rd_max_length:l?,bps_wr_max_length:l?,iops_max_length:l?,iops_rd_max_length:l?,iops_wr_max_length:l?,iops_size:l?,group:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block_set_io_throttle
 ------------
 
@@ -2062,14 +1498,6 @@ Example:
                                                "iops_size": 0 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "set_password",
-        .args_type  = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 set_password
 ------------
 
@@ -2087,14 +1515,6 @@ Example:
                                                "password": "secret" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "expire_password",
-        .args_type  = "protocol:s,time:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 expire_password
 ---------------
 
@@ -2111,14 +1531,6 @@ Example:
                                                   "time": "+60" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "add_client",
-        .args_type  = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 add_client
 ----------
 
@@ -2137,15 +1549,6 @@ Example:
                                              "fdname": "myclient" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-    {
-        .name       = "qmp_capabilities",
-        .args_type  = "",
-        .params     = "",
-        .help       = "enable QMP capabilities",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 qmp_capabilities
 ----------------
 
@@ -2160,14 +1563,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "human-monitor-command",
-        .args_type  = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 human-monitor-command
 ---------------------
 
@@ -2204,13 +1599,7 @@ Notes:
 3. Query Commands
 =================
 
-HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
-HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
-HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
 
-EQMP
-
-SQMP
 query-version
 -------------
 
@@ -2238,14 +1627,6 @@ Example:
       }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-version",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-commands
 --------------
 
@@ -2274,14 +1655,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-commands",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-events
 --------------
 
@@ -2310,14 +1683,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-events",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-qmp-schema
 ----------------
 
@@ -2326,14 +1691,6 @@ named schema entities.  Entities are commands, events and various
 types.  See docs/qapi-code-gen.txt for information on their structure
 and intended use.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-qmp-schema",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-chardev
 -------------
 
@@ -2370,14 +1727,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-chardev",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-chardev-backends
 -------------
 
@@ -2410,14 +1759,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-chardev-backends",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-block
 -----------
 
@@ -2593,14 +1934,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-block",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-blockstats
 ----------------
 
@@ -2789,14 +2122,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-blockstats",
-        .args_type  = "query-nodes:b?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-cpus
 ----------
 
@@ -2843,14 +2168,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-cpus",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-iothreads
 ---------------
 
@@ -2881,14 +2198,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-iothreads",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-pci
 ---------
 
@@ -3097,14 +2406,6 @@ Example:
 
 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-pci",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-kvm
 ---------
 
@@ -3120,14 +2421,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-kvm",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-status
 ------------
 
@@ -3159,14 +2452,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
 
-EQMP
-    
-    {
-        .name       = "query-status",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-mice
 ----------
 
@@ -3202,14 +2487,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-mice",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-vnc
 ---------
 
@@ -3264,18 +2541,6 @@ Example:
       }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-vnc",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "query-vnc-servers",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-spice
 -----------
 
@@ -3343,16 +2608,6 @@ Example:
       }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
-    {
-        .name       = "query-spice",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-#endif
-
-SQMP
 query-name
 ----------
 
@@ -3367,14 +2622,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-name",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-uuid
 ----------
 
@@ -3389,14 +2636,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-uuid",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-command-line-options
 --------------------------
 
@@ -3437,14 +2676,6 @@ Example:
      ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-command-line-options",
-        .args_type  = "option:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-migrate
 -------------
 
@@ -3614,14 +2845,6 @@ Examples:
       }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-migrate",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate-set-capabilities
 ------------------------
 
@@ -3642,14 +2865,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
      { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate-set-capabilities",
-        .args_type  = "capabilities:q",
-        .params     = "capability:s,state:b",
-    },
-SQMP
 query-migrate-capabilities
 --------------------------
 
@@ -3679,14 +2894,6 @@ Example:
      {"state": false, "capability": "postcopy-ram"}
    ]}
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-migrate-capabilities",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 migrate-set-parameters
 ----------------------
 
@@ -3707,14 +2914,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-parameters" , "arguments":
       { "compress-level": 1 } }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "migrate-set-parameters",
-        .args_type  =
-            "compress-level:i?,compress-threads:i?,decompress-threads:i?,cpu-throttle-initial:i?,cpu-throttle-increment:i?",
-    },
-SQMP
 query-migrate-parameters
 ------------------------
 
@@ -3744,14 +2943,6 @@ Example:
       }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-migrate-parameters",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-balloon
 -------------
 
@@ -3771,96 +2962,6 @@ Example:
       }
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-balloon",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-block-jobs",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "qom-list",
-        .args_type  = "path:s",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "qom-set",
-	.args_type  = "path:s,property:s,value:q",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "qom-get",
-	.args_type  = "path:s,property:s",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "nbd-server-start",
-        .args_type  = "addr:q,tls-creds:s?",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "nbd-server-add",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,writable:b?",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "nbd-server-stop",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "change-vnc-password",
-        .args_type  = "password:s",
-    },
-    {
-        .name       = "qom-list-types",
-        .args_type  = "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "device-list-properties",
-        .args_type  = "typename:s",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-machines",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-cpu-definitions",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-cpu-model-expansion",
-        .args_type  = "type:s,model:q",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-cpu-model-comparison",
-        .args_type  = "modela:q,modelb:q",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-cpu-model-baseline",
-        .args_type  = "modela:q,modelb:q",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-target",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-tpm",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-tpm
 ---------
 
@@ -3886,14 +2987,6 @@ Example:
      ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-tpm-models",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-tpm-models
 ----------------
 
@@ -3906,14 +2999,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-models" }
 <- { "return": [ "tpm-tis" ] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-tpm-types",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-tpm-types
 ---------------
 
@@ -3926,14 +3011,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-types" }
 <- { "return": [ "passthrough" ] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "chardev-add",
-        .args_type  = "id:s,backend:q",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 chardev-add
 ----------------
 
@@ -3962,15 +3039,6 @@ Examples:
                      "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
 <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "chardev-remove",
-        .args_type  = "id:s",
-    },
-
-
-SQMP
 chardev-remove
 --------------
 
@@ -3985,13 +3053,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-    {
-        .name       = "query-rx-filter",
-        .args_type  = "name:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-rx-filter
 ---------------
 
@@ -4049,14 +3110,6 @@ Example:
       ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-add",
-        .args_type  = "options:q",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-add
 ------------
 
@@ -4107,14 +3160,6 @@ Example (2):
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "x-blockdev-del",
-        .args_type  = "id:s?,node-name:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 x-blockdev-del
 ------------
 Since 2.5
@@ -4163,14 +3208,6 @@ Example:
    }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-open-tray",
-        .args_type  = "device:s,force:b?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-open-tray
 ------------------
 
@@ -4210,14 +3247,6 @@ Example:
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-close-tray",
-        .args_type  = "device:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-close-tray
 -------------------
 
@@ -4244,14 +3273,6 @@ Example:
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "x-blockdev-remove-medium",
-        .args_type  = "device:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 x-blockdev-remove-medium
 ------------------------
 
@@ -4291,14 +3312,6 @@ Example:
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "x-blockdev-insert-medium",
-        .args_type  = "device:s,node-name:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 x-blockdev-insert-medium
 ------------------------
 
@@ -4330,14 +3343,6 @@ Example:
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "x-blockdev-change",
-        .args_type  = "parent:B,child:B?,node:B?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 x-blockdev-change
 -----------------
 
@@ -4382,14 +3387,6 @@ Delete a quorum's node
                     "child": "children.1" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-named-block-nodes",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-named-block-nodes
 -----------------------
 
@@ -4443,14 +3440,6 @@ Example:
                       }
                    } } ] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "blockdev-change-medium",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,filename:F,format:s?,read-only-mode:s?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 blockdev-change-medium
 ----------------------
 
@@ -4495,14 +3484,6 @@ Examples:
 
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-memdev",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-memdev
 ------------
 
@@ -4532,14 +3513,6 @@ Example (1):
      ]
    }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-memory-devices",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-memory-devices
 --------------------
 
@@ -4559,14 +3532,6 @@ Example:
                    "type": "dimm"
                  } ] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-acpi-ospm-status",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 query-acpi-ospm-status
 ----------------------
 
@@ -4581,16 +3546,6 @@ Example:
                  { "slot": "3", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0}
    ]}
 
-EQMP
-
-#if defined TARGET_I386
-    {
-        .name       = "rtc-reset-reinjection",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-#endif
-
-SQMP
 rtc-reset-reinjection
 ---------------------
 
@@ -4603,14 +3558,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "rtc-reset-reinjection" }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "trace-event-get-state",
-        .args_type  = "name:s,vcpu:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 trace-event-get-state
 ---------------------
 
@@ -4635,14 +3582,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "trace-event-get-state", "arguments": { "name": "qemu_memalign" } }
 <- { "return": [ { "name": "qemu_memalign", "state": "disabled" } ] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "trace-event-set-state",
-        .args_type  = "name:s,enable:b,ignore-unavailable:b?,vcpu:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 trace-event-set-state
 ---------------------
 
@@ -4670,14 +3609,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "trace-event-set-state", "arguments": { "name": "qemu_memalign", "enable": "true" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "input-send-event",
-        .args_type  = "console:i?,events:q",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 input-send-event
 ----------------
 
@@ -4733,14 +3664,6 @@ Move mouse pointer to absolute coordinates (20000, 400).
                { "type": "abs", "data" : { "axis": "y", "value" : 400 } } ] } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "block-set-write-threshold",
-        .args_type  = "node-name:s,write-threshold:l",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 block-set-write-threshold
 ------------
 
@@ -4760,14 +3683,6 @@ Example:
                  "write-threshold": 17179869184 } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-rocker",
-        .args_type  = "name:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 Show rocker switch
 ------------------
 
@@ -4780,14 +3695,6 @@ Example:
 -> { "execute": "query-rocker", "arguments": { "name": "sw1" } }
 <- { "return": {"name": "sw1", "ports": 2, "id": 1327446905938}}
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-rocker-ports",
-        .args_type  = "name:s",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 Show rocker switch ports
 ------------------------
 
@@ -4804,14 +3711,6 @@ Example:
                   "autoneg": "off", "link-up": true, "speed": 10000}
    ]}
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-rocker-of-dpa-flows",
-        .args_type  = "name:s,tbl-id:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 Show rocker switch OF-DPA flow tables
 -------------------------------------
 
@@ -4832,14 +3731,6 @@ Example:
                  {...more...},
    ]}
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-rocker-of-dpa-groups",
-        .args_type  = "name:s,type:i?",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 Show rocker OF-DPA group tables
 -------------------------------
 
@@ -4861,16 +3752,6 @@ Example:
                   "pop-vlan": 1, "id": 251658240}
    ]}
 
-EQMP
-
-#if defined TARGET_ARM
-    {
-        .name       = "query-gic-capabilities",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-#endif
-
-SQMP
 query-gic-capabilities
 ---------------
 
@@ -4885,14 +3766,6 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": [{ "version": 2, "emulated": true, "kernel": false },
                 { "version": 3, "emulated": false, "kernel": true } ] }
 
-EQMP
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-hotpluggable-cpus",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
-SQMP
 Show existing/possible CPUs
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt b/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt
index c425393..cfa6fe7 100644
--- a/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt
+++ b/docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt
@@ -119,16 +119,6 @@ There are a few things to be noticed:
 5. Printing to the terminal is discouraged for QMP commands, we do it here
    because it's the easiest way to demonstrate a QMP command
 
-Now a little hack is needed. As we're still using the old QMP server we need
-to add the new command to its internal dispatch table. This step won't be
-required in the near future. Open the qmp-commands.hx file and add the
-following at the bottom:
-
-    {
-        .name       = "hello-world",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
 You're done. Now build qemu, run it as suggested in the "Testing" section,
 and then type the following QMP command:
 
@@ -173,20 +163,6 @@ There are two important details to be noticed:
 2. The C implementation signature must follow the schema's argument ordering,
    which is defined by the "data" member
 
-The last step is to update the qmp-commands.hx file:
-
-    {
-        .name       = "hello-world",
-        .args_type  = "message:s?",
-    },
-
-Notice that the "args_type" member got our "message" argument. The character
-"s" stands for "string" and "?" means it's optional. This too must be ordered
-according to the C implementation and schema file. You can look for more
-examples in the qmp-commands.hx file if you need to define more arguments.
-
-Again, this step won't be required in the future.
-
 Time to test our new version of the "hello-world" command. Build qemu, run it as
 described in the "Testing" section and then send two commands:
 
@@ -452,13 +428,6 @@ There are a number of things to be noticed:
 6. You have to include the "qmp-commands.h" header file in qemu-timer.c,
    otherwise qemu won't build
 
-The last step is to add the corresponding entry in the qmp-commands.hx file:
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-alarm-clock",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
 Time to test the new command. Build qemu, run it as described in the "Testing"
 section and try this:
 
@@ -597,13 +566,6 @@ iteration of the loop. That's because the alarm timer method in use is the
 first element of the alarm_timers array. Also notice that QAPI lists are handled
 by hand and we return the head of the list.
 
-To test this you have to add the corresponding qmp-commands.hx entry:
-
-    {
-        .name       = "query-alarm-methods",
-        .args_type  = "",
-    },
-
 Now Build qemu, run it as explained in the "Testing" section and try our new
 command:
 
