diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 168c3dc48..7bd079870 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ver 0.16 (20??/??/??)
 * protocol:
   - send song modification time to client
   - added "update" idle event
+  - removed the deprecated "volume" command
 * decoders:
   - ffmpeg: support multiple tags
 * mixers:
diff --git a/doc/protocol.xml b/doc/protocol.xml
index 6b2ff587f..35ea39d8e 100644
--- a/doc/protocol.xml
+++ b/doc/protocol.xml
@@ -472,25 +472,6 @@
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-        <varlistentry id="command_volume">
-          <term>
-            <cmdsynopsis>
-              <command>volume</command>
-              <arg choice="req"><replaceable>CHANGE</replaceable></arg>
-            </cmdsynopsis>
-          </term>
-          <listitem>
-            <para>
-              Changes volume by amount <varname>CHANGE</varname>.
-            </para>
-            <note>
-              <para>
-                <command>volume</command> is deprecated, use
-                <command>setvol</command> instead.
-              </para>
-            </note>
-          </listitem>
-        </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
     </section>
 
diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 5b2973d3e..7f4444cfb 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#define COMMAND_STATUS_VOLUME           "volume"
 #define COMMAND_STATUS_STATE            "state"
 #define COMMAND_STATUS_REPEAT           "repeat"
 #define COMMAND_STATUS_SINGLE           "single"
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@ handle_status(struct client *client,
 	}
 
 	client_printf(client,
-		      COMMAND_STATUS_VOLUME ": %i\n"
+		      "volume: %i\n"
 		      COMMAND_STATUS_REPEAT ": %i\n"
 		      COMMAND_STATUS_RANDOM ": %i\n"
 		      COMMAND_STATUS_SINGLE ": %i\n"
@@ -1053,25 +1052,6 @@ handle_listall(struct client *client, G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, char *argv[])
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static enum command_return
-handle_volume(struct client *client, G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	int change;
-	bool success;
-
-	if (!check_int(client, &change, argv[1], need_integer))
-		return COMMAND_RETURN_ERROR;
-
-	success = volume_level_change(change, true);
-	if (!success) {
-		command_error(client, ACK_ERROR_SYSTEM,
-			      "problems setting volume");
-		return COMMAND_RETURN_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	return COMMAND_RETURN_OK;
-}
-
 static enum command_return
 handle_setvol(struct client *client, G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -1740,7 +1720,6 @@ static const struct command commands[] = {
 	{ "tagtypes", PERMISSION_READ, 0, 0, handle_tagtypes },
 	{ "update", PERMISSION_ADMIN, 0, 1, handle_update },
 	{ "urlhandlers", PERMISSION_READ, 0, 0, handle_urlhandlers },
-	{ "volume", PERMISSION_CONTROL, 1, 1, handle_volume },
 };
 
 static const unsigned num_commands = sizeof(commands) / sizeof(commands[0]);