diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index cf8ad42cd..d4b7980ca 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ ScientiaMobile WURFL Device Detection
 Maintainer: Paul Borile, Massimiliano Bellomi <wurfl-haproxy-support@scientiamobile.com>
 Files: addons/wurfl, doc/WURFL-device-detection.txt
 
-SPOE (deprecated)
+SPOE
 Maintainer: Christopher Faulet <cfaulet@haproxy.com>
 Files: src/flt_spoe.c, include/haproxy/spoe*.h, doc/SPOE.txt
 
diff --git a/doc/SPOE.txt b/doc/SPOE.txt
index 8d08d6f3d..cc6d8dd3d 100644
--- a/doc/SPOE.txt
+++ b/doc/SPOE.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
                       Contact : cfaulet at haproxy dot com
 
 
-
-  WARNING: The SPOE is now deprecated and will be removed in future version.
-
-
 SUMMARY
 --------
 
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index a26bf920b..c0667af8f 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -14194,7 +14194,7 @@ sc-inc-gpc0                    X     X     X     X            X   X   X
 sc-inc-gpc1                    X     X     X     X            X   X   X
 sc-set-gpt                     X     X     X     X            X   X   X
 sc-set-gpt0                    X     X     X     X            X   X   X
-send-spoe-group (deprecated)   -     -     X     X            X   X   -
+send-spoe-group                -     -     X     X            X   X   -
 set-bandwidth-limit            -     -     X     X            X   X   -
 set-bc-mark                    -     -     X     -            X   -   -
 set-bc-tos                     -     -     X     -            X   -   -
@@ -15055,7 +15055,7 @@ sc-set-gpt0(<sc-id>) { <int> | <expr> }
   See also the "sc-set-gpt" action.
 
 
-send-spoe-group <engine-name> <group-name> (deprecated)
+send-spoe-group <engine-name> <group-name>
   Usable in:  TCP RqCon| RqSes| RqCnt| RsCnt|    HTTP Req| Res| Aft
                     -  |   -  |   X  |   X  |          X |  X |  -
 
@@ -27047,9 +27047,6 @@ the Stream Processing Offload Protocol (SPOP).
 For all information about the SPOE configuration and the SPOP specification, see
 "doc/SPOE.txt".
 
-WARNING: The SPOE filter is now deprecated. Use 'expose-deprecated-directives'
-         to silent warnings if you must use it.
-
 9.4. Cache
 ----------
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/spoe/wrong_init.vtc b/reg-tests/spoe/wrong_init.vtc
index 7fbbfbe64..152622c5e 100644
--- a/reg-tests/spoe/wrong_init.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/spoe/wrong_init.vtc
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ varnishtest "SPOE bug: missing configuration file"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 haproxy h1 -conf-BAD {} {
-        global
-.if version_atleast(3.0-dev6)
-            expose-deprecated-directives
-.endif
-
 	defaults
         timeout connect "${HAPROXY_TEST_TIMEOUT-5s}"
         timeout client  "${HAPROXY_TEST_TIMEOUT-5s}"
diff --git a/src/flt_spoe.c b/src/flt_spoe.c
index 2ac03d6d2..95930f13f 100644
--- a/src/flt_spoe.c
+++ b/src/flt_spoe.c
@@ -4100,11 +4100,6 @@ parse_spoe_flt(char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *px,
 	curpxopts  = 0;
 	curpxopts2 = 0;
 
-
-	if (!deprecated_directives_allowed)
-		ha_warning("Proxy %s: SPOE filter is deprecated and will be removed in future version. "
-			   "Use 'expose-deprecated-directives' in global section to silent this warning\n", px->id);
-
 	conf = calloc(1, sizeof(*conf));
 	if (conf == NULL) {
 		memprintf(err, "%s: out of memory", args[*cur_arg]);