diff --git a/docs/manpages/meson.build b/docs/manpages/meson.build
index bf6fc730e0..d8077f0b61 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/meson.build
+++ b/docs/manpages/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ docs_man_files = [
   { 'name': 'virt-pki-query-dn', 'section': '1', 'install': true },
   { 'name': 'virt-pki-validate', 'section': '1', 'install': true },
   { 'name': 'virt-qemu-run', 'section': '1', 'install': conf.has('WITH_QEMU') },
-  { 'name': 'virt-ssh-helper', 'section': '1', 'install': true },
   { 'name': 'virt-xml-validate', 'section': '1', 'install': true },
 
   { 'name': 'libvirtd', 'section': '8', 'install': conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD') },
diff --git a/docs/manpages/virt-ssh-helper.rst b/docs/manpages/virt-ssh-helper.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 175ddacaec..0000000000
--- a/docs/manpages/virt-ssh-helper.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-===============
-virt-ssh-helper
-===============
-
---------------------
-libvirt socket proxy
---------------------
-
-:Manual section: 1
-:Manual group: Virtualization Support
-
-.. contents::
-
-
-SYNOPSIS
-========
-
-``virt-ssh-helper`` [*OPTION*]... *URI*
-
-
-DESCRIPTION
-===========
-
-``virt-ssh-helper`` is an internal tool used to handle connections
-coming from remote clients, and it's not intended to be called
-directly by the user.
-
-
-OPTIONS
-=======
-
-*URI*
-
-Local libvirt URI to connect the remote client to.
-
-``-r``, ``--readonly``
-
-Make the connection read-only.
-
-``-h``, ``--help``
-
-Display command line help usage then exit.
-
-``-V``, ``--version``
-
-Display version information then exit.
-
-
-EXIT STATUS
-===========
-
-The exit status will be zero on success, non-zero on failure.
-
-
-AUTHOR
-======
-
-Daniel P. Berrangé
-
-
-BUGS
-====
-
-Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:
-
-#. the mailing list
-
-   `https://libvirt.org/contact.html <https://libvirt.org/contact.html>`_
-
-#. the bug tracker
-
-   `https://libvirt.org/bugs.html <https://libvirt.org/bugs.html>`_
-
-Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distributor / vendor.
-
-
-COPYRIGHT
-=========
-
-Copyright (C) 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
-
-
-LICENSE
-=======
-
-``virt-ssh-helper`` is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2+.
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There
-is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-PURPOSE.
-
-
-SEE ALSO
-========
-
-virsh(1), `https://libvirt.org/ <https://libvirt.org/>`_
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 352908642c..32b4243d0a 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1697,7 +1697,6 @@ exit 0
 
 %{_mandir}/man1/virt-admin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/virt-host-validate.1*
-%{_mandir}/man1/virt-ssh-helper.1*
 %{_mandir}/man8/libvirtd.8*
 %{_mandir}/man8/virtlogd.8*
 %{_mandir}/man8/virtlockd.8*