diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 4d0f545fb3ec..97007f4f69d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -789,24 +789,6 @@ Kernel parameters
 	cio_ignore=	[S390]
 			See Documentation/arch/s390/common_io.rst for details.
 
-	clearcpuid=X[,X...] [X86]
-			Disable CPUID feature X for the kernel. See
-			arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h for the valid bit
-			numbers X. Note the Linux-specific bits are not necessarily
-			stable over kernel options, but the vendor-specific
-			ones should be.
-			X can also be a string as appearing in the flags: line
-			in /proc/cpuinfo which does not have the above
-			instability issue. However, not all features have names
-			in /proc/cpuinfo.
-			Note that using this option will taint your kernel.
-			Also note that user programs calling CPUID directly
-			or using the feature without checking anything
-			will still see it. This just prevents it from
-			being used by the kernel or shown in /proc/cpuinfo.
-			Also note the kernel might malfunction if you disable
-			some critical bits.
-
 	clk_ignore_unused
 			[CLK]
 			Prevents the clock framework from automatically gating
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/cpuinfo.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/cpuinfo.rst
index 9f2e47c4b1c8..17fce95367e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/x86/cpuinfo.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/cpuinfo.rst
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ to disable features using the feature number as defined in
 Protection can be disabled using clearcpuid=514. The number 514 is calculated
 from #define X86_FEATURE_UMIP (16*32 + 2).
 
+DO NOT USE this cmdline option in production - it is meant to be used only as
+a quick'n'dirty debugging aid to rule out a feature-enabling code is the
+culprit. If you use it, it'll taint the kernel.
+
 In addition, there exists a variety of custom command-line parameters that
 disable specific features. The list of parameters includes, but is not limited
 to, nofsgsbase, nosgx, noxsave, etc. 5-level paging can also be disabled using