diff --git a/src/target/smp.c b/src/target/smp.c
index acd4628e2..6501dc08a 100644
--- a/src/target/smp.c
+++ b/src/target/smp.c
@@ -131,26 +131,6 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(default_handle_smp_command)
 	return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 }
 
-COMMAND_HANDLER(deprecated_handle_smp_on_command)
-{
-	const char *argv[] = {"on", NULL};
-
-	LOG_WARNING("\'smp_on\' is deprecated, please use \'smp on\' instead.");
-	CMD_ARGC = 1;
-	CMD_ARGV = argv;
-	return CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(default_handle_smp_command);
-}
-
-COMMAND_HANDLER(deprecated_handle_smp_off_command)
-{
-	const char *argv[] = {"off", NULL};
-
-	LOG_WARNING("\'smp_off\' is deprecated, please use \'smp off\' instead.");
-	CMD_ARGC = 1;
-	CMD_ARGV = argv;
-	return CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(default_handle_smp_command);
-}
-
 COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_smp_gdb_command)
 {
 	struct target *target = get_current_target(CMD_CTX);
@@ -180,20 +160,6 @@ const struct command_registration smp_command_handlers[] = {
 		.help = "smp handling",
 		.usage = "[on|off]",
 	},
-	{
-		.name = "smp_on",
-		.handler = deprecated_handle_smp_on_command,
-		.mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
-		.help = "Restart smp handling",
-		.usage = "",
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "smp_off",
-		.handler = deprecated_handle_smp_off_command,
-		.mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
-		.help = "Stop smp handling",
-		.usage = "",
-	},
 	{
 		.name = "smp_gdb",
 		.handler = handle_smp_gdb_command,
diff --git a/src/target/startup.tcl b/src/target/startup.tcl
index a8f78ab49..f128d3b5e 100644
--- a/src/target/startup.tcl
+++ b/src/target/startup.tcl
@@ -206,3 +206,34 @@ proc init_target_events {} {
 # Additionally board config scripts can define a procedure init_board that will be executed after init and init_targets
 proc init_board {} {
 }
+
+# smp_on/smp_off were already DEPRECATED in v0.11.0 through http://openocd.zylin.com/4615
+proc "aarch64 smp_on" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'aarch64 smp on' not 'aarch64 smp_on'"
+	eval aarch64 smp on $args
+}
+
+proc "aarch64 smp_off" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'aarch64 smp off' not 'aarch64 smp_off'"
+	eval aarch64 smp off $args
+}
+
+proc "cortex_a smp_on" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'cortex_a smp on' not 'cortex_a smp_on'"
+	eval cortex_a smp on $args
+}
+
+proc "cortex_a smp_off" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'cortex_a smp off' not 'cortex_a smp_off'"
+	eval cortex_a smp off $args
+}
+
+proc "mips_m4k smp_on" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'mips_m4k smp on' not 'mips_m4k smp_on'"
+	eval mips_m4k smp on $args
+}
+
+proc "mips_m4k smp_off" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'mips_m4k smp off' not 'mips_m4k smp_off'"
+	eval mips_m4k smp off $args
+}