diff --git a/docs/balena-cli.md b/docs/balena-cli.md
index 5acb7516..cdc5605a 100644
--- a/docs/balena-cli.md
+++ b/docs/balena-cli.md
@@ -2416,10 +2416,6 @@ the path to the config.json file to inject
 
 ### Options
 
-#### -t, --type TYPE
-
-ignored - no longer required
-
 #### -d, --drive DRIVE
 
 path to OS image file (e.g. balena.img) or block device (e.g. /dev/disk2)
@@ -2440,10 +2436,6 @@ Examples:
 
 ### Options
 
-#### -t, --type TYPE
-
-ignored - no longer required
-
 #### -d, --drive DRIVE
 
 path to OS image file (e.g. balena.img) or block device (e.g. /dev/disk2)
@@ -2471,10 +2463,6 @@ Examples:
 
 ### Options
 
-#### -t, --type TYPE
-
-ignored - no longer required
-
 #### -d, --drive DRIVE
 
 path to OS image file (e.g. balena.img) or block device (e.g. /dev/disk2)
@@ -2513,10 +2501,6 @@ the value of the config parameter to write
 
 ### Options
 
-#### -t, --type TYPE
-
-ignored - no longer required
-
 #### -d, --drive DRIVE
 
 path to OS image file (e.g. balena.img) or block device (e.g. /dev/disk2)
diff --git a/lib/commands/config/inject.ts b/lib/commands/config/inject.ts
index c262077a..58557571 100644
--- a/lib/commands/config/inject.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/config/inject.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export default class ConfigInjectCmd extends Command {
 	public static usage = 'config inject <file>';
 
 	public static flags: flags.Input<FlagsDef> = {
-		...cf.deviceTypeIgnored,
 		drive: cf.driveOrImg,
 		help: cf.help,
 	};
diff --git a/lib/commands/config/read.ts b/lib/commands/config/read.ts
index d16d88ef..fae37747 100644
--- a/lib/commands/config/read.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/config/read.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export default class ConfigReadCmd extends Command {
 	public static usage = 'config read';
 
 	public static flags: flags.Input<FlagsDef> = {
-		...cf.deviceTypeIgnored,
 		drive: cf.driveOrImg,
 		help: cf.help,
 		json: cf.json,
diff --git a/lib/commands/config/reconfigure.ts b/lib/commands/config/reconfigure.ts
index 3f4fe097..670d0e67 100644
--- a/lib/commands/config/reconfigure.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/config/reconfigure.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export default class ConfigReconfigureCmd extends Command {
 	public static usage = 'config reconfigure';
 
 	public static flags: flags.Input<FlagsDef> = {
-		...cf.deviceTypeIgnored,
 		drive: cf.driveOrImg,
 		advanced: flags.boolean({
 			description: 'show advanced commands',
diff --git a/lib/commands/config/write.ts b/lib/commands/config/write.ts
index f9e3dc5b..474bcbea 100644
--- a/lib/commands/config/write.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/config/write.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export default class ConfigWriteCmd extends Command {
 	public static usage = 'config write <key> <value>';
 
 	public static flags: flags.Input<FlagsDef> = {
-		...cf.deviceTypeIgnored,
 		drive: cf.driveOrImg,
 		help: cf.help,
 	};
diff --git a/lib/utils/common-flags.ts b/lib/utils/common-flags.ts
index 3046d233..6c623a84 100644
--- a/lib/utils/common-flags.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/common-flags.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { flags } from '@oclif/command';
 import { stripIndent } from './lazy';
 import { lowercaseIfSlug } from './normalization';
 
-import { isV14 } from './version';
 import type { IBooleanFlag } from '@oclif/parser/lib/flags';
 import type { DataOutputOptions, DataSetOutputOptions } from '../framework';
 
@@ -97,19 +96,6 @@ export const deviceType = flags.string({
 	required: true,
 });
 
-export const deviceTypeIgnored = {
-	...(isV14()
-		? {}
-		: {
-				type: flags.string({
-					description: 'ignored - no longer required',
-					char: 't',
-					required: false,
-					hidden: true,
-				}),
-		  }),
-};
-
 export const json: IBooleanFlag<boolean> = flags.boolean({
 	char: 'j',
 	description: 'produce JSON output instead of tabular output',