diff --git a/doc/manpages/bfd-options.rst b/doc/manpages/bfd-options.rst
index 9cd43aa2fc..2bad5f1521 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/bfd-options.rst
+++ b/doc/manpages/bfd-options.rst
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ BFD
 
 The following options controls the BFD daemon auxiliary sockets.
 
-.. option:: --bfdctl bfd-control-socket
-
-   Opens the BFD daemon control socket located at the pointed location.
-
-   (default: |INSTALL_PREFIX_STATE|/bfdd.sock)
-
 .. option:: --dplaneaddr <type>:<address>[<:port>]
 
    Configure the distributed BFD data plane listening socket bind address.
diff --git a/doc/user/bfd.rst b/doc/user/bfd.rst
index b2127e8955..5c5584e28f 100644
--- a/doc/user/bfd.rst
+++ b/doc/user/bfd.rst
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@ may also be specified (:ref:`common-invocation-options`).
 
 .. program:: bfdd
 
-.. option:: --bfdctl <unix-socket>
-
-   Set the BFD daemon control socket location. If using a non-default
-   socket location::
-
-      /usr/lib/frr/bfdd --bfdctl /tmp/bfdd.sock
-
-
-   The default UNIX socket location is |INSTALL_PREFIX_STATE|/bfdd.sock
-
-   This option overrides the location addition that the -N option provides
-   to the bfdd.sock
-
 .. option:: --dplaneaddr <type>:<address>[<:port>]
 
    Configure the distributed BFD data plane listening socket bind address.