diff --git a/docs/deprecated.md b/docs/deprecated.md
index 2748dd925492..735ff4f8625d 100644
--- a/docs/deprecated.md
+++ b/docs/deprecated.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The following table provides an overview of the current status of deprecated fea
 | Status     | Feature                                                                                                                            | Deprecated | Remove |
 |------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|
 | Deprecated | [Non-standard fields in image inspect](#non-standard-fields-in-image-inspect)                                                      | v27.0      | v28.0  |
-| Deprecated | [API CORS headers](#api-cors-headers)                                                                                              | v27.0      | v28.0  |
+| Removed    | [API CORS headers](#api-cors-headers)                                                                                              | v27.0      | v28.0  |
 | Deprecated | [Graphdriver plugins (experimental)](#graphdriver-plugins-experimental)                                                            | v27.0      | v28.0  |
 | Deprecated | [Unauthenticated TCP connections](#unauthenticated-tcp-connections)                                                                | v26.0      | v28.0  |
 | Deprecated | [`Container` and `ContainerConfig` fields in Image inspect](#container-and-containerconfig-fields-in-image-inspect)                | v25.0      | v26.0  |
@@ -177,18 +177,19 @@ and a custom [snapshotter](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/tree/v1.7.18
 ### API CORS headers
 
 **Deprecated in Release: v27.0**
-**Target For Removal In Release: v28.0**
+**Disabled by default in Release: v27.0**
+**Removed in release: v28.0**
 
 The `api-cors-header` configuration option for the Docker daemon is insecure,
 and is therefore deprecated and scheduled for removal.
 Incorrectly setting this option could leave a window of opportunity
 for unauthenticated cross-origin requests to be accepted by the daemon.
 
-Starting in Docker Engine v27.0, this flag can still be set,
+In Docker Engine v27.0, this flag can still be set,
 but it has no effect unless the environment variable
 `DOCKERD_DEPRECATED_CORS_HEADER` is also set to a non-empty value.
 
-This flag will be removed altogether in v28.0.
+This flag has been removed altogether in v28.0.
 
 This is a breaking change for authorization plugins and other programs
 that depend on this option for accessing the Docker API from a browser.
diff --git a/docs/reference/dockerd.md b/docs/reference/dockerd.md
index bb603c9b386e..5f57756e880d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/dockerd.md
+++ b/docs/reference/dockerd.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ A self-sufficient runtime for containers.
 Options:
       --add-runtime runtime                   Register an additional OCI compatible runtime (default [])
       --allow-nondistributable-artifacts list Allow push of nondistributable artifacts to registry
-      --api-cors-header string                Set CORS headers in the Engine API
       --authorization-plugin list             Authorization plugins to load
       --bip string                            Specify network bridge IP
   -b, --bridge string                         Attach containers to a network bridge
@@ -1074,7 +1073,6 @@ The following is a full example of the allowed configuration options on Linux:
 ```json
 {
   "allow-nondistributable-artifacts": [],
-  "api-cors-header": "",
   "authorization-plugins": [],
   "bip": "",
   "bridge": "",
diff --git a/man/dockerd.8.md b/man/dockerd.8.md
index 4f2d4b809b30..3bb226a21241 100644
--- a/man/dockerd.8.md
+++ b/man/dockerd.8.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ dockerd - Enable daemon mode
 **dockerd**
 [**--add-runtime**[=*[]*]]
 [**--allow-nondistributable-artifacts**[=*[]*]]
-[**--api-cors-header**=[=*API-CORS-HEADER*]]
 [**--authorization-plugin**[=*[]*]]
 [**-b**|**--bridge**[=*BRIDGE*]]
 [**--bip**[=*BIP*]]
@@ -138,10 +137,6 @@ $ sudo dockerd --add-runtime runc=runc --add-runtime custom=/usr/local/bin/my-ru
   artifacts to private registries and ensure that you are in compliance with
   any terms that cover redistributing nondistributable artifacts.
 
-**--api-cors-header**=""
-  Set CORS headers in the Engine API. Default is cors disabled. Give urls like
-  "http://foo, http://bar, ...". Give "\*" to allow all.
-
 **--authorization-plugin**=""
   Set authorization plugins to load