diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 297890209..499ffaeaa 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ Removed
 
 - The long-deprecated `:prompt-yes`, `:prompt-no`, `:paste-primary` and `:paste`
   commands have been removed.
+- The invocation `:download <url> <dest>` which was deprecated in v0.5.0 was
+  removed, use `:download --dest <dest> <url>` instead.
 - The `messages.unfocused` option which wasn't used anymore was removed.
 - The `x[xtb]` default bindings got removed again as many users accidentally
   triggered them.
diff --git a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
index 370f675a8..ed0769683 100644
--- a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
@@ -334,12 +334,10 @@ Write the current configuration to a config.py file.
 
 [[download]]
 === download
-Syntax: +:download [*--mhtml*] [*--dest* 'dest'] ['url'] ['dest-old']+
+Syntax: +:download [*--mhtml*] [*--dest* 'dest'] ['url']+
 
 Download a given URL, or current page if no URL given.
 
-The form `:download [url] [dest]` is deprecated, use `:download --dest [dest] [url]` instead.
-
 ==== positional arguments
 * +'url'+: The URL to download. If not given, download the current page.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index ec84522c2..b9df08486 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -1425,27 +1425,14 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             raise cmdexc.CommandError(e)
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
-    @cmdutils.argument('dest_old', hide=True)
-    def download(self, url=None, dest_old=None, *, mhtml_=False, dest=None):
+    def download(self, url=None, *, mhtml_=False, dest=None):
         """Download a given URL, or current page if no URL given.
 
-        The form `:download [url] [dest]` is deprecated, use `:download --dest
-        [dest] [url]` instead.
-
         Args:
             url: The URL to download. If not given, download the current page.
-            dest_old: (deprecated) Same as dest.
             dest: The file path to write the download to, or None to ask.
             mhtml_: Download the current page and all assets as mhtml file.
         """
-        if dest_old is not None:
-            message.warning(":download [url] [dest] is deprecated - use "
-                            ":download --dest [dest] [url]")
-            if dest is not None:
-                raise cmdexc.CommandError("Can't give two destinations for the"
-                                          " download.")
-            dest = dest_old
-
         # FIXME:qtwebengine do this with the QtWebEngine download manager?
         download_manager = objreg.get('qtnetwork-download-manager',
                                       scope='window', window=self._win_id)
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature b/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature
index 833f63cb4..26e3421a1 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature
@@ -242,15 +242,6 @@ Feature: Downloading things from a website.
 
     ## Wrong invocations
 
-    Scenario: :download with deprecated dest-old argument
-        When I run :download http://localhost:(port)/ deprecated-argument
-        Then the warning ":download [url] [dest] is deprecated - use :download --dest [dest] [url]" should be shown
-
-    Scenario: Two destinations given
-        When I run :download --dest destination2 http://localhost:(port)/ destination1
-        Then the warning ":download [url] [dest] is deprecated - use :download --dest [dest] [url]" should be shown
-        And the error "Can't give two destinations for the download." should be shown
-
     Scenario: :download --mhtml with a URL given
         When I run :download --mhtml http://foobar/
         Then the error "Can only download the current page as mhtml." should be shown