diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b7871c8cdd4..579d299efc19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - *(env)* Parse `--help` and `--version` like any `ArgAction::SetTrue` flag (#3776)
 - *(derive)* Changed the default for arguments from `parse` to `value_parser`., removing `parse` support
 - *(derive)* `subcommand_required(true).arg_required_else_help(true)` is set instead of `SubcommandRequiredElseHelp` (#3280)
+- *(derive)* Remove `arg_enum` attribute in favor of `value_enum`
 
 ### Compatibility
 
diff --git a/clap_derive/src/parse.rs b/clap_derive/src/parse.rs
index d7d4868d9ca9..45e24d08d971 100644
--- a/clap_derive/src/parse.rs
+++ b/clap_derive/src/parse.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ impl Parse for ClapAttr {
                 "action" => Ok(Action(name)),
                 "env" => Ok(Env(name)),
                 "flatten" => Ok(Flatten(name)),
-                "arg_enum" => Ok(ValueEnum(name)),
                 "value_enum" => Ok(ValueEnum(name)),
                 "from_global" => Ok(FromGlobal(name)),
                 "subcommand" => Ok(Subcommand(name)),