diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md
index b344ea2fc9415..94b72cfd5c81c 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ Print the folder where npm will install executables.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md
index 809e42a1be1cd..28c6003571de5 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ Not supported by all npm commands.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md
index 7183e4a2b752e..7dcc8af7c3b4c 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ Treat all files as text in `npm diff`.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md
index 18e374869d5a6..3dd860ea5c6f6 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md
index f99fcc0161dea..445772f0353a1 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md
@@ -460,8 +460,6 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md
index 34c67aa3def81..975c807c38b34 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md
index 5ad4593bfa2f6..ded8c0c0d26ef 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ Output parseable results from commands that write to standard output. For
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md
index 1bf2de039c315..6fa026550e747 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ Output parseable results from commands that write to standard output. For
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
index 6f08e43fa8c0c..39328bcc88a14 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ npm prefix -g
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md
index fa5b0cfa97d7c..52c368c8c513b 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ will be rebuilt.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
index 80545235fc969..40b58e4b33d0b 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ echo "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}"
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md
index 55aad182fcafe..421d04ca3dc58 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ Will also prevent writing to `package-lock.json` if set to `false`.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
index 4e9e67d970ba2..6ef854eb6e0ff 100644
--- a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
@@ -687,6 +687,23 @@ results in no commit being made at all.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### `global`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
+folder instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+
+* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
+  of the current working directory.
+* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
+* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### `global-style`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -1935,25 +1952,6 @@ Alias for `--include=dev`.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
-#### `global`
-
-* Default: false
-* Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
-  instead.
-
-Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
-folder instead of the current working directory. See
-[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
-
-* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
-  of the current working directory.
-* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
-* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
-
-<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
-<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
-
 #### `init.author.email`
 
 * Default: ""
diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index 4032c552e24bb..4c77e375c5ccf 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -813,9 +813,6 @@ define('global', {
   default: false,
   type: Boolean,
   short: 'g',
-  deprecated: `
-    \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\` instead.
-  `,
   description: `
     Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the
     \`prefix\` folder instead of the current working directory.  See
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
index d67f3e6fe0bd7..33d6e4fb7a00f 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
@@ -733,8 +733,6 @@ exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for globa
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\`
-  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
index 853e758dcd600..77f2c876841ed 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
@@ -560,6 +560,23 @@ results in no commit being made at all.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### \`global\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
+folder instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+
+* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder, instead
+  of the current working directory.
+* bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
+* man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### \`global-style\`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -1808,25 +1825,6 @@ Alias for \`--include=dev\`.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
-#### \`global\`
-
-* Default: false
-* Type: Boolean
-* DEPRECATED: \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\`
-  instead.
-
-Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
-folder instead of the current working directory. See
-[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
-
-* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder, instead
-  of the current working directory.
-* bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
-* man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
-
-<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
-<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
-
 #### \`init.author.email\`
 
 * Default: ""