diff --git a/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_vcl.c b/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_vcl.c
index cf0dfa60cc5..ee42f455302 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_vcl.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_vcl.c
@@ -605,21 +605,6 @@ mcf_vcl_inline(struct cli *cli, const char * const *av, void *priv)
 
 static void v_matchproto_(cli_func_t)
 mcf_vcl_load(struct cli *cli, const char * const *av, void *priv)
-{
-	struct vclprog *vp;
-	const char *vcls[] = {av[3], NULL};
-
-	(void)priv;
-	if (!mcf_find_no_vcl(cli, av[2]))
-		return;
-
-	vp = mgt_new_vcl(cli, av[2], NULL, vcls, av[4], NULL, 0);
-	if (vp != NULL && !MCH_Running())
-		VCLI_Out(cli, "VCL compiled.\n");
-}
-
-static void v_matchproto_(cli_func_t)
-mcf_vcl_load_files(struct cli *cli, const char * const *av, void *priv)
 {
 	struct vclprog *vp;
 	const struct parspec *pp;
@@ -1150,7 +1135,6 @@ mgt_vcl_poker(const struct vev *e, int what)
 
 static struct cli_proto cli_vcl[] = {
 	{ CLICMD_VCL_LOAD,		"", mcf_vcl_load },
-	{ CLICMD_VCL_LOAD_FILES,	"", mcf_vcl_load_files },
 	{ CLICMD_VCL_INLINE,		"", mcf_vcl_inline },
 	{ CLICMD_VCL_USE,		"", mcf_vcl_use },
 	{ CLICMD_VCL_STATE,		"", mcf_vcl_state },
diff --git a/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00123.vtc b/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00123.vtc
index 40ffc2825e7..3271334bbbb 100644
--- a/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00123.vtc
+++ b/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00123.vtc
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ shell {
 	) > ${tmpdir}/inc.vcl
 }
 
-varnish v1 -cliexpect "No such file or directory" {vcl.load_files foo c00123.vcl}
+varnish v1 -cliexpect "No such file or directory" {vcl.load foo c00123.vcl}
 
-varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.load_files -p ${tmpdir} foo c00123.vcl}
+varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.load -p ${tmpdir} foo c00123.vcl}
 varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.use foo}
 
 client c1 {
diff --git a/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00124.vtc b/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00124.vtc
index a206a347779..eaa8e7e3332 100644
--- a/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00124.vtc
+++ b/bin/varnishtest/tests/c00124.vtc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ shell {
 	) > ${tmpdir}/file3.vcl
 }
 
-varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.load_files -s cold foo ${tmpdir}/file1.vcl ${tmpdir}/file2.vcl ${tmpdir}/file3.vcl}
+varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.load -s cold foo ${tmpdir}/file1.vcl ${tmpdir}/file2.vcl ${tmpdir}/file3.vcl}
 varnish v1 -cliexpect "VCL 'foo' is cold" {vcl.use foo}
 varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.state foo warm}
 varnish v1 -cliok {vcl.use foo}
diff --git a/bin/varnishtest/tests/v00067.vtc b/bin/varnishtest/tests/v00067.vtc
index 46c72c18a04..4f21ee90d81 100644
--- a/bin/varnishtest/tests/v00067.vtc
+++ b/bin/varnishtest/tests/v00067.vtc
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ shell {
 }
 
 # Load a cold VCL. This should not become the active VCL.
-varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.load vcl_cold ${tmpdir}/f1 cold"
+varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.load -s cold vcl_cold ${tmpdir}/f1"
 varnish v1 -cliexpect "available *cold *cold *- *vcl_cold" "vcl.list"
 
 # The cache should not start without a warm VCL.
 varnish v1 -clierr 300 "start"
 
 # Load a warm VCL and make it the active VCL.
-varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.load vcl_warm ${tmpdir}/f1 warm"
+varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.load -s warm vcl_warm ${tmpdir}/f1"
 varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.use vcl_warm"
 varnish v1 -cliexpect "active *warm *warm *- *vcl_warm" "vcl.list"
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ varnish v1 -cliexpect "available *cold *cold *0 *vcl_cold" "vcl.list"
 varnish v1 -cliexpect "active *warm *warm *0 *vcl_warm" "vcl.list"
 
 # Load an automatically warming VCL, and set it as the active VCL.
-varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.load vcl_auto ${tmpdir}/f1 warm"
+varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.load -s warm vcl_auto ${tmpdir}/f1"
 varnish v1 -cliok "vcl.use vcl_auto"
 varnish v1 -cliexpect "available *warm *warm *0 *vcl_warm" "vcl.list"
 varnish v1 -cliexpect "active *warm *warm *0 *vcl_auto" "vcl.list"
diff --git a/include/tbl/cli_cmds.h b/include/tbl/cli_cmds.h
index 790864bffcb..d536b8c7268 100644
--- a/include/tbl/cli_cmds.h
+++ b/include/tbl/cli_cmds.h
@@ -75,18 +75,6 @@ CLI_CMD(VCL_LOAD,
 	"vcl.load <configname> <filename> [auto|cold|warm]",
 	"Compile and load the VCL file under the name provided.",
 	"",
-	2, 3
-)
-
-CLI_CMD(VCL_LOAD_FILES,
-	"vcl.load_files",
-	"vcl.load_files [-s auto|cold|warm] [-p vcl_path] <configname> <filename1> [filename2, ...]",
-	"Compile and load multiple VCL files under the name provided.",
-	"  When multiple files are specified, they are parsed in the order"
-	"  they were provided and treated as if they were concatenated and merged into"
-	"  a single vcl file."
-	"  The optional ``-p`` argument specifies the path of the vcl files (and included files),"
-	"  it is prepended to the ``VCL_PATH`` parameter.",
 	2, -1
 )