diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index dcbd3c80f5..355ff3958e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -3625,7 +3625,6 @@ static qemuMonitorCallbacks callbacks = {
 static void
 virQEMUCapsInitQMPBasic(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
 {
-    virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VNC_SHARE_POLICY);
     virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_HOST_PCI_MULTIDOMAIN);
     virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DISPLAY);
 }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 6048d7d6c8..2cedffce66 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_CAPS_REALTIME_MLOCK, /* -realtime mlock=on|off */
 
     /* 150 */
-    QEMU_CAPS_VNC_SHARE_POLICY, /* set display sharing policy */
+    X_QEMU_CAPS_VNC_SHARE_POLICY, /* set display sharing policy */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_DEL_EVENT, /* DEVICE_DELETED event */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_DMI_TO_PCI_BRIDGE, /* -device i82801b11-bridge */
     QEMU_CAPS_I440FX_PCI_HOLE64_SIZE, /* i440FX-pcihost.pci-hole64-size */
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index d665d52897..f54230e067 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -7648,13 +7648,6 @@ qemuBuildGraphicsVNCCommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
     }
 
     if (graphics->data.vnc.sharePolicy) {
-        if (!virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VNC_SHARE_POLICY)) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                           _("vnc display sharing policy is not "
-                             "supported with this QEMU"));
-            goto error;
-        }
-
         virBufferAsprintf(&opt, ",share=%s",
                           virDomainGraphicsVNCSharePolicyTypeToString(
                               graphics->data.vnc.sharePolicy));
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3.x86_64.xml
index 779f5032b1..cc1687237f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.5.3.x86_64.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0.x86_64.xml
index a2076c7a5a..70de6f5d6f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.6.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
   <flag name='mem-merge'/>
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.7.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.7.0.x86_64.xml
index f57088701b..e2528f10d4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.7.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_1.7.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1.x86_64.xml
index 8d8636655f..91824d7371 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.1.1.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.aarch64.xml
index 0a6205b408..c7490dd531 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml
index af45fc2f4c..50709d5c98 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage.removable'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml
index 06544e673c..2cc1520647 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.s390x.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mmio'/>
   <flag name='boot-strict'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
index 09f5e31415..c2d579ece0 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.10.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml
index 8d97bee25a..dd89fcd38a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mmio'/>
   <flag name='boot-strict'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
index 528c5031f5..9cb538320b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
index e902ccb865..1b7b405de2 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage.removable'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml
index 2098743ade..a86a12df3b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mmio'/>
   <flag name='boot-strict'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
index fa4b5be9ea..d0dc506c68 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0.x86_64.xml
index ee1bdfaa0c..74b831442c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.4.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0.x86_64.xml
index 28689bb766..2248546c67 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.5.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
index 89022c2400..a23ecdf24f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
index e07951b126..dc70b02a34 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage.removable'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.x86_64.xml
index b83cff9192..fb8734fceb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.s390x.xml
index b03ef2709e..cb525a0643 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.s390x.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mmio'/>
   <flag name='boot-strict'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.x86_64.xml
index e9944e63c8..fdc46175df 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.7.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.s390x.xml
index c2e12ce323..9538b54494 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.s390x.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mmio'/>
   <flag name='boot-strict'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.x86_64.xml
index 07b8c7b9f2..22c0ad12e7 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.8.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.xml
index 5873af49dd..c8b14b40be 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage'/>
   <flag name='usb-storage.removable'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.s390x.xml
index c5560a62a7..d06bd702e2 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.s390x.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mmio'/>
   <flag name='boot-strict'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
index f0525971f1..cb6014459d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
   <flag name='vnc-websocket'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='mlock'/>
-  <flag name='vnc-share-policy'/>
   <flag name='device-del-event'/>
   <flag name='dmi-to-pci-bridge'/>
   <flag name='i440fx-pci-hole64-size'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index dafd76af67..2271911983 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("graphics-vnc-socket", QEMU_CAPS_VNC, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA);
     DO_TEST("graphics-vnc-websocket", QEMU_CAPS_VNC, QEMU_CAPS_VNC_WEBSOCKET,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA);
-    DO_TEST("graphics-vnc-policy", QEMU_CAPS_VNC, QEMU_CAPS_VNC_SHARE_POLICY,
+    DO_TEST("graphics-vnc-policy", QEMU_CAPS_VNC,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA);
     DO_TEST("graphics-vnc-no-listen-attr", QEMU_CAPS_VNC,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA);