diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index f3012abe3e..832a0161c4 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ type DockerCli struct {
 	err                *streams.Out
 	client             client.APIClient
 	serverInfo         ServerInfo
-	contentTrust       bool
 	contextStore       store.Store
 	currentContext     string
 	init               sync.Once
@@ -86,13 +85,6 @@ type DockerCli struct {
 	enableGlobalMeter, enableGlobalTracer bool
 }
 
-// DefaultVersion returns [client.MaxAPIVersion].
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is no longer used and will be removed in the next release.
-func (*DockerCli) DefaultVersion() string {
-	return client.MaxAPIVersion
-}
-
 // CurrentVersion returns the API version currently negotiated, or the default
 // version otherwise.
 func (cli *DockerCli) CurrentVersion() string {
@@ -157,14 +149,6 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) ServerInfo() ServerInfo {
 	return cli.serverInfo
 }
 
-// ContentTrustEnabled returns whether content trust has been enabled by an
-// environment variable.
-//
-// Deprecated: check the value of the DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST environment variable to detect whether content-trust is enabled.
-func (cli *DockerCli) ContentTrustEnabled() bool {
-	return cli.contentTrust
-}
-
 // BuildKitEnabled returns buildkit is enabled or not.
 func (cli *DockerCli) BuildKitEnabled() (bool, error) {
 	// use DOCKER_BUILDKIT env var value if set and not empty
@@ -601,7 +585,6 @@ type ServerInfo struct {
 // environment.
 func NewDockerCli(ops ...CLIOption) (*DockerCli, error) {
 	defaultOps := []CLIOption{
-		withContentTrustFromEnv(),
 		WithDefaultContextStoreConfig(),
 		WithStandardStreams(),
 		WithUserAgent(UserAgent()),
diff --git a/cli/command/cli_options.go b/cli/command/cli_options.go
index 4de7b2a8a0..f787956c5b 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli_options.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli_options.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/streams"
@@ -76,37 +75,6 @@ func WithErrorStream(err io.Writer) CLIOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// withContentTrustFromEnv enables content trust on a cli from environment variable DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST value.
-func withContentTrustFromEnv() CLIOption {
-	return func(cli *DockerCli) error {
-		cli.contentTrust = false
-		if e := os.Getenv("DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST"); e != "" {
-			if t, err := strconv.ParseBool(e); t || err != nil {
-				// treat any other value as true
-				cli.contentTrust = true
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// WithContentTrustFromEnv enables content trust on a cli from environment variable DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST value.
-//
-// Deprecated: this option is no longer used, and will be removed in the next release.
-func WithContentTrustFromEnv() CLIOption {
-	return withContentTrustFromEnv()
-}
-
-// WithContentTrust enables content trust on a cli.
-//
-// Deprecated: this option is no longer used, and will be removed in the next release.
-func WithContentTrust(enabled bool) CLIOption {
-	return func(cli *DockerCli) error {
-		cli.contentTrust = enabled
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // WithDefaultContextStoreConfig configures the cli to use the default context store configuration.
 func WithDefaultContextStoreConfig() CLIOption {
 	return func(cli *DockerCli) error {
diff --git a/cli/command/cli_options_test.go b/cli/command/cli_options_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 946a94df74..0000000000
--- a/cli/command/cli_options_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
-)
-
-func contentTrustEnabled(t *testing.T) bool {
-	t.Helper()
-	var cli DockerCli
-	assert.NilError(t, withContentTrustFromEnv()(&cli))
-	return cli.contentTrust
-}
-
-// NB: Do not t.Parallel() this test -- it messes with the process environment.
-func TestWithContentTrustFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	const envvar = "DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST"
-	t.Setenv(envvar, "true")
-	assert.Check(t, contentTrustEnabled(t))
-	t.Setenv(envvar, "false")
-	assert.Check(t, !contentTrustEnabled(t))
-	t.Setenv(envvar, "invalid")
-	assert.Check(t, contentTrustEnabled(t))
-	os.Unsetenv(envvar)
-	assert.Check(t, !contentTrustEnabled(t))
-}