diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc53ebfd6..ab0f12aac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ changes.
 
 ### Removed
 
+- JSON API: `short_channel_id` parameters in JSON commands with `:` separators (deprecated since 0.7.0).
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Relative `--lightning_dir` is now working again.
diff --git a/bitcoin/short_channel_id.c b/bitcoin/short_channel_id.c
index ee3d2e833..f2f9140bc 100644
--- a/bitcoin/short_channel_id.c
+++ b/bitcoin/short_channel_id.c
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ bool mk_short_channel_id(struct short_channel_id *scid,
 }
 
 bool short_channel_id_from_str(const char *str, size_t strlen,
-			       struct short_channel_id *dst,
-			       bool may_be_deprecated_form)
+			       struct short_channel_id *dst)
 {
 	u32 blocknum, txnum;
 	u16 outnum;
@@ -48,15 +47,7 @@ bool short_channel_id_from_str(const char *str, size_t strlen,
 	memcpy(buf, str, strlen);
 	buf[strlen] = 0;
 
-#ifdef COMPAT_V062
-	/* Pre-adelaide format vs. post-adelaide format */
-	if (may_be_deprecated_form && strchr(buf, ':'))
-		matches = sscanf(buf, "%u:%u:%hu", &blocknum, &txnum, &outnum);
-	else
-		matches = sscanf(buf, "%ux%ux%hu", &blocknum, &txnum, &outnum);
-#else
 	matches = sscanf(buf, "%ux%ux%hu", &blocknum, &txnum, &outnum);
-#endif
 	return matches == 3
 		&& mk_short_channel_id(dst, blocknum, txnum, outnum);
 }
@@ -70,14 +61,12 @@ char *short_channel_id_to_str(const tal_t *ctx, const struct short_channel_id *s
 }
 
 bool short_channel_id_dir_from_str(const char *str, size_t strlen,
-				   struct short_channel_id_dir *scidd,
-				   bool may_be_deprecated_form)
+				   struct short_channel_id_dir *scidd)
 {
 	const char *slash = memchr(str, '/', strlen);
 	if (!slash || slash + 2 != str + strlen)
 		return false;
-	if (!short_channel_id_from_str(str, slash - str, &scidd->scid,
-				       may_be_deprecated_form))
+	if (!short_channel_id_from_str(str, slash - str, &scidd->scid))
 		return false;
 	if (slash[1] == '0')
 		scidd->dir = 0;
diff --git a/bitcoin/short_channel_id.h b/bitcoin/short_channel_id.h
index 4e0a25441..bcf2ef38d 100644
--- a/bitcoin/short_channel_id.h
+++ b/bitcoin/short_channel_id.h
@@ -51,16 +51,13 @@ static inline u16 short_channel_id_outnum(const struct short_channel_id *scid)
 bool WARN_UNUSED_RESULT mk_short_channel_id(struct short_channel_id *scid,
 					    u64 blocknum, u64 txnum, u64 outnum);
 
-/* may_be_deprecated_form allows : separators if COMPAT defined */
 bool WARN_UNUSED_RESULT short_channel_id_from_str(const char *str, size_t strlen,
-						  struct short_channel_id *dst,
-						  bool may_be_deprecated_form);
+						  struct short_channel_id *dst);
 
 char *short_channel_id_to_str(const tal_t *ctx, const struct short_channel_id *scid);
 
 bool WARN_UNUSED_RESULT short_channel_id_dir_from_str(const char *str, size_t strlen,
-						      struct short_channel_id_dir *scidd,
-						      bool may_be_deprecated_form);
+						      struct short_channel_id_dir *scidd);
 
 char *short_channel_id_dir_to_str(const tal_t *ctx,
 				  const struct short_channel_id_dir *scidd);
diff --git a/common/json_helpers.c b/common/json_helpers.c
index 7664fa67f..0878be2ff 100644
--- a/common/json_helpers.c
+++ b/common/json_helpers.c
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ bool json_to_sat_or_all(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok,
 }
 
 bool json_to_short_channel_id(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok,
-			      struct short_channel_id *scid,
-			      bool may_be_deprecated_form)
+			      struct short_channel_id *scid)
 {
 	return (short_channel_id_from_str(buffer + tok->start,
-					  tok->end - tok->start, scid,
-					  may_be_deprecated_form));
+					  tok->end - tok->start, scid));
 }
 
 bool json_to_txid(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok,
diff --git a/common/json_helpers.h b/common/json_helpers.h
index b3b21f713..68b29dc31 100644
--- a/common/json_helpers.h
+++ b/common/json_helpers.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ bool json_to_bitcoin_amount(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok,
 
 /* Extract a short_channel_id from this */
 bool json_to_short_channel_id(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok,
-			      struct short_channel_id *scid,
-			      bool may_be_deprecated_form);
+			      struct short_channel_id *scid);
 
 /* Extract a satoshis amount from this */
 bool json_to_sat(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok,
diff --git a/devtools/create-gossipstore.c b/devtools/create-gossipstore.c
index d6a38a310..5cc0b0323 100644
--- a/devtools/create-gossipstore.c
+++ b/devtools/create-gossipstore.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct scidsat *load_csv_file(FILE *scidf)
 		err(1, "reading 'scid ,satoshis' from csv failed");
 
         while(fscanf(scidf, "%s ,%"SCNu64"\n", str, &scidsats[i].sat.satoshis) == 2 ) { /* Raw: read from file */
-		if (!short_channel_id_from_str(str, strlen(str), &scidsats[i].scid, 0))
+		if (!short_channel_id_from_str(str, strlen(str), &scidsats[i].scid))
 			err(1, "failed to make scid struct");
 		i++;
 	}
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-extended-info.c b/gossipd/test/run-extended-info.c
index 1a6d09ec2..dbee24681 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-extended-info.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-extended-info.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static u8 *get_scid_array(const tal_t *ctx,
 	encoding = json_get_member(test_vector, scids, "encoding");
 	json_for_each_arr(i, t, arr) {
 		struct short_channel_id scid;
-		assert(json_to_short_channel_id(test_vector, t, &scid, false));
+		assert(json_to_short_channel_id(test_vector, t, &scid));
 		encoding_add_short_channel_id(&encoded, &scid);
 	}
 	if (json_tok_streq(test_vector, encoding, "UNCOMPRESSED")) {
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c b/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c
index 926775d91..5f670f993 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ get_or_make_connection(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	struct chan *chan;
 	const int idx = node_id_idx(from_id, to_id);
 
-	if (!short_channel_id_from_str(shortid, strlen(shortid), &scid,
-				       false))
+	if (!short_channel_id_from_str(shortid, strlen(shortid), &scid))
 		abort();
 	chan = get_channel(rstate, &scid);
 	if (!chan)
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index 021c1dd98..caf2d6b03 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_getroute(struct command *cmd,
 		json_for_each_arr(i, t, excludetok) {
 			if (!short_channel_id_dir_from_str(buffer + t->start,
 							   t->end - t->start,
-							   &excluded[i],
-							   deprecated_apis)) {
+							   &excluded[i])) {
 				return command_fail(cmd, JSONRPC2_INVALID_PARAMS,
 						    "%.*s is not a valid"
 						    " short_channel_id/direction",
@@ -548,8 +547,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_dev_query_scids(struct command *cmd,
 
 	scids = tal_arr(cmd, struct short_channel_id, scidstok->size);
 	json_for_each_arr(i, t, scidstok) {
-		if (!json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, t, &scids[i],
-					      deprecated_apis)) {
+		if (!json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, t, &scids[i])) {
 			return command_fail(cmd, JSONRPC2_INVALID_PARAMS,
 					    "scid %zu '%.*s' is not an scid",
 					    i, json_tok_full_len(t),
diff --git a/lightningd/invoice.c b/lightningd/invoice.c
index b26a95d08..c021e0048 100644
--- a/lightningd/invoice.c
+++ b/lightningd/invoice.c
@@ -567,8 +567,7 @@ static struct route_info *unpack_route(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 		if (!json_to_node_id(buffer, pubkey, &r->pubkey)
 		    || !json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, scid,
-						 &r->short_channel_id,
-						 deprecated_apis)
+						 &r->short_channel_id)
 		    || !json_to_number(buffer, fee_base, &r->fee_base_msat)
 		    || !json_to_number(buffer, fee_prop,
 				       &r->fee_proportional_millionths)
diff --git a/lightningd/json.c b/lightningd/json.c
index bbc533a2c..f811c6e3e 100644
--- a/lightningd/json.c
+++ b/lightningd/json.c
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ struct command_result *param_short_channel_id(struct command *cmd,
 					      struct short_channel_id **scid)
 {
 	*scid = tal(cmd, struct short_channel_id);
-	if (json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, tok, *scid,
-				     deprecated_apis))
+	if (json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, tok, *scid))
 		return NULL;
 
 	return command_fail(cmd, JSONRPC2_INVALID_PARAMS,
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index abddb3a04..03977275e 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -1194,8 +1194,7 @@ command_find_channel(struct command *cmd,
 				    "Channel ID not found: '%.*s'",
 				    tok->end - tok->start,
 				    buffer + tok->start);
-	} else if (json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, tok, &scid,
-					    deprecated_apis)) {
+	} else if (json_to_short_channel_id(buffer, tok, &scid)) {
 		list_for_each(&ld->peers, peer, list) {
 			*channel = peer_active_channel(peer);
 			if (!*channel)
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c b/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c
index b74078fbd..7f5272783 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ bool json_to_node_id(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED,
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_to_node_id called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for json_to_short_channel_id */
 bool json_to_short_channel_id(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED,
-			      struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED,
-			      bool may_be_deprecated_form UNNEEDED)
+			      struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_to_short_channel_id called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for kill_uncommitted_channel */
 void kill_uncommitted_channel(struct uncommitted_channel *uc UNNEEDED,
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-jsonrpc.c b/lightningd/test/run-jsonrpc.c
index 6c1b14e67..018e027f8 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-jsonrpc.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-jsonrpc.c
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ bool json_to_pubkey(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED,
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_to_pubkey called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for json_to_short_channel_id */
 bool json_to_short_channel_id(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED,
-			      struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED,
-			      bool may_be_deprecated_form UNNEEDED)
+			      struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_to_short_channel_id called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for json_to_txid */
 bool json_to_txid(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED,
diff --git a/plugins/pay.c b/plugins/pay.c
index 7baba1d53..31ef8bf36 100644
--- a/plugins/pay.c
+++ b/plugins/pay.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static bool channel_in_routehint(const struct route_info *routehint,
 {
 	struct short_channel_id scid;
 
-	if (!short_channel_id_from_str(scidstr, scidlen, &scid, false))
+	if (!short_channel_id_from_str(scidstr, scidlen, &scid))
 		plugin_err("bad erring_channel '%.*s'",
 			   (int)scidlen, scidstr);
 
diff --git a/wallet/db.c b/wallet/db.c
index 633983ce7..dc4b9cd04 100644
--- a/wallet/db.c
+++ b/wallet/db.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ bool db_column_short_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
 {
 	const char *source = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
 	size_t sourcelen = db_column_bytes(stmt, col);
-	return short_channel_id_from_str(source, sourcelen, dest, true);
+	return short_channel_id_from_str(source, sourcelen, dest);
 }
 
 struct short_channel_id *
diff --git a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
index 93e4ecb8b..c714f8215 100644
--- a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
@@ -357,8 +357,7 @@ bool json_to_preimage(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_to_preimage called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for json_to_short_channel_id */
 bool json_to_short_channel_id(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED,
-			      struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED,
-			      bool may_be_deprecated_form UNNEEDED)
+			      struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_to_short_channel_id called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for kill_uncommitted_channel */
 void kill_uncommitted_channel(struct uncommitted_channel *uc UNNEEDED,