diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index c0b298ab8..6217edddc 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -3654,78 +3654,6 @@ Example response:
 
 # NVMe-oF Target {#jsonrpc_components_nvmf_tgt}
 
-## nvmf_create_target method {#rpc_nvmf_create_target}
-
-Initialize an NVMe-oF target with the given attributes.
-
-### Parameters
-
-Name                        | Optional | Type        | Description
---------------------------- | -------- | ------------| -----------
-name                        | Required | string      | Target name (must be unique to application)
-max_subsystems              | Optional | number      | The maximum number of subsystems. default: 0 (Uses SPDK_NVMF_DEFAULT_MAX_SUBSYSTEMS).
-
-### Example
-
-Example request:
-
-~~~
-{
-  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "method": "nvmf_create_target",
-  "id": 1,
-  "params": {
-    "name": "new_tgt",
-    "max_subsystems": 1024
-  }
-}
-~~~
-
-Example response:
-
-~~~
-{
-  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "id": 1,
-  "result": "new_tgt"
-}
-~~~
-
-## nvmf_delete_target method {#rpc_nvmf_delete_target}
-
-Destroy the given NVMe-oF target.
-
-### Parameters
-
-Name                        | Optional | Type        | Description
---------------------------- | -------- | ------------| -----------
-name                        | Required | string      | Target name (must be unique to application)
-
-### Example
-
-Example request:
-
-~~~
-{
-  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "method": "nvmf_delete_target",
-  "id": 1,
-  "params": {
-    "name": "old_tgt",
-  }
-}
-~~~
-
-Example response:
-
-~~~
-{
-  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "id": 1,
-  "result": true
-}
-~~~
-
 ## nvmf_create_transport method {#rpc_nvmf_create_transport}
 
 Initialize an NVMe-oF transport with the given options.
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 776354c11..868af3f64 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -1566,25 +1566,6 @@ Format: 'user:u1 secret:s1 muser:mu1 msecret:ms1,user:u2 secret:s2 muser:mu2 mse
     robin manner. 'transport' - Schedule the connection according to the transport characteristics.""")
     p.set_defaults(func=nvmf_set_config)
 
-    def nvmf_create_target(args):
-        print_dict(rpc.nvmf.nvmf_create_target(args.client,
-                                               name=args.name,
-                                               max_subsystems=args.max_subsystems))
-
-    p = subparsers.add_parser('nvmf_create_target', help='Create a new NVMe-oF target')
-    p.add_argument('-n', '--name', help='Target name (unique to application)', type=str, required=True)
-    p.add_argument('-s', '--max-subsystems', help='Max number of NVMf subsystems defaults to SPDK_NVMF_DEFAULT_MAX_SUBSYSTEMS',
-                   type=int, required=False)
-    p.set_defaults(func=nvmf_create_target)
-
-    def nvmf_delete_target(args):
-        print_dict(rpc.nvmf.nvmf_delete_target(args.client,
-                                               name=args.name))
-
-    p = subparsers.add_parser('nvmf_delete_target', help='Destroy the given NVMe-oF Target')
-    p.add_argument('-n', '--name', help='Target name (unique to application)', type=str, required=True)
-    p.set_defaults(func=nvmf_delete_target)
-
     def nvmf_create_transport(args):
         rpc.nvmf.nvmf_create_transport(args.client,
                                        trtype=args.trtype,