diff --git a/docs/formatstorage.rst b/docs/formatstorage.rst
index a8149e450c..898d01156d 100644
--- a/docs/formatstorage.rst
+++ b/docs/formatstorage.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. role:: since
+.. role:: removed
 
 ==================================
 Storage pool and volume XML format
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ volume size, or placement.
 The top level tag for a storage pool document is 'pool'. It has a single
 attribute ``type``, which is one of ``dir``, ``fs``, ``netfs``, ``disk``,
 ``iscsi``, ``logical``, ``scsi`` (all :since:`since 0.4.1` ), ``mpath`` (
-:since:`since 0.7.1` ), ``rbd`` ( :since:`since 0.9.13` ), ``sheepdog`` (
-:since:`since 0.10.0` ), ``gluster`` ( :since:`since 1.2.0` ), ``zfs`` (
+:since:`since 0.7.1` ), ``rbd`` ( :since:`since 0.9.13` ),
+``sheepdog`` (:since:`since 0.10.0`, :removed:`removed in 8.8.0` ),
+``gluster`` ( :since:`since 1.2.0` ), ``zfs`` (
 :since:`since 1.2.8` ), ``vstorage`` ( :since:`since 3.1.0` ), or
 ``iscsi-direct`` ( :since:`since 4.7.0` ). This corresponds to the storage
 backend drivers listed further along in this document.
diff --git a/docs/storage.rst b/docs/storage.rst
index 9d5b193e31..344d3a32f8 100644
--- a/docs/storage.rst
+++ b/docs/storage.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. role:: since
+.. role:: removed
 
 ==================
 Storage Management
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ Sheepdog pool
 This provides a pool based on a Sheepdog Cluster. Sheepdog is a distributed
 storage system for QEMU/KVM. It provides highly available block level storage
 volumes that can be attached to QEMU/KVM virtual machines. The cluster must
-already be formatted. :since:`Since 0.9.13`
+already be formatted. :since:`Introduced in 0.9.13` :removed:`removed in 8.8.0.`
 
 Example Sheepdog pool input
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 4066d5509b..b199c624b8 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1170,7 +1170,6 @@ export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(stat --printf='%Y' %{_specdir}/%{name}.spec)
            -Dstorage_disk=enabled \
            -Dstorage_mpath=enabled \
            %{?arg_storage_rbd} \
-           -Dstorage_sheepdog=disabled \
            %{?arg_storage_gluster} \
            %{?arg_storage_zfs} \
            -Dstorage_vstorage=disabled \
@@ -1282,7 +1281,6 @@ export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(stat --printf='%Y' %{_specdir}/%{name}.spec)
   -Dstorage_mpath=disabled \
   -Dstorage_rbd=disabled \
   -Dstorage_scsi=disabled \
-  -Dstorage_sheepdog=disabled \
   -Dstorage_vstorage=disabled \
   -Dstorage_zfs=disabled \
   -Dsysctl_config=disabled \
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b6e6392ea2..ed9f4b3f70 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1916,16 +1916,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     conf.set('WITH_STORAGE_SCSI', 1)
   endif
 
-  if not get_option('storage_sheepdog').disabled()
-    sheepdogcli_prog = find_program('dog', required: get_option('storage_sheepdog'), dirs: libvirt_sbin_path)
-
-    if sheepdogcli_prog.found()
-      use_storage = true
-      conf.set('WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG', 1)
-      conf.set_quoted('SHEEPDOGCLI', sheepdogcli_prog.path())
-    endif
-  endif
-
   if not get_option('storage_vstorage').disabled()
     vstorage_enable = true
     if host_machine.system() != 'linux'
@@ -2251,7 +2241,6 @@ storagedriver_summary = {
   'mpath': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_MPATH'),
   'Disk': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_DISK'),
   'RBD': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_RBD'),
-  'Sheepdog': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG'),
   'Gluster': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_GLUSTER'),
   'ZFS': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_ZFS'),
   'Virtuozzo storage': conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_VSTORAGE'),
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5b43cdbd6b..861c5577d2 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ option('storage_lvm', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'LVM backend
 option('storage_mpath', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'mpath backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_rbd', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'RADOS Block Device backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_scsi', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'SCSI backend for the storage driver')
-option('storage_sheepdog', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Sheepdog backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_vstorage', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Virtuozzo storage backend for the storage driver')
 option('storage_zfs', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'ZFS backend for the storage driver')
 
diff --git a/src/storage/meson.build b/src/storage/meson.build
index 26e7ff1a1a..a8b173db96 100644
--- a/src/storage/meson.build
+++ b/src/storage/meson.build
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ storage_backend_scsi_sources = [
   'storage_backend_scsi.c',
 ]
 
-storage_backend_sheepdog_sources = [
-  'storage_backend_sheepdog.c',
-]
-
 storage_backend_vstorage_sources = [
   'storage_backend_vstorage.c',
 ]
@@ -239,27 +235,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_SCSI')
   }
 endif
 
-if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG')
-  storage_backend_sheepdog_priv_lib = static_library(
-    'virt_storage_backend_sheepdog_priv',
-    storage_backend_sheepdog_sources,
-    dependencies: [
-      src_dep,
-    ],
-    include_directories: [
-      conf_inc_dir,
-    ],
-  )
-
-  virt_modules += {
-    'name': 'virt_storage_backend_sheepdog',
-    'link_whole': [
-      storage_backend_sheepdog_priv_lib,
-    ],
-    'install_dir': storage_backend_install_dir,
-  }
-endif
-
 if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_VSTORAGE')
   virt_modules += {
     'name': 'virt_storage_backend_vstorage',
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend.c b/src/storage/storage_backend.c
index 3e7a5ae67d..d6e02a47a8 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 #if WITH_STORAGE_RBD
 # include "storage_backend_rbd.h"
 #endif
-#if WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG
-# include "storage_backend_sheepdog.h"
-#endif
 #if WITH_STORAGE_GLUSTER
 # include "storage_backend_gluster.h"
 #endif
@@ -129,9 +126,6 @@ virStorageBackendDriversRegister(bool allbackends G_GNUC_UNUSED)
 #if WITH_STORAGE_RBD
     VIR_STORAGE_BACKEND_REGISTER(virStorageBackendRBDRegister, "rbd");
 #endif
-#if WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG
-    VIR_STORAGE_BACKEND_REGISTER(virStorageBackendSheepdogRegister, "sheepdog");
-#endif
 #if WITH_STORAGE_GLUSTER
     VIR_STORAGE_BACKEND_REGISTER(virStorageBackendGlusterRegister, "gluster");
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 4a4ceef4ec..b37d2ce12f 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -579,9 +579,6 @@ virshShowVersion(vshControl *ctl G_GNUC_UNUSED)
 #ifdef WITH_STORAGE_RBD
     vshPrint(ctl, " RBD");
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG
-    vshPrint(ctl, " Sheepdog");
-#endif
 #ifdef WITH_STORAGE_GLUSTER
     vshPrint(ctl, " Gluster");
 #endif