diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be6a3e0cf6b5..07845673d62a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Every Module contains its own CHANGELOG.md. Please refer to the module you are i
 
 ### Deprecated
 
-* (simapp) [#19146](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/19146) Deprecate `--v` CLI option in favor of `--validator-count`/`-n`.
+* (simapp) [#19146](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/19146) Replace `--v` CLI option with `--validator-count`/`-n`.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go
index bc6643af3d15..3455bcf904de 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ type startArgs struct {
 
 func addTestnetFlagsToCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().IntP(flagNumValidators, "n", 4, "Number of validators to initialize the testnet with")
-	cmd.Flags().Int("v", 4, fmt.Sprintf("Alias for --%s", flagNumValidators))
-	if vFlag := cmd.Flags().Lookup("v"); vFlag != nil {
-		vFlag.Deprecated = fmt.Sprintf("use --%s", flagNumValidators)
-	}
 	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagOutputDir, "o", "./.testnets", "Directory to store initialization data for the testnet")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagChainID, "", "genesis file chain-id, if left blank will be randomly created")
 	cmd.Flags().String(server.FlagMinGasPrices, fmt.Sprintf("0.000006%s", sdk.DefaultBondDenom), "Minimum gas prices to accept for transactions; All fees in a tx must meet this minimum (e.g. 0.01photino,0.001stake)")
@@ -152,13 +148,6 @@ Example:
 			args.numValidators, _ = cmd.Flags().GetInt(flagNumValidators)
 			args.algo, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagKeyType)
 
-			if cmd.Flags().Changed("v") {
-				if cmd.Flags().Changed(flagNumValidators) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("--%s and --v are mutually exclusive", flagNumValidators)
-				}
-				args.numValidators, _ = cmd.Flags().GetInt("v")
-			}
-
 			return initTestnetFiles(clientCtx, cmd, config, mbm, genBalIterator, clientCtx.TxConfig.SigningContext().ValidatorAddressCodec(), args)
 		},
 	}
@@ -198,13 +187,6 @@ Example:
 			args.grpcAddress, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString(flagGRPCAddress)
 			args.printMnemonic, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool(flagPrintMnemonic)
 
-			if cmd.Flags().Changed("v") {
-				if cmd.Flags().Changed(flagNumValidators) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("--%s and --v are mutually exclusive", flagNumValidators)
-				}
-				args.numValidators, _ = cmd.Flags().GetInt("v")
-			}
-
 			return startTestnet(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}