diff --git a/docs/qmp-commands.txt b/docs/qmp-commands.txt
index 87b1fe41c5..795f33f640 100644
--- a/docs/qmp-commands.txt
+++ b/docs/qmp-commands.txt
@@ -169,37 +169,6 @@ Example:
 <- { "return": { "status": "active", "completed": 1024000,
                  "total": 2048000 } }
 
-blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync
---------------------------------------
-
-Synchronously delete an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
-image used supports it.  The snapshot is identified by name or id or both.  One
-of name or id is required.  If the snapshot is not found, the operation will
-fail.
-
-Arguments:
-
-- "device": the device name or node-name of a root node (json-string)
-- "id": ID of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
-- "name": name of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
-
-Example:
-
--> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
-                "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
-                               "name": "snapshot0" }
-   }
-<- { "return": {
-                   "id": "1",
-                   "name": "snapshot0",
-                   "vm-state-size": 0,
-                   "date-sec": 1000012,
-                   "date-nsec": 10,
-                   "vm-clock-sec": 100,
-                   "vm-clock-nsec": 20
-     }
-   }
-
 blockdev-mirror
 ------------
 
diff --git a/qapi/block.json b/qapi/block.json
index 2e08b35769..bc27e20328 100644
--- a/qapi/block.json
+++ b/qapi/block.json
@@ -135,6 +135,24 @@
 #          If @id and @name are both not specified, GenericError
 #
 # Since: 1.7
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
+#      "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
+#                     "name": "snapshot0" }
+#    }
+# <- { "return": {
+#                    "id": "1",
+#                    "name": "snapshot0",
+#                    "vm-state-size": 0,
+#                    "date-sec": 1000012,
+#                    "date-nsec": 10,
+#                    "vm-clock-sec": 100,
+#                    "vm-clock-nsec": 20
+#      }
+#    }
+#
 ##
 { 'command': 'blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync',
   'data': { 'device': 'str', '*id': 'str', '*name': 'str'},