diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index 6b08bb115e..b8258a9cf5 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -7083,6 +7083,21 @@ zfs_do_unshare(int argc, char **argv)
 	return (unshare_unmount(OP_SHARE, argc, argv));
 }
 
+static int
+disable_command_idx(char *command)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < NCOMMAND; i++) {
+		if (command_table[i].name == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		if (strcmp(command, command_table[i].name) == 0) {
+			command_table[i].name = NULL;
+			return (0);
+		}
+	}
+	return (1);
+}
+
 static int
 find_command_idx(char *command, int *idx)
 {
@@ -7180,7 +7195,22 @@ zfs_do_diff(int argc, char **argv)
 /*
  * zfs remap <filesystem | volume>
  *
- * Remap the indirect blocks in the given fileystem or volume.
+ * N.B. The remap command has been disabled and may be removed in the future.
+ *
+ * Remap the indirect blocks in the given filesystem or volume so that they no
+ * longer reference blocks on previously removed vdevs and we can eventually
+ * shrink the size of the indirect mapping objects for the previously removed
+ * vdevs. Note that remapping all blocks might not be possible and that
+ * references from snapshots will still exist and cannot be remapped.
+ *
+ * This functionality is no longer particularly useful now that the removal
+ * code can map large chunks.  Furthermore, explaining what this command
+ * does and why it may be useful requires a detailed understanding of the
+ * internals of device removal.  These are details users should not be
+ * bothered with.  If required, the remap command can be re-enabled by
+ * setting the ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED environment variable.
+ *
+ * > ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=yes zfs remap <filesystem | volume>
  */
 static int
 zfs_do_remap(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -8006,6 +8036,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (strcmp(cmdname, "snap") == 0)
 		cmdname = "snapshot";
 
+	/*
+	 * The 'remap' command has been disabled and may be removed in the
+	 * future.  See the comment above zfs_do_remap() for details.
+	 */
+	if (!libzfs_envvar_is_set("ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED"))
+		disable_command_idx("remap");
+
 	/*
 	 * Special case '-?'
 	 */
diff --git a/cmd/ztest/ztest.c b/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
index f7f584358c..678e29ff66 100644
--- a/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
+++ b/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ extern int dmu_object_alloc_chunk_shift;
 extern boolean_t zfs_force_some_double_word_sm_entries;
 extern unsigned long zio_decompress_fail_fraction;
 extern unsigned long zfs_reconstruct_indirect_damage_fraction;
-extern int zfs_object_remap_one_indirect_delay_ms;
 
 
 static ztest_shared_opts_t *ztest_shared_opts;
@@ -373,7 +372,6 @@ ztest_func_t ztest_split_pool;
 ztest_func_t ztest_reguid;
 ztest_func_t ztest_spa_upgrade;
 ztest_func_t ztest_device_removal;
-ztest_func_t ztest_remap_blocks;
 ztest_func_t ztest_spa_checkpoint_create_discard;
 ztest_func_t ztest_initialize;
 ztest_func_t ztest_fletcher;
@@ -427,7 +425,6 @@ ztest_info_t ztest_info[] = {
 	ZTI_INIT(ztest_vdev_class_add, 1, &ztest_opts.zo_vdevtime),
 	ZTI_INIT(ztest_vdev_aux_add_remove, 1, &ztest_opts.zo_vdevtime),
 	ZTI_INIT(ztest_device_removal, 1, &zopt_sometimes),
-	ZTI_INIT(ztest_remap_blocks, 1, &zopt_sometimes),
 	ZTI_INIT(ztest_spa_checkpoint_create_discard, 1, &zopt_rarely),
 	ZTI_INIT(ztest_initialize, 1, &zopt_sometimes),
 	ZTI_INIT(ztest_fletcher, 1, &zopt_rarely),
@@ -5550,20 +5547,6 @@ ztest_dsl_prop_get_set(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	(void) pthread_rwlock_unlock(&ztest_name_lock);
 }
 
-/* ARGSUSED */
-void
-ztest_remap_blocks(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
-{
-	(void) pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&ztest_name_lock);
-
-	int error = dmu_objset_remap_indirects(zd->zd_name);
-	if (error == ENOSPC)
-		error = 0;
-	ASSERT0(error);
-
-	(void) pthread_rwlock_unlock(&ztest_name_lock);
-}
-
 /* ARGSUSED */
 void
 ztest_spa_prop_get_set(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
@@ -6629,12 +6612,6 @@ ztest_resume_thread(void *arg)
 		 */
 		if (ztest_random(10) == 0)
 			zfs_abd_scatter_enabled = ztest_random(2);
-
-		/*
-		 * Periodically inject remapping delays (10% of the time).
-		 */
-		zfs_object_remap_one_indirect_delay_ms =
-		    ztest_random(10) == 0 ? ztest_random(1000) + 1 : 0;
 	}
 
 	thread_exit();
diff --git a/man/man5/zpool-features.5 b/man/man5/zpool-features.5
index c1f6ee6e4e..4769c4eac3 100644
--- a/man/man5/zpool-features.5
+++ b/man/man5/zpool-features.5
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES	device_removal
 This feature is an enhancement of device_removal, which will over time
 reduce the memory used to track removed devices.  When indirect blocks
 are freed or remapped, we note that their part of the indirect mapping
-is "obsolete", i.e. no longer needed.  See also the \fBzfs remap\fR
-subcommand in \fBzfs\fR(1M).
+is "obsolete", i.e. no longer needed.
 
 This feature becomes \fBactive\fR when the "zpool remove" command is
 used on a top-level vdev, and will never return to being \fBenabled\fR.
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index df904d0bdb..be28f2b62a 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@
 .Oo Fl t Ar type Ns Oo , Ns Ar type Oc Ns ... Oc
 .Oo Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume Ns | Ns Ar snapshot Oc Ns ...
 .Nm
-.Cm remap
-.Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume
-.Nm
 .Cm set
 .Ar property Ns = Ns Ar value Oo Ar property Ns = Ns Ar value Oc Ns ...
 .Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume Ns | Ns Ar snapshot Ns ...
@@ -3037,16 +3034,6 @@ option was not specified.
 .El
 .It Xo
 .Nm
-.Cm remap
-.Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume
-.Xc
-Remap the indirect blocks in the given fileystem or volume so that they no
-longer reference blocks on previously removed vdevs and we can eventually
-shrink the size of the indirect mapping objects for the previously removed
-vdevs. Note that remapping all blocks might not be possible and that
-references from snapshots will still exist and cannot be remapped.
-.It Xo
-.Nm
 .Cm upgrade
 .Xc
 Displays a list of file systems that are not the most recent version.
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/alloc_class/alloc_class_012_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/alloc_class/alloc_class_012_pos.ksh
index b03a8b4c87..2371c5a268 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/alloc_class/alloc_class_012_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/alloc_class/alloc_class_012_pos.ksh
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ log_must zpool list -v $TESTPOOL
 
 #
 # remove a special allocation vdev and force a remapping
+# N.B. The 'zfs remap' command has been disabled and may be removed.
 #
+export ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=YES
+
 log_must zpool remove $TESTPOOL $CLASS_DISK0
 log_must zfs remap $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_cliargs.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_cliargs.ksh
index 9a0b7d6192..80a5e6e0d9 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_cliargs.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_cliargs.ksh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 # 3. Verify other unsupported parameters raise an error
 #
 
+# The 'zfs remap' command has been disabled and may be removed.
+export ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=YES
+
 verify_runnable "both"
 
 function cleanup
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_obsolete_counts.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_obsolete_counts.ksh
index 15d3ae493e..1f0e0e85d8 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_obsolete_counts.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_remap/zfs_remap_obsolete_counts.ksh
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #    feature@obsolete_counts is enabled
 #
 
+# N.B. The 'zfs remap' command has been disabled and may be removed.
+export ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=YES
+
 verify_runnable "both"
 
 function cleanup
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap.ksh
index 04d0c50e48..5239ef3a5e 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap.ksh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
 . $STF_SUITE/tests/functional/removal/removal.kshlib
 
+# N.B. The 'zfs remap' command has been disabled and may be removed.
+export ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=YES
+
 default_setup_noexit "$DISKS"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap_deadlists.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap_deadlists.ksh
index 6c630f2f53..a2f6580b4f 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap_deadlists.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_remap_deadlists.ksh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
 . $STF_SUITE/tests/functional/removal/removal.kshlib
 
+# N.B. The 'zfs remap' command has been disabled and may be removed.
+export ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=YES
+
 default_setup_noexit "$DISKS"
 log_onexit default_cleanup_noexit
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_with_remap.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_with_remap.ksh
index d3a53e40b3..6f56740b82 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_with_remap.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/removal_with_remap.ksh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
 . $STF_SUITE/tests/functional/removal/removal.kshlib
 
+# N.B. The 'zfs remap' command has been disabled and may be removed.
+export ZFS_REMAP_ENABLED=YES
+
 default_setup_noexit "$DISKS"
 log_onexit default_cleanup_noexit