diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
index 100ce3b1a2f2..1c5af094f446 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
@@ -1464,6 +1464,14 @@ services.github-runner.serviceOverrides.SupplementaryGroups = [
           are under <literal>programs.firefox</literal>.
         </para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          The option
+          <literal>services.picom.experimentalBackends</literal> was
+          removed since it is now the default and the option will cause
+          <literal>picom</literal> to quit instead.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
   </section>
 </section>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
index a69c35acf45e..0fdd9277a8c5 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
@@ -447,4 +447,6 @@ Available as [services.patroni](options.html#opt-services.patroni.enable).
 
 - A NixOS module for Firefox has been added which allows preferences and [policies](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md) to be set. This also allows extensions to be installed via the `ExtensionSettings` policy. The new options are under `programs.firefox`.
 
+- The option `services.picom.experimentalBackends` was removed since it is now the default and the option will cause `picom` to quit instead.
+
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix
index d42cf1d7412f..56b55709e47f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ in {
       since picom v6 and was subsequently removed by upstream.
       See https://github.com/yshui/picom/commit/bcbc410
     '')
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "picom" "experimentalBackends" ] ''
+      This option was removed by upstream since picom v10.
+    '')
   ];
 
   options.services.picom = {
@@ -58,14 +61,6 @@ in {
       '';
     };
 
-    experimentalBackends = mkOption {
-      type = types.bool;
-      default = false;
-      description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Whether to use the unstable new reimplementation of the backends.
-      '';
-    };
-
     fade = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       default = false;
@@ -306,8 +301,7 @@ in {
       };
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.picom}/bin/picom --config ${configFile}"
-          + (optionalString cfg.experimentalBackends " --experimental-backends");
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.picom}/bin/picom --config ${configFile}";
         RestartSec = 3;
         Restart = "always";
       };