diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index 69fe7c7a21..41395bfc4a 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Interface changes
 ::
 
  --- mpv 0.10.0 will be released ---
+    - deprecate audio-samplerate and audio-channels properties
+      (audio-params sub-properties are the replacement)
     - add audio-params and audio-out-params properties
     - deprecate "audio-format" property, replaced with "audio-codec-name"
     - deprecate --media-title, replaced with --force-media-title
diff --git a/DOCS/man/input.rst b/DOCS/man/input.rst
index f12d0eb15a..ce61654399 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/input.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/input.rst
@@ -1149,13 +1149,6 @@ Property list
 ``audio-codec-name``
     Audio codec.
 
-``audio-samplerate``
-    Audio samplerate.
-
-``audio-channels``
-    Number of audio channels. The OSD value of this property is actually the
-    channel layout, while the raw value returns the number of channels only.
-
 ``audio-params``
     Audio format as output by the audio decoder.
     This has a number of sub-properties:
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index c6dc5d3fa0..36cbf6cded 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -1692,47 +1692,6 @@ static int mp_property_audio_out_params(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
     return property_audiofmt(fmt, action, arg);
 }
 
-/// Samplerate (RO)
-static int mp_property_samplerate(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
-                                  int action, void *arg)
-{
-    MPContext *mpctx = ctx;
-    struct mp_audio fmt = {0};
-    if (mpctx->d_audio)
-        fmt = mpctx->d_audio->decode_format;
-    if (!fmt.rate)
-        return M_PROPERTY_UNAVAILABLE;
-    if (action == M_PROPERTY_PRINT) {
-        *(char **)arg = talloc_asprintf(NULL, "%d kHz", fmt.rate / 1000);
-        return M_PROPERTY_OK;
-    }
-    return m_property_int_ro(action, arg, fmt.rate);
-}
-
-/// Number of channels (RO)
-static int mp_property_channels(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
-                                int action, void *arg)
-{
-    MPContext *mpctx = ctx;
-    struct mp_audio fmt = {0};
-    if (mpctx->d_audio)
-        fmt = mpctx->d_audio->decode_format;
-    if (!fmt.channels.num)
-        return M_PROPERTY_UNAVAILABLE;
-    switch (action) {
-    case M_PROPERTY_PRINT:
-        *(char **) arg = talloc_strdup(NULL, mp_chmap_to_str(&fmt.channels));
-        return M_PROPERTY_OK;
-    case M_PROPERTY_GET:
-        *(int *)arg = fmt.channels.num;
-        return M_PROPERTY_OK;
-    case M_PROPERTY_GET_TYPE:
-        *(struct m_option *)arg = (struct m_option){.type = CONF_TYPE_INT};
-        return M_PROPERTY_OK;
-    }
-    return M_PROPERTY_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
-}
-
 /// Balance (RW)
 static int mp_property_balance(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
                                int action, void *arg)
@@ -3386,8 +3345,8 @@ static const struct m_property mp_properties[] = {
     {"audio-codec", mp_property_audio_codec},
     {"audio-params", mp_property_audio_params},
     {"audio-out-params", mp_property_audio_out_params},
-    {"audio-samplerate", mp_property_samplerate},
-    {"audio-channels", mp_property_channels},
+    M_PROPERTY_DEPRECATED_ALIAS("audio-samplerate", "audio-params/samplerate"),
+    M_PROPERTY_DEPRECATED_ALIAS("audio-channels", "audio-params/channel-count"),
     {"aid", mp_property_audio},
     {"balance", mp_property_balance},
     {"volume-restore-data", mp_property_volrestore},