diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index 47af1a0bd6..1d8a2592eb 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Interface changes
     - change the default of `metadata-codepage` to `auto`
     - add `playlist-next-playlist` and `playlist-prev-playlist` commands
     - change `video-codec` to show description or name, not both
+    - deprecate `--cdda-toc-bias` option, offsets are always checked now
  --- mpv 0.36.0 ---
     - add `--target-contrast`
     - Target luminance value is now also applied when ICC profile is used.
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index c2869e3de6..79171dc5dc 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -3524,11 +3524,6 @@ Disc Devices
 ``--cdda-overlap=<value>``
     Force minimum overlap search during verification to <value> sectors.
 
-``--cdda-toc-bias``
-    Assume that the beginning offset of track 1 as reported in the TOC
-    will be addressed as LBA 0. Some discs need this for getting track
-    boundaries correctly.
-
 ``--cdda-toc-offset=<value>``
     Add ``<value>`` sectors to the values reported when addressing tracks.
     May be negative.
diff --git a/stream/stream_cdda.c b/stream/stream_cdda.c
index c719c45363..71ae461493 100644
--- a/stream/stream_cdda.c
+++ b/stream/stream_cdda.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ const struct m_sub_options stream_cdda_conf = {
         {"paranoia", OPT_INT(paranoia_mode), M_RANGE(0, 2)},
         {"sector-size", OPT_INT(sector_size), M_RANGE(1, 100)},
         {"overlap", OPT_INT(search_overlap), M_RANGE(0, 75)},
-        {"toc-bias", OPT_INT(toc_bias)},
+        {"toc-bias", OPT_INT(toc_bias),
+            .deprecation_message = "toc-bias is no longer used"},
         {"toc-offset", OPT_INT(toc_offset)},
         {"skip", OPT_BOOL(skip)},
         {"span-a", OPT_INT(span[0])},
@@ -284,9 +285,7 @@ static int open_cdda(stream_t *st)
 
     priv->cd = cdd;
 
-    if (p->toc_bias)
-        offset -= cdda_track_firstsector(cdd, 1);
-
+    offset -= cdda_track_firstsector(cdd, 1);
     if (offset) {
         for (int n = 0; n < cdd->tracks + 1; n++)
             cdd->disc_toc[n].dwStartSector += offset;