diff --git a/src/jtag/aice/aice_interface.c b/src/jtag/aice/aice_interface.c
index c7556c018..cb126c6b1 100644
--- a/src/jtag/aice/aice_interface.c
+++ b/src/jtag/aice/aice_interface.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <jtag/adapter.h>
 #include <jtag/interface.h>
 #include <jtag/commands.h>
 #include <transport/transport.h>
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(aice_handle_aice_info_command)
 	LOG_DEBUG("aice_handle_aice_info_command");
 
 	command_print(CMD, "Description: %s", param.device_desc);
-	command_print(CMD, "Serial number: %s", param.serial);
+	command_print(CMD, "Serial number: %s", adapter_get_required_serial());
 	if (strncmp(aice_port->name, "aice_pipe", 9) == 0)
 		command_print(CMD, "Adapter: %s", param.adapter_name);
 
@@ -308,18 +309,6 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(aice_handle_aice_desc_command)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-COMMAND_HANDLER(aice_handle_aice_serial_command)
-{
-	LOG_DEBUG("aice_handle_aice_serial_command");
-
-	if (CMD_ARGC == 1)
-		param.serial = strdup(CMD_ARGV[0]);
-	else
-		LOG_ERROR("expected exactly one argument to aice serial <serial-number>");
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
-}
-
 COMMAND_HANDLER(aice_handle_aice_vid_pid_command)
 {
 	LOG_DEBUG("aice_handle_aice_vid_pid_command");
@@ -438,13 +427,6 @@ static const struct command_registration aice_subcommand_handlers[] = {
 		.help = "set the aice device description",
 		.usage = "[description string]",
 	},
-	{
-		.name = "serial",
-		.handler = &aice_handle_aice_serial_command,
-		.mode = COMMAND_CONFIG,
-		.help = "set the serial number of the AICE device",
-		.usage = "[serial string]",
-	},
 	{
 		.name = "vid_pid",
 		.handler = &aice_handle_aice_vid_pid_command,
diff --git a/src/jtag/aice/aice_port.h b/src/jtag/aice/aice_port.h
index d3d6a1a2c..159368888 100644
--- a/src/jtag/aice/aice_port.h
+++ b/src/jtag/aice/aice_port.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ struct aice_port_param_s {
 	/** */
 	const char *device_desc;
 	/** */
-	const char *serial;
-	/** */
 	uint16_t vid;
 	/** */
 	uint16_t pid;
diff --git a/src/jtag/startup.tcl b/src/jtag/startup.tcl
index d5b2ae221..b6c185ef2 100644
--- a/src/jtag/startup.tcl
+++ b/src/jtag/startup.tcl
@@ -735,4 +735,10 @@ proc ft232r_restore_serial args {
 	eval ft232r restore_serial $args
 }
 
+lappend _telnet_autocomplete_skip "aice serial"
+proc "aice serial" {args} {
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'adapter serial' not 'aice serial'"
+	eval adapter serial $args
+}
+
 # END MIGRATION AIDS
diff --git a/tcl/interface/nds32-aice.cfg b/tcl/interface/nds32-aice.cfg
index 3b21025b5..fcc33ec28 100644
--- a/tcl/interface/nds32-aice.cfg
+++ b/tcl/interface/nds32-aice.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 adapter driver aice
 aice desc "Andes AICE adapter"
-aice serial "C001-42163"
+# adapter serial "C001-42163"
 aice vid_pid 0x1CFC 0x0000
 aice port aice_usb
 reset_config trst_and_srst