diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 3898853..389205d 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -3042,17 +3042,6 @@
     return qcow2_update_header(bs);
 }
 
-static int qcow2_crypt_method_from_format(const char *encryptfmt)
-{
-    if (g_str_equal(encryptfmt, "luks")) {
-        return QCOW_CRYPT_LUKS;
-    } else if (g_str_equal(encryptfmt, "aes")) {
-        return QCOW_CRYPT_AES;
-    } else {
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-}
-
 static int qcow2_set_up_encryption(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                    QCryptoBlockCreateOptions *cryptoopts,
                                    Error **errp)
@@ -5361,9 +5350,6 @@
     bool lazy_refcounts = s->use_lazy_refcounts;
     bool data_file_raw = data_file_is_raw(bs);
     const char *compat = NULL;
-    uint64_t cluster_size = s->cluster_size;
-    bool encrypt;
-    int encformat;
     int refcount_bits = s->refcount_bits;
     int ret;
     QemuOptDesc *desc = opts->list->desc;
@@ -5388,44 +5374,12 @@
                 error_setg(errp, "Unknown compatibility level %s", compat);
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
-        } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_PREALLOC)) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Cannot change preallocation mode");
-            return -ENOTSUP;
         } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE)) {
             new_size = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, 0);
         } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE)) {
             backing_file = qemu_opt_get(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE);
         } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT)) {
             backing_format = qemu_opt_get(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT);
-        } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT)) {
-            encrypt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT,
-                                        !!s->crypto);
-
-            if (encrypt != !!s->crypto) {
-                error_setg(errp,
-                           "Changing the encryption flag is not supported");
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
-        } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT_FORMAT)) {
-            encformat = qcow2_crypt_method_from_format(
-                qemu_opt_get(opts, BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT_FORMAT));
-
-            if (encformat != s->crypt_method_header) {
-                error_setg(errp,
-                           "Changing the encryption format is not supported");
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
-        } else if (g_str_has_prefix(desc->name, "encrypt.")) {
-            error_setg(errp,
-                       "Changing the encryption parameters is not supported");
-            return -ENOTSUP;
-        } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE)) {
-            cluster_size = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE,
-                                             cluster_size);
-            if (cluster_size != s->cluster_size) {
-                error_setg(errp, "Changing the cluster size is not supported");
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
         } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_LAZY_REFCOUNTS)) {
             lazy_refcounts = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, BLOCK_OPT_LAZY_REFCOUNTS,
                                                lazy_refcounts);
@@ -5455,22 +5409,6 @@
                                  "images");
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
-        } else if (!strcmp(desc->name, BLOCK_OPT_COMPRESSION_TYPE)) {
-            const char *ct_name =
-                qemu_opt_get(opts, BLOCK_OPT_COMPRESSION_TYPE);
-            int compression_type =
-                qapi_enum_parse(&Qcow2CompressionType_lookup, ct_name, -1,
-                                NULL);
-            if (compression_type == -1) {
-                error_setg(errp, "Unknown compression type: %s", ct_name);
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
-
-            if (compression_type != s->compression_type) {
-                error_setg(errp, "Changing the compression type "
-                                 "is not supported");
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
         } else {
             /* if this point is reached, this probably means a new option was
              * added without having it covered here */
@@ -5693,37 +5631,6 @@
                 "as a raw image"                                    \
     },                                                              \
     {                                                               \
-        .name = BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT,                                  \
-        .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,                                      \
-        .help = "Encrypt the image with format 'aes'. (Deprecated " \
-                "in favor of " BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT_FORMAT "=aes)",    \
-    },                                                              \
-    {                                                               \
-        .name = BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT_FORMAT,                           \
-        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,                                    \
-        .help = "Encrypt the image, format choices: 'aes', 'luks'", \
-    },                                                              \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_KEY_SECRET("encrypt.",                     \
-        "ID of secret providing qcow AES key or LUKS passphrase"),  \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_CIPHER_ALG("encrypt."),               \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_CIPHER_MODE("encrypt."),              \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_IVGEN_ALG("encrypt."),                \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_IVGEN_HASH_ALG("encrypt."),           \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_HASH_ALG("encrypt."),                 \
-    BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_ITER_TIME("encrypt."),                \
-    {                                                               \
-        .name = BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE,                             \
-        .type = QEMU_OPT_SIZE,                                      \
-        .help = "qcow2 cluster size",                               \
-        .def_value_str = stringify(DEFAULT_CLUSTER_SIZE)            \
-    },                                                              \
-    {                                                               \
-        .name = BLOCK_OPT_PREALLOC,                                 \
-        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,                                    \
-        .help = "Preallocation mode (allowed values: off, "         \
-                "metadata, falloc, full)"                           \
-    },                                                              \
-    {                                                               \
         .name = BLOCK_OPT_LAZY_REFCOUNTS,                           \
         .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,                                      \
         .help = "Postpone refcount updates",                        \
@@ -5734,19 +5641,50 @@
         .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,                                    \
         .help = "Width of a reference count entry in bits",         \
         .def_value_str = "16"                                       \
-    },                                                              \
-    {                                                               \
-        .name = BLOCK_OPT_COMPRESSION_TYPE,                         \
-        .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,                                    \
-        .help = "Compression method used for image cluster "        \
-                "compression",                                      \
-        .def_value_str = "zlib"                                     \
     }
 
 static QemuOptsList qcow2_create_opts = {
     .name = "qcow2-create-opts",
     .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qcow2_create_opts.head),
     .desc = {
+        {                                                               \
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT,                                  \
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,                                      \
+            .help = "Encrypt the image with format 'aes'. (Deprecated " \
+                    "in favor of " BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT_FORMAT "=aes)",    \
+        },                                                              \
+        {                                                               \
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT_FORMAT,                           \
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,                                    \
+            .help = "Encrypt the image, format choices: 'aes', 'luks'", \
+        },                                                              \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_KEY_SECRET("encrypt.",                     \
+            "ID of secret providing qcow AES key or LUKS passphrase"),  \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_CIPHER_ALG("encrypt."),               \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_CIPHER_MODE("encrypt."),              \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_IVGEN_ALG("encrypt."),                \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_IVGEN_HASH_ALG("encrypt."),           \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_HASH_ALG("encrypt."),                 \
+        BLOCK_CRYPTO_OPT_DEF_LUKS_ITER_TIME("encrypt."),                \
+        {                                                               \
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE,                             \
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_SIZE,                                      \
+            .help = "qcow2 cluster size",                               \
+            .def_value_str = stringify(DEFAULT_CLUSTER_SIZE)            \
+        },                                                              \
+        {                                                               \
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_PREALLOC,                                 \
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,                                    \
+            .help = "Preallocation mode (allowed values: off, "         \
+                    "metadata, falloc, full)"                           \
+        },                                                              \
+        {                                                               \
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_COMPRESSION_TYPE,                         \
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,                                    \
+            .help = "Compression method used for image cluster "        \
+                    "compression",                                      \
+            .def_value_str = "zlib"                                     \
+        },
         QCOW_COMMON_OPTIONS,
         { /* end of list */ }
     }