diff --git a/dvc/command/data_sync.py b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
index ed78a1875..237cd8563 100644
--- a/dvc/command/data_sync.py
+++ b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class CmdDataPull(CmdDataBase):
                 targets=self.args.targets,
                 jobs=self.args.jobs,
                 remote=self.args.remote,
-                show_checksums=self.args.show_checksums,
                 all_branches=self.args.all_branches,
                 all_tags=self.args.all_tags,
                 with_deps=self.args.with_deps,
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ class CmdDataPush(CmdDataBase):
                 targets=self.args.targets,
                 jobs=self.args.jobs,
                 remote=self.args.remote,
-                show_checksums=self.args.show_checksums,
                 all_branches=self.args.all_branches,
                 all_tags=self.args.all_tags,
                 with_deps=self.args.with_deps,
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ class CmdDataFetch(CmdDataBase):
                 targets=self.args.targets,
                 jobs=self.args.jobs,
                 remote=self.args.remote,
-                show_checksums=self.args.show_checksums,
                 all_branches=self.args.all_branches,
                 all_tags=self.args.all_tags,
                 with_deps=self.args.with_deps,
@@ -88,12 +85,6 @@ def shared_parent_parser():
     shared_parent_parser.add_argument(
         "-j", "--jobs", type=int, help="Number of jobs to run simultaneously."
     )
-    shared_parent_parser.add_argument(
-        "--show-checksums",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-        help="Show checksums instead of file names.",
-    )
     shared_parent_parser.add_argument(
         "targets",
         nargs="*",
diff --git a/dvc/command/status.py b/dvc/command/status.py
index 61195b2fc..ecb6082f2 100644
--- a/dvc/command/status.py
+++ b/dvc/command/status.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class CmdDataStatus(CmdDataBase):
                 targets=self.args.targets,
                 jobs=self.args.jobs,
                 cloud=self.args.cloud,
-                show_checksums=self.args.show_checksums,
                 remote=self.args.remote,
                 all_branches=self.args.all_branches,
                 all_tags=self.args.all_tags,
diff --git a/dvc/repo/pull.py b/dvc/repo/pull.py
index 096ccedfb..34221498f 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/pull.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/pull.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ def pull(
     jobs=None,
     remote=None,
     all_branches=False,
-    show_checksums=False,
     with_deps=False,
     all_tags=False,
     force=False,
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ def pull(
         remote=remote,
         all_branches=all_branches,
         all_tags=all_tags,
-        show_checksums=show_checksums,
         with_deps=with_deps,
         recursive=recursive,
     )
diff --git a/dvc/repo/push.py b/dvc/repo/push.py
index 8110ac633..f2e84d778 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/push.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/push.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ def push(
     jobs=None,
     remote=None,
     all_branches=False,
-    show_checksums=False,
     with_deps=False,
     all_tags=False,
     recursive=False,
@@ -23,6 +22,4 @@ def push(
             jobs=jobs,
             recursive=recursive,
         )["local"]
-        return self.cloud.push(
-            used, jobs, remote=remote, show_checksums=show_checksums
-        )
+        return self.cloud.push(used, jobs, remote=remote)
diff --git a/dvc/repo/status.py b/dvc/repo/status.py
index 16204146c..f25dd9226 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/status.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/status.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def _cloud_status(
     targets=None,
     jobs=None,
     remote=None,
-    show_checksums=False,
     all_branches=False,
     with_deps=False,
     all_tags=False,
@@ -78,10 +77,8 @@ def _cloud_status(
     )["local"]
 
     ret = {}
-    status_info = self.cloud.status(
-        used, jobs, remote=remote, show_checksums=show_checksums
-    )
-    for md5, info in status_info.items():
+    status_info = self.cloud.status(used, jobs, remote=remote)
+    for info in status_info.values():
         name = info["name"]
         status = info["status"]
         if status in [cloud.STATUS_OK, cloud.STATUS_MISSING]:
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ def status(
     jobs=None,
     cloud=False,
     remote=None,
-    show_checksums=False,
     all_branches=False,
     with_deps=False,
     all_tags=False,
@@ -111,10 +107,9 @@ def status(
                 self,
                 targets,
                 jobs,
-                remote=remote,
-                show_checksums=show_checksums,
                 all_branches=all_branches,
                 with_deps=with_deps,
+                remote=remote,
                 all_tags=all_tags,
             )
         return _local_status(self, targets, with_deps=with_deps)
diff --git a/scripts/completion/dvc.bash b/scripts/completion/dvc.bash
index 40559950c..d9f2babf9 100644
--- a/scripts/completion/dvc.bash
+++ b/scripts/completion/dvc.bash
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _dvc_commit='-f --force -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_config='-u --unset --local --system --global'
 _dvc_destroy='-f --force'
 _dvc_diff='-t --target'
-_dvc_fetch='--show-checksums -j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
+_dvc_fetch='-j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_get_url=''
 _dvc_get='-o --out --rev'
 _dvc_gc='-a --all-branches -T --all-tags -c --cloud -r --remote -f --force -p --projects -j --jobs'
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ _dvc_move='$(compgen -G *)'
 _dvc_pipeline='list show'
 _dvc_pipeline_list=''
 _dvc_pipeline_show='-c --commands -o --outs --ascii --dot --tree -l --locked $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
-_dvc_pull='--show-checksums -j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -f --force -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
-_dvc_push='--show-checksums -j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
+_dvc_pull='-j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -f --force -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
+_dvc_push='-j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -R --recursive $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_remote='add default list modify remove'
 _dvc_remote_add='--global --system --local -d --default -f --force'
 _dvc_remote_default='--global --system --local -u --unset'
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ _dvc_remove='-o --outs -p --purge -f --force $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_repro='-f --force -s --single-item -c --cwd -m --metrics --dry -i --interactive -p --pipeline -P --all-pipelines --ignore-build-cache --no-commit -R --recursive --downstream $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_root=''
 _dvc_run='--no-exec -f --file -c --cwd -d --deps -o --outs -O --outs-no-cache --outs-persist --outs-persist-no-cache -m --metrics -M --metrics-no-cache -y --yes --overwrite-dvcfile --ignore-build-cache --remove-outs --no-commit -w --wdir'
-_dvc_status='--show-checksums -j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -c --cloud $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
+_dvc_status='-j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -c --cloud $(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_unlock='$(compgen -G *.dvc)'
 _dvc_unprotect='$(compgen -G *)'
 _dvc_update='$(compgen -G *.dvc)'
diff --git a/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh b/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh
index 5dae8b749..8390ff7c4 100644
--- a/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh
+++ b/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ _dvc_diff=(
 
 _dvc_fetch=(
   {-j,--jobs}"[Number of jobs to run simultaneously.]:Number of jobs:"
-  "--show-checksums[Show checksums instead of file names.]"
   {-r,--remote}"[Remote repository to fetch from.]:Remote repository:"
   {-a,--all-branches}"[Fetch cache for all branches.]"
   {-T,--all-tags}"[Fetch cache for all tags.]"
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ _dvc_pipeline=(
 
 _dvc_pull=(
   {-j,--jobs}"[Number of jobs to run simultaneously.]:Number of jobs:"
-  "--show-checksums[Show checksums instead of file names.]"
   {-r,--remote}"[Remote repository to pull from.]:Remote repository:"
   {-a,--all-branches}"[Fetch cache for all branches.]"
   {-T,--all-tags}"[Fetch cache for all tags.]"
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@ _dvc_pull=(
 
 _dvc_push=(
   {-j,--jobs}"[Number of jobs to run simultaneously.]:Number of jobs:"
-  "--show-checksums[Show checksums instead of file names.]"
   {-r,--remote}"[Remote repository to push to.]:Remote repository:"
   {-a,--all-branches}"[Push cache for all branches.]"
   {-T,--all-tags}"[Push cache for all tags.]"
diff --git a/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py b/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py
index a6092c61f..f7bf341fd 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py
@@ -507,19 +507,14 @@ class TestDataCloudCLIBase(TestDvc):
         cache_dir = stage_dir.outs[0].cache_path
 
         # FIXME check status output
-        self.main(["status", "-c", "--show-checksums"] + args)
 
         self.main(["push"] + args)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(cache))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(cache))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(cache_dir))
 
-        self.main(["status", "-c", "--show-checksums"] + args)
-
         shutil.rmtree(self.dvc.cache.local.cache_dir)
 
-        self.main(["status", "-c", "--show-checksums"] + args)
-
         self.main(["fetch"] + args)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(cache))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(cache))
@@ -536,8 +531,6 @@ class TestDataCloudCLIBase(TestDvc):
             self.assertEqual(fd.read(), self.FOO_CONTENTS)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(cache_dir))
 
-        self.main(["status", "-c", "--show-checksums"] + args)
-
         # NOTE: check if remote gc works correctly on directories
         self.main(["gc", "-c", "-f"] + args)
         shutil.move(