1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/captcha.py b/synapse/config/captcha.py
index ba221121cb..cf72dc4340 100644
--- a/synapse/config/captcha.py
+++ b/synapse/config/captcha.py
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ class CaptchaConfig(Config):
         self.recaptcha_private_key = config["recaptcha_private_key"]
         self.recaptcha_public_key = config["recaptcha_public_key"]
         self.enable_registration_captcha = config["enable_registration_captcha"]
-        # XXX: This is used for more than just captcha
-        self.captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded = (
-            config["captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded"]
-        )
         self.captcha_bypass_secret = config.get("captcha_bypass_secret")
         self.recaptcha_siteverify_api = config["recaptcha_siteverify_api"]
 
@@ -43,10 +39,6 @@ class CaptchaConfig(Config):
         # public/private key.
         enable_registration_captcha: False
 
-        # When checking captchas, use the X-Forwarded-For (XFF) header
-        # as the client IP and not the actual client IP.
-        captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded: False
-
         # A secret key used to bypass the captcha test entirely.
         #captcha_bypass_secret: "YOUR_SECRET_HERE"