1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/metrics.py b/synapse/config/metrics.py
index bb065f9f2f..8c1c9bd12d 100644
--- a/synapse/config/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/config/metrics.py
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ class MetricsConfig(Config):
     def read_config(self, config: JsonDict, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self.enable_metrics = config.get("enable_metrics", False)
 
-        self.enable_legacy_metrics = config.get("enable_legacy_metrics", True)
-
         self.report_stats = config.get("report_stats", None)
         self.report_stats_endpoint = config.get(
             "report_stats_endpoint", "https://matrix.org/report-usage-stats/push"