diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 89e152e56fb..c926a4e7b51 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ void SetupServerArgs(NodeContext& node)
     argsman.AddArg("-datadir=<dir>", "Specify data directory", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-dbbatchsize", strprintf("Maximum database write batch size in bytes (default: %u)", nDefaultDbBatchSize), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-dbcache=<n>", strprintf("Maximum database cache size <n> MiB (%d to %d, default: %d). In addition, unused mempool memory is shared for this cache (see -maxmempool).", nMinDbCache, nMaxDbCache, nDefaultDbCache), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
-    argsman.AddArg("-feefilter", strprintf("Tell other nodes to filter invs to us by our mempool min fee (default: %u)", DEFAULT_FEEFILTER), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-includeconf=<file>", "Specify additional configuration file, relative to the -datadir path (only useable from configuration file, not command line)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-loadblock=<file>", "Imports blocks from external file on startup", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-maxmempool=<n>", strprintf("Keep the transaction memory pool below <n> megabytes (default: %u)", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index fdd36835c2a..cdf0fe0c5ee 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -4711,7 +4711,6 @@ bool PeerManagerImpl::SendMessages(CNode* pto)
         if (pto->m_tx_relay != nullptr &&
             !m_ignore_incoming_txs &&
             pto->GetCommonVersion() >= FEEFILTER_VERSION &&
-            gArgs.GetBoolArg("-feefilter", DEFAULT_FEEFILTER) &&
             !pto->HasPermission(NetPermissionFlags::ForceRelay) // peers with the forcerelay permission should not filter txs to us
         ) {
             CAmount currentFilter = m_mempool.GetMinFee(gArgs.GetArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE) * 1000000).GetFeePerK();
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 1b50644185d..adc3d282b61 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ static constexpr bool DEFAULT_COINSTATSINDEX{false};
 static const char* const DEFAULT_BLOCKFILTERINDEX = "0";
 /** Default for -persistmempool */
 static const bool DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL = true;
-/** Default for using fee filter */
-static const bool DEFAULT_FEEFILTER = true;
 /** Default for -stopatheight */
 static const int DEFAULT_STOPATHEIGHT = 0;
 /** Block files containing a block-height within MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP of ::ChainActive().Tip() will not be pruned. */