diff --git a/client/mdm/policy.go b/client/mdm/policy.go
index 919eae9bc..1e7768866 100644
--- a/client/mdm/policy.go
+++ b/client/mdm/policy.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 // configuration field.
 const (
 	KeyManagementURL            = "managementURL"
-	KeyDisableAdvancedSettings  = "disableAdvancedSettings"
 	KeyDisableUpdateSettings    = "disableUpdateSettings"
 	KeyDisableProfiles          = "disableProfiles"
 	KeyDisableNetworks          = "disableNetworks"
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ const (
 // configuration are ignored but logged.
 var AllKeys = []string{
 	KeyManagementURL,
-	KeyDisableAdvancedSettings,
 	KeyDisableUpdateSettings,
 	KeyDisableProfiles,
 	KeyDisableNetworks,
diff --git a/client/server/server.go b/client/server/server.go
index 0e3f5d810..c06b05c26 100644
--- a/client/server/server.go
+++ b/client/server/server.go
@@ -1702,16 +1702,6 @@ func (s *Server) GetFeatures(ctx context.Context, msg *proto.GetFeaturesRequest)
 		DisableNetworks:       s.checkNetworksDisabled(),
 	}
 
-	// MDM kill switch: read the value from the active policy on the
-	// in-memory Config snapshot. Returns false on an absent key, so the
-	// feature flag is only "true" when the admin has explicitly pushed
-	// disableAdvancedSettings=true via the platform MDM channel.
-	if s.config != nil {
-		if v, ok := s.config.Policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyDisableAdvancedSettings); ok {
-			features.DisableAdvancedSettings = v
-		}
-	}
-
 	return features, nil
 }