diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index abd491c50..8d72eacbc 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ func syncthingMain(runtimeOptions RuntimeOptions) {
 	// Start relay management
 
 	var relayService *relay.Service
-	if opts.RelaysEnabled && (opts.GlobalAnnEnabled || opts.RelayWithoutGlobalAnn) {
+	if opts.RelaysEnabled {
 		relayService = relay.NewService(cfg, tlsCfg)
 		mainService.Add(relayService)
 	}
diff --git a/lib/config/config_test.go b/lib/config/config_test.go
index ac142e481..a6bfe71c9 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_test.go
+++ b/lib/config/config_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ func TestDefaultValues(t *testing.T) {
 		ReconnectIntervalS:      60,
 		RelaysEnabled:           true,
 		RelayReconnectIntervalM: 10,
-		RelayWithoutGlobalAnn:   false,
 		StartBrowser:            true,
 		UPnPEnabled:             true,
 		UPnPLeaseM:              60,
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ func TestOverriddenValues(t *testing.T) {
 		ReconnectIntervalS:      6000,
 		RelaysEnabled:           false,
 		RelayReconnectIntervalM: 20,
-		RelayWithoutGlobalAnn:   true,
 		StartBrowser:            false,
 		UPnPEnabled:             false,
 		UPnPLeaseM:              90,
diff --git a/lib/config/optionsconfiguration.go b/lib/config/optionsconfiguration.go
index b0a255254..cb469b389 100644
--- a/lib/config/optionsconfiguration.go
+++ b/lib/config/optionsconfiguration.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ type OptionsConfiguration struct {
 	ReconnectIntervalS      int      `xml:"reconnectionIntervalS" json:"reconnectionIntervalS" default:"60"`
 	RelaysEnabled           bool     `xml:"relaysEnabled" json:"relaysEnabled" default:"true"`
 	RelayReconnectIntervalM int      `xml:"relayReconnectIntervalM" json:"relayReconnectIntervalM" default:"10"`
-	RelayWithoutGlobalAnn   bool     `xml:"relayWithoutGlobalAnn" json:"relayWithoutGlobalAnn" default:"false"`
 	StartBrowser            bool     `xml:"startBrowser" json:"startBrowser" default:"true"`
 	UPnPEnabled             bool     `xml:"upnpEnabled" json:"upnpEnabled" default:"true"`
 	UPnPLeaseM              int      `xml:"upnpLeaseMinutes" json:"upnpLeaseMinutes" default:"60"`