diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index b3e5c82d22b..17f8fcd3865 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@
 
 	// Developer
 	var/developer_express_start = 0
-	var/developer_disable_subsystem[]
 
 /datum/configuration/New()
 	for(var/T in subtypesof(/datum/game_mode))
@@ -637,8 +636,6 @@
 					config.disable_high_pop_mc_mode_amount = text2num(value)
 				if("developer_express_start")
 					config.developer_express_start = 1
-				if("developer_disable_subsystem")
-					config.developer_disable_subsystem = splittext(value, ",")
 				else
 					log_config("Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'")
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/master.dm b/code/controllers/master.dm
index 11417f3b5a0..a9c7e0dbb7b 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master.dm
@@ -176,12 +176,6 @@ GLOBAL_REAL(Master, /datum/controller/master) = new
 
 	to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>Initializing subsystems...</span>")
 
-	// Config disable subsystem
-	for(var/select=1, select <= subsystems.len, select++)
-		for(var/disable=1, disable <= config.developer_disable_subsystem.len, disable++)
-			if(subsystems[select].name == config.developer_disable_subsystem[disable])
-				subsystems -= subsystems[select]
-
 	// Sort subsystems by init_order, so they initialize in the correct order.
 	sortTim(subsystems, /proc/cmp_subsystem_init)
 
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index b063ad19cbc..39a1b13d23b 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -387,9 +387,4 @@ HIGH_POP_MC_MODE_AMOUNT 65
 DISABLE_HIGH_POP_MC_MODE_AMOUNT 60
 
 ##Uncomment to enable developer start. Auto starts the server after initialization
-##DEVELOPER_EXPRESS_START
-
-##Disable subsystems by name comma delimited. Last verified 1-30-2019 list of subsystems
-## Garbage, Atoms, Machines, Timer, Fires, Mobs, Nanoui, NPC AI, NPC Pool, Space Drift, Sun, Throwing, Weather,
-## Atmospherics, Icon Smoothing, Overlay, Tickets, Shuttle, Night Shift, Nano-Mob Hunter GO Server
-DEVELOPER_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM
\ No newline at end of file
+##DEVELOPER_EXPRESS_START
\ No newline at end of file