diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77c2286a73..c8b6b54c27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ Create an `appsettings.Production.yml` file next to `appsettings.yml`. This will
 
 - `Session:LowPriorityDeploymentProcesses `: Boolean controlling if DreamMaker and API validation DreamDaemon instances get set to below normal priority processes.
 
-- `Session:DoNotUseDDExe`: Boolean controlling if dd.exe, the CLI DreamDaemon for Windows released in BYOND 515.1598, is NOT used (by default it is when available).
-
 - `FileLogging:Directory`: Override the default directory where server logs are stored. Default is C:/ProgramData/tgstation-server/logs on Windows, /usr/share/tgstation-server/logs otherwise
 
 - `FileLogging:LogLevel`: Can be one of `Trace`, `Debug`, `Information`, `Warning`, `Error`, or `Critical`. Restricts what is put into the log files. Currently `Debug` is reccommended for help with error reporting.
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs
index c2dbc34076..e18487ee1e 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 		{
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(version);
 
-			supportsCli = !sessionConfiguration.DoNotUseDDExe && version >= DDExeVersion;
+			supportsCli = version >= DDExeVersion;
 			supportsMapThreads = version >= MapThreadsVersion;
 			return supportsCli ? "dd.exe" : "dreamdaemon.exe";
 		}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/SessionConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/SessionConfiguration.cs
index 6260b9aae0..9d0a18f656 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/SessionConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/SessionConfiguration.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,5 @@
 		/// If the deployment DreamMaker and DreamDaemon instances are set to be below normal priority processes.
 		/// </summary>
 		public bool LowPriorityDeploymentProcesses { get; set; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// If dd.exe should not be used if it is available.
-		/// </summary>
-		public bool DoNotUseDDExe { get; set; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
index 9c3f10eb12..98e98062a8 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ General:
 Session:
   HighPriorityLiveDreamDaemon: false
   LowPriorityDeploymentProcesses: true
-  DoNotUseDDExe: false
 FileLogging:
   Directory:
   Disable: false
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/LiveTestingServer.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/LiveTestingServer.cs
index bd51817853..2d3a5b5ca5 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/LiveTestingServer.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/LiveTestingServer.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live
 			SerilogContextHelper.AddSwarmNodeIdentifierToTemplate();
 		}
 
-		public LiveTestingServer(SwarmConfiguration swarmConfiguration, bool enableOAuth, ushort port = 15010, bool disableDDExe = false)
+		public LiveTestingServer(SwarmConfiguration swarmConfiguration, bool enableOAuth, ushort port = 15010)
 		{
 			Assert.IsTrue(port >= 10000); // for testing bridge request limit
 			Directory = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TGS_TEST_TEMP_DIRECTORY");
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live
 				"General:ByondTopicTimeout=3000",
 				$"Session:HighPriorityLiveDreamDaemon={HighPriorityDreamDaemon}",
 				$"Session:LowPriorityDeploymentProcesses={LowPriorityDeployments}",
-				$"Session:DoNotUseDDExe={disableDDExe}",
 			};
 
 			swarmArgs = new List<string>();