diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
index 04b16aebab9cc..e5ed5270d93d8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ describe('config schema', () => {
           "selector": Object {},
         },
         "cookieName": "sid",
-        "enabled": true,
         "encryptionKey": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
         "loginAssistanceMessage": "",
         "public": Object {},
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ describe('config schema', () => {
           "selector": Object {},
         },
         "cookieName": "sid",
-        "enabled": true,
         "encryptionKey": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
         "loginAssistanceMessage": "",
         "public": Object {},
@@ -170,7 +168,6 @@ describe('config schema', () => {
           "selector": Object {},
         },
         "cookieName": "sid",
-        "enabled": true,
         "loginAssistanceMessage": "",
         "public": Object {},
         "secureCookies": false,
@@ -227,7 +224,6 @@ describe('config schema', () => {
           "selector": Object {},
         },
         "cookieName": "sid",
-        "enabled": true,
         "loginAssistanceMessage": "",
         "public": Object {},
         "secureCookies": false,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts
index 68e1c7c2a0964..2be89e02b1224 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ export const ConfigSchema = schema.object({
       )
     ),
   }),
-  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
 
   // Setting only allowed in the Serverless offering
   ui: offeringBasedSchema({