diff --git a/src/program.rs b/src/program.rs
index 0ef76bcc..cc80ec2a 100644
--- a/src/program.rs
+++ b/src/program.rs
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ impl<T: Copy + PartialEq> FunctionRegistry<T> {
             } else {
                 ebpf::hash_symbol_name(&usize::from(value).to_le_bytes())
             };
-            if config.external_internal_function_hash_collision
-                && loader.get_function_registry().lookup_by_key(hash).is_some()
-            {
+            if loader.get_function_registry().lookup_by_key(hash).is_some() {
                 return Err(ElfError::SymbolHashCollision(hash));
             }
             hash
diff --git a/src/vm.rs b/src/vm.rs
index 3d976364..f4a9a15d 100644
--- a/src/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vm.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub noop_instruction_rate: u32,
     /// Enable disinfection of immediate values and offsets provided by the user in JIT
     pub sanitize_user_provided_values: bool,
-    /// Throw ElfError::SymbolHashCollision when a BPF function collides with a registered syscall
-    pub external_internal_function_hash_collision: bool,
     /// Avoid copying read only sections when possible
     pub optimize_rodata: bool,
     /// Use aligned memory mapping
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ impl Default for Config {
             reject_broken_elfs: false,
             noop_instruction_rate: 256,
             sanitize_user_provided_values: true,
-            external_internal_function_hash_collision: true,
             optimize_rodata: true,
             aligned_memory_mapping: true,
             enabled_sbpf_versions: SBPFVersion::V1..=SBPFVersion::V2,