diff --git a/config/galaxy.yml.sample b/config/galaxy.yml.sample
index 0e733553171..7f43547bfab 100644
--- a/config/galaxy.yml.sample
+++ b/config/galaxy.yml.sample
@@ -1344,10 +1344,6 @@ galaxy:
   # the special topics area of the admin documentation.
   #enable_beta_gdpr: false
 
-  # Enable the new interface for installing tools from Tool Shed via the
-  # API. Admin menu will list both if enabled.
-  #enable_beta_ts_api_install: true
-
   # Enable the new container interface for Interactive Environments
   #enable_beta_containers_interface: false
 
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst b/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst
index bd2d8bdadbf..c61954579d4 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/galaxy_options.rst
@@ -2784,17 +2784,6 @@
 :Type: bool
 
 
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-``enable_beta_ts_api_install``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-:Description:
-    Enable the new interface for installing tools from Tool Shed via
-    the API. Admin menu will list both if enabled.
-:Default: ``true``
-:Type: bool
-
-
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 ``enable_beta_containers_interface``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/config.py b/lib/galaxy/config.py
index fcaadab0628..3f7b810dbce 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/config.py
@@ -366,10 +366,6 @@ class Configuration(object):
         self.local_task_queue_workers = int(kwargs.get("local_task_queue_workers", 2))
         self.tool_submission_burst_threads = int(kwargs.get('tool_submission_burst_threads', '1'))
         self.tool_submission_burst_at = int(kwargs.get('tool_submission_burst_at', '10'))
-
-        # Enable new interface for API installations from TS.
-        # Admin menu will list both if enabled.
-        self.enable_beta_ts_api_install = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('enable_beta_ts_api_install', 'True'))
         # The transfer manager and deferred job queue
         self.enable_beta_job_managers = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('enable_beta_job_managers', 'False'))
         # Set this to go back to setting the object store in the tool request instead of
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py
index bd3d7466183..c992fe52dc5 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ class ConfigSerializer(base.ModelSerializer):
             'biostar_url'                       : _defaults_to(''),
             'biostar_url_redirect'              : lambda *a, **c: self.url_for(controller='biostar', action='biostar_redirect', qualified=True),
             'default_locale'                    : _defaults_to(self.app.config.default_locale),
-
-            'enable_beta_ts_api_install'        : _defaults_to(False),
             'enable_communication_server'       : _defaults_to(False),
             'communication_server_port'         : _defaults_to(None),
             'communication_server_host'         : _defaults_to(None),
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
index 9fa6a566648..47839459241 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
@@ -2078,13 +2078,6 @@ mapping:
 
           Please read the GDPR section under the special topics area of the
           admin documentation.
-      enable_beta_ts_api_install:
-        type: bool
-        default: true
-        required: false
-        desc: |
-          Enable the new interface for installing tools from Tool Shed
-          via the API. Admin menu will list both if enabled.
 
       enable_beta_containers_interface:
         type: bool