diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index 87a18722ea..44f2886895 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Interface changes
     - add `--video-crop`
     - add `video-params/crop-[w,h,x,y]`
     - remove `--tone-mapping-mode`
-    - add `auto` to `--sub-fix-timing` and make it the default
     - change `--subs-fallback-forced` so that it works alongside `--slang`
  --- mpv 0.36.0 ---
     - add `--target-contrast`
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 2a04b84ba3..7d1a1d91fd 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -2638,11 +2638,10 @@ Subtitles
         particular subtitles in mkv files) are always assumed to be UTF-8.
 
 
-``--sub-fix-timing=<auto|yes|no>``
+``--sub-fix-timing=<yes|no>``
     Adjust subtitle timing is to remove minor gaps or overlaps between
     subtitles (if the difference is smaller than 210 ms, the gap or overlap
-    is removed). The ``auto`` value enables this for non-text subtitles such
-    as PGS or DVD (default: ``auto``).
+    is removed).
 
 ``--sub-forced-events-only=<yes|no>``
     Enabling this displays only forced events within subtitle streams. Only
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 35b89beaa5..c3977136b4 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts = {
         {"stretch-dvd-subs", OPT_BOOL(stretch_dvd_subs)},
         {"stretch-image-subs-to-screen", OPT_BOOL(stretch_image_subs)},
         {"image-subs-video-resolution", OPT_BOOL(image_subs_video_res)},
-        {"sub-fix-timing", OPT_CHOICE(sub_fix_timing,
-                {"auto", -1}, {"no", 0}, {"yes", 1})},
+        {"sub-fix-timing", OPT_BOOL(sub_fix_timing)},
         {"sub-pos", OPT_FLOAT(sub_pos), M_RANGE(0.0, 150.0)},
         {"sub-gauss", OPT_FLOAT(sub_gauss), M_RANGE(0.0, 3.0)},
         {"sub-gray", OPT_BOOL(sub_gray)},
@@ -307,7 +306,6 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts = {
     .defaults = &(OPT_BASE_STRUCT){
         .sub_visibility = true,
         .sec_sub_visibility = true,
-        .sub_fix_timing = -1,
         .sub_pos = 100,
         .sub_speed = 1.0,
         .ass_enabled = true,
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 8c8ff28490..3250729b48 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct mp_subtitle_opts {
     bool stretch_dvd_subs;
     bool stretch_image_subs;
     bool image_subs_video_res;
-    int sub_fix_timing;
+    bool sub_fix_timing;
     bool sub_scale_by_window;
     bool sub_scale_with_window;
     bool ass_scale_with_window;
diff --git a/sub/sd_ass.c b/sub/sd_ass.c
index 281feacdb3..516553f20b 100644
--- a/sub/sd_ass.c
+++ b/sub/sd_ass.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static long long find_timestamp(struct sd *sd, double pts)
 
     long long ts = llrint(pts * 1000);
 
-    if (sd->opts->sub_fix_timing != 1 || sd->opts->ass_style_override == 0)
+    if (!sd->opts->sub_fix_timing || sd->opts->ass_style_override == 0)
         return ts;
 
     // Try to fix small gaps and overlaps.