diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 75cc961a9e..c0ce08ba08 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ protected override void InitialiseDefaults()
             Set(OsuSetting.UIHoldActivationDelay, 200f, 0f, 500f, 50f);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.IntroSequence, IntroSequence.Triangles);
-
-            Set(OsuSetting.FollowPlayback, true);
         }
 
         public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage)
@@ -188,7 +186,6 @@ public enum OsuSetting
         UIScale,
         IntroSequence,
         UIHoldActivationDelay,
-        HitLighting,
-        FollowPlayback
+        HitLighting
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs
index 95b4a28125..f497bd5b8d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ private class ItemsScrollContainer : OsuScrollContainer
 
             private IBindableList<BeatmapSetInfo> beatmaps;
 
-            private IBindable<bool> followPlayback;
-
             [Resolved]
             private MusicController musicController { get; set; }
 
@@ -79,10 +76,8 @@ public ItemsScrollContainer()
             }
 
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-            private void load(IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap, OsuConfigManager configManager)
+            private void load(IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap)
             {
-                followPlayback = configManager.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.FollowPlayback);
-
                 beatmaps = musicController.BeatmapSets.GetBoundCopy();
                 beatmaps.ItemsAdded += i => i.ForEach(addBeatmapSet);
                 beatmaps.ItemsRemoved += i => i.ForEach(removeBeatmapSet);
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ private void updateSelectedSet()
                 foreach (PlaylistItem s in items.Children)
                 {
                     s.Selected = s.BeatmapSetInfo.ID == beatmapBacking.Value.BeatmapSetInfo?.ID;
-                    if (s.Selected && followPlayback.Value)
+                    if (s.Selected)
                         ScrollIntoView(s);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/UserInterfaceSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/UserInterfaceSettings.cs
index 2678d4c11a..a8953ac3a2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/UserInterfaceSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/UserInterfaceSettings.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                new SettingsCheckbox
-                {
-                    LabelText = "Scroll playlist on song change",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.FollowPlayback)
-                },
                 new SettingsCheckbox
                 {
                     LabelText = "Rotate cursor when dragging",