diff --git a/authentik/lib/default.yml b/authentik/lib/default.yml
index 28549d7dc6..c9e843340f 100644
--- a/authentik/lib/default.yml
+++ b/authentik/lib/default.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ web:
   listen: 0.0.0.0:9000
   listen_tls: 0.0.0.0:9443
   listen_metrics: 0.0.0.0:9300
-  load_local_files: false
   outpost_port_offset: 0
 
 redis:
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index ec75cab0a3..8425a4bacd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ func DefaultConfig() {
 	G = Config{
 		Debug: false,
 		Web: WebConfig{
-			Listen:         "localhost:9000",
-			ListenTLS:      "localhost:9443",
-			LoadLocalFiles: false,
+			Listen:    "localhost:9000",
+			ListenTLS: "localhost:9443",
 		},
 		Paths: PathsConfig{
 			Media: "./media",
diff --git a/internal/config/struct.go b/internal/config/struct.go
index 0c2ccee4db..359df5f646 100644
--- a/internal/config/struct.go
+++ b/internal/config/struct.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ type WebConfig struct {
 	Listen                 string `yaml:"listen"`
 	ListenTLS              string `yaml:"listen_tls"`
 	ListenMetrics          string `yaml:"listen_metrics"`
-	LoadLocalFiles         bool   `yaml:"load_local_files" env:"AUTHENTIK_WEB_LOAD_LOCAL_FILES"`
 	DisableEmbeddedOutpost bool   `yaml:"disable_embedded_outpost" env:"AUTHENTIK_WEB__DISABLE_EMBEDDED_OUTPOST"`
 }
 
diff --git a/website/developer-docs/setup/frontend-only-dev-environment.md b/website/developer-docs/setup/frontend-only-dev-environment.md
index 33adfaec4e..e6b72a69e4 100644
--- a/website/developer-docs/setup/frontend-only-dev-environment.md
+++ b/website/developer-docs/setup/frontend-only-dev-environment.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ If you want to only make changes on the UI, you don't need a backend running fro
     AUTHENTIK_TAG=gh-next
     AUTHENTIK_OUTPOSTS__CONTAINER_IMAGE_BASE=goauthentik.io/dev-%(type)s:gh-next
     AUTHENTIK_LOG_LEVEL=debug
-    AUTHENTIK_WEB_LOAD_LOCAL_FILES=true
     ```
 
     This will cause authentik to use the beta images.