diff --git a/cmd/soju/main.go b/cmd/soju/main.go
index 1f2906a..0094381 100644
--- a/cmd/soju/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soju/main.go
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func loadConfig() (*config.Server, *soju.Config, error) {
 		HTTPOrigins:     raw.HTTPOrigins,
 		AcceptProxyIPs:  raw.AcceptProxyIPs,
 		MaxUserNetworks: raw.MaxUserNetworks,
-		MultiUpstream:   raw.MultiUpstream,
 		UpstreamUserIPs: raw.UpstreamUserIPs,
 		MOTD:            motd,
 	}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0f447b5..25233dd 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ type Server struct {
 	AcceptProxyIPs IPSet
 
 	MaxUserNetworks int
-	MultiUpstream   bool
 	UpstreamUserIPs []*net.IPNet
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ func Defaults() *Server {
 			Driver: "memory",
 		},
 		MaxUserNetworks: -1,
-		MultiUpstream:   true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -159,16 +157,6 @@ func parse(cfg scfg.Block) (*Server, error) {
 			if srv.MaxUserNetworks, err = strconv.Atoi(max); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("directive %q: %v", d.Name, err)
 			}
-		case "multi-upstream-mode":
-			var str string
-			if err := d.ParseParams(&str); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			v, err := strconv.ParseBool(str)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("directive %q: %v", d.Name, err)
-			}
-			srv.MultiUpstream = v
 		case "upstream-user-ip":
 			if len(srv.UpstreamUserIPs) > 0 {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("directive %q: can only be specified once", d.Name)
diff --git a/doc/soju.1.scd b/doc/soju.1.scd
index 462ded4..41cfc10 100644
--- a/doc/soju.1.scd
+++ b/doc/soju.1.scd
@@ -161,10 +161,6 @@ The following directives are supported:
 	Path to the MOTD file. The bouncer MOTD is sent to clients which aren't
 	bound to a specific network. By default, no MOTD is sent.
 
-*multi-upstream-mode* true|false
-	Globally enable or disable multi-upstream mode. By default, multi-upstream
-	mode is enabled.
-
 *upstream-user-ip* <cidr...>
 	Enable per-user IP addresses. One IPv4 range and/or one IPv6 range can be
 	specified in CIDR notation. One IP address per range will be assigned to
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 1ac7d3e..dc209a3 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	HTTPOrigins     []string
 	AcceptProxyIPs  config.IPSet
 	MaxUserNetworks int
-	MultiUpstream   bool
 	MOTD            string
 	UpstreamUserIPs []*net.IPNet
 }
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ func NewServer(db database.Database) *Server {
 	srv.config.Store(&Config{
 		Hostname:        "localhost",
 		MaxUserNetworks: -1,
-		MultiUpstream:   true,
 	})
 	return srv
 }