diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 2968dadb40..42b757c326 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         IntroSequence,
         ChatHighlightName,
         ChatMessageNotification,
-        HighlightWords,
         UIHoldActivationDelay,
         HitLighting,
         MenuBackgroundSource
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs
index 2e6d1befd2..58a3dd51a9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         {
             notifyOnMention = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ChatHighlightName);
             notifyOnChat = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ChatMessageNotification);
-            highlightWords = config.GetBindable<string>(OsuSetting.HighlightWords);
             localUser = api.LocalUser;
 
             // Listen for new messages