diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs
index 356b009d5c..6ad44da75a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
         
         [ConfigurationProperty("GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled")]
         internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<bool> GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled => GetOptionalTextElement("GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled", false);
-
-        [ConfigurationProperty("defaultDocumentTypeProperty")]
-        internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<string> DefaultDocumentTypeProperty => GetOptionalTextElement("defaultDocumentTypeProperty", "Textstring");
-
+        
         [ConfigurationProperty("showDeprecatedPropertyEditors")]
         internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<bool> ShowDeprecatedPropertyEditors => GetOptionalTextElement("showDeprecatedPropertyEditors", false);
 
@@ -75,8 +72,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 
         bool IContentSection.GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled => GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled;
 
-        string IContentSection.DefaultDocumentTypeProperty => DefaultDocumentTypeProperty;
-
         bool IContentSection.ShowDeprecatedPropertyEditors => ShowDeprecatedPropertyEditors;
 
         bool IContentSection.EnableInheritedDocumentTypes => EnableInheritedDocumentTypes;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs
index 4f3013b966..a9ef8f5d92 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
         IEnumerable<string> AllowedUploadFiles { get; }
 
         bool GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled { get; }
-
-        string DefaultDocumentTypeProperty { get; }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether to show deprecated property editors in
         /// a datatype list of available editors.
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
index 8d6aa0af6b..22b301dc31 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Configurations.UmbracoSettings
             Assert.AreEqual(SettingsSection.Content.ImageAutoFillProperties.ElementAt(1).ExtensionFieldAlias, "umbracoExtension2");
         }
         
-        [Test]
-        public void DefaultDocumentTypeProperty()
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(SettingsSection.Content.DefaultDocumentTypeProperty, "Textstring");
-        }
         [Test]
         public void GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled()
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
index 7acb547b1c..47bcfa3ac4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
     <!-- If completed, only the file extensions listed below will be allowed to be uploaded.  If empty, disallowedUploadFiles will apply to prevent upload of specific file extensions. -->
     <allowedUploadFiles>jpg,png,gif</allowedUploadFiles>    
 
-    <!-- Defines the default document type property used when adding properties in the back-office (if missing or empty, defaults to Textstring -->
-    <defaultDocumentTypeProperty>Textstring</defaultDocumentTypeProperty>
   </content>
 
   <security>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
index 346f5021fb..4f6474b658 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@
         <!-- If completed, only the file extensions listed below will be allowed to be uploaded.  If empty, disallowedUploadFiles will apply to prevent upload of specific file extensions. -->
         <allowedUploadFiles></allowedUploadFiles>
 
-        <!-- Defines the default document type property used when adding properties in the back-office (if missing or empty, defaults to Textstring -->
-        <defaultDocumentTypeProperty>Textstring</defaultDocumentTypeProperty>
-
         <showDeprecatedPropertyEditors>false</showDeprecatedPropertyEditors>
 
         <!-- Enables value converters for all built in property editors so that they return strongly typed object, recommended for use with Models Builder -->