diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/tools/Web.config.install.xdt b/build/NuSpecs/tools/Web.config.install.xdt
index 2f6fb8f61c..74a614275f 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/tools/Web.config.install.xdt
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/tools/Web.config.install.xdt
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
   <configSections>
     <section name="ExamineLuceneIndexSets" type="Umbraco.Examine.Config.IndexSets, Umbraco.Examine" requirePermission="false" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(type,requirePermission)" />
 
-    <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" xdt:Locator="Match(name)">
-      <section name="umbraco.presentation.Properties.Settings" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
-    </sectionGroup>
+    <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
     <sectionGroup name="system.web.webPages.razor" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
     <sectionGroup name="umbracoConfiguration" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing">
       <section name="settings" type="Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings.UmbracoSettingsSection, Umbraco.Core" requirePermission="false" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
-      <section name="dashBoard" type="Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard.DashboardSection, Umbraco.Core" requirePermission="false" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
+      <section name="dashBoard" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
       <section name="HealthChecks" type="Umbraco.Core.Configuration.HealthChecks.HealthChecksSection, Umbraco.Core" requirePermission="false" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
     </sectionGroup>
   </configSections>
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <umbracoConfiguration xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing">
     <settings configSource="config\umbracoSettings.config" xdt:Locator="Match(configSource)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
-    <dashBoard configSource="config\Dashboard.config" xdt:Locator="Match(configSource)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
+    <dashBoard configSource="config\Dashboard.config" xdt:Locator="Match(configSource)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
     <HealthChecks configSource="config\HealthChecks.config" xdt:Locator="Match(configSource)" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
   </umbracoConfiguration>
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs
index 6e18c369d8..356b009d5c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 
         [ConfigurationProperty("allowedUploadFiles")]
         internal CommaDelimitedConfigurationElement AllowedUploadFiles => GetOptionalDelimitedElement("allowedUploadFiles", new string[0]);
-
-        [ConfigurationProperty("cloneXmlContent")]
-        internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<bool> CloneXmlContent => GetOptionalTextElement("cloneXmlContent", true);
-
+        
         [ConfigurationProperty("GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled")]
         internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<bool> GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled => GetOptionalTextElement("GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled", false);
 
@@ -76,8 +73,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 
         IEnumerable<string> IContentSection.AllowedUploadFiles => AllowedUploadFiles;
 
-        bool IContentSection.CloneXmlContent => CloneXmlContent;
-
         bool IContentSection.GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled => GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled;
 
         string IContentSection.DefaultDocumentTypeProperty => DefaultDocumentTypeProperty;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs
index 147f5745da..4f3013b966 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 
         IEnumerable<string> AllowedUploadFiles { get; }
 
-        bool CloneXmlContent { get; }
-
         bool GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled { get; }
 
         string DefaultDocumentTypeProperty { get; }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
index f6aa1fe852..8d6aa0af6b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Configurations.UmbracoSettings
         {
             Assert.IsFalse(SettingsSection.Content.GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled);
         }
-        [Test]
-        public void CloneXmlContent()
-        {
-            Assert.IsTrue(SettingsSection.Content.CloneXmlContent);
-        }
         
         [Test]
         public void PreviewBadge()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
index fb723117ba..7acb547b1c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
       <disableHtmlEmail>true</disableHtmlEmail>
     </notifications>
 
-    <cloneXmlContent>true</cloneXmlContent>
-
     <PreviewBadge>
       <![CDATA[
       <a id="umbracoPreviewBadge" style="z-index:99999; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; border: 0; width: 149px; height: 149px; background: url('{0}/assets/img/preview-mode-badge.png') no-repeat;" href="#" OnClick="javascript:window.top.location.href = '{0}/preview/end?redir={1}'"><span style="display:none;">In Preview Mode - click to end</span></a>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlStore.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlStore.cs
index e7aa4a216e..6dec9f2448 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlStore.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlStore.cs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.LegacyXmlPublishedCache
         private bool SyncFromXmlFile => false;
 
         // whether _xml is immutable or not (achieved by cloning before changing anything)
-        private static bool XmlIsImmutable => Current.Configs.Settings().Content.CloneXmlContent;
+        private static bool XmlIsImmutable => true;
 
         // whether to keep version of everything (incl. medias & members) in cmsPreviewXml
         // for audit purposes - false by default, not in umbracoSettings.config