diff --git a/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofile_test.go b/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofile_test.go
index ab87ce0e0694..f059057c2021 100644
--- a/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofile_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func TestCPUProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 	sv.Init(ctx, s.Version)
 	cpuProfileInterval.Override(ctx, sv, time.Hour)
 	cpuUsageCombined.Override(ctx, sv, 80)
-	cpuProfileEnabled.Override(ctx, sv, true)
 	pastTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name                 string
diff --git a/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofiler.go b/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofiler.go
index a10edbdd1214..9d49bc4a723d 100644
--- a/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofiler.go
+++ b/pkg/server/profiler/cpuprofiler.go
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@ var cpuProfileDuration = settings.RegisterDurationSetting(
 	10*time.Second, settings.PositiveDuration,
 )
 
-var cpuProfileEnabled = settings.RegisterBoolSetting(
-	settings.TenantWritable,
-	"server.cpu_profile.enabled",
-	"a bool which indicates whether cpu profiles should be taken by the cpu profiler. "+
-		"in order to have the profiler function, server.cpu_profile.cpu_usage_combined_threshold "+
-		"must also be set to a realistic value",
-	false,
-)
-
 const cpuProfFileNamePrefix = "cpuprof"
 
 // CPUProfiler is used to take CPU profiles.
@@ -116,9 +107,6 @@ func (cp *CPUProfiler) MaybeTakeProfile(ctx context.Context, currentCpuUsage int
 			logcrash.ReportPanic(ctx, &cp.st.SV, p, 1)
 		}
 	}()
-	if !cpuProfileEnabled.Get(&cp.st.SV) {
-		return
-	}
 	cp.profiler.maybeTakeProfile(ctx, currentCpuUsage, cp.takeCPUProfile)
 }