diff --git a/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts b/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts
index 74f66979b3..7bb3aee41b 100644
--- a/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts
@@ -125,19 +125,6 @@ const allowUntrustedCAs: PreferenceDescription<boolean> = {
   },
 };
 
-const allowTelemetry: PreferenceDescription<boolean> = {
-  fromStore(val) {
-    return val ?? true;
-  },
-  toStore(val) {
-    if (val === true) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    return val;
-  },
-};
-
 const allowErrorReporting: PreferenceDescription<boolean> = {
   fromStore(val) {
     return val ?? true;
@@ -387,7 +374,6 @@ export const DESCRIPTORS = {
   terminalTheme,
   localeTimezone,
   allowUntrustedCAs,
-  allowTelemetry,
   allowErrorReporting,
   downloadMirror,
   downloadKubectlBinaries,
diff --git a/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts b/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts
index 439232f785..3cfd551fd7 100644
--- a/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export class UserStore extends BaseStore<UserStoreModel> /* implements UserStore
    */
   @observable newContexts = observable.set<string>();
 
-  @observable allowTelemetry!: StoreType<typeof DESCRIPTORS["allowTelemetry"]>;
   @observable allowErrorReporting!: StoreType<typeof DESCRIPTORS["allowErrorReporting"]>;
   @observable allowUntrustedCAs!: StoreType<typeof DESCRIPTORS["allowUntrustedCAs"]>;
   @observable colorTheme!: StoreType<typeof DESCRIPTORS["colorTheme"]>;
@@ -106,11 +105,6 @@ export class UserStore extends BaseStore<UserStoreModel> /* implements UserStore
   }
 
   startMainReactions() {
-    // track telemetry availability
-    reaction(() => this.allowTelemetry, allowed => {
-      appEventBus.emit({ name: "telemetry", action: allowed ? "enabled" : "disabled" });
-    });
-
     // open at system start-up
     reaction(() => this.openAtLogin, openAtLogin => {
       app.setLoginItemSettings({