diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 825c345c0a..80034744de 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.Prefer24HourTime, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.ShortTimePattern.Contains(@"tt"));
 
             // Gameplay
-            SetDefault(OsuSetting.PositionalHitsounds, true); // replaced by level setting below, can be removed 20220703.
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.PositionalHitsoundsLevel, 0.2f, 0, 1);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.DimLevel, 0.7, 0, 1, 0.01);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.BlurLevel, 0, 0, 1, 0.01);
@@ -202,14 +201,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             if (!int.TryParse(pieces[0], out int year)) return;
             if (!int.TryParse(pieces[1], out int monthDay)) return;
 
+            // ReSharper disable once UnusedVariable
             int combined = (year * 10000) + monthDay;
 
-            if (combined < 20220103)
-            {
-                var positionalHitsoundsEnabled = GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.PositionalHitsounds);
-                if (!positionalHitsoundsEnabled.Value)
-                    SetValue(OsuSetting.PositionalHitsoundsLevel, 0);
-            }
+            // migrations can be added here using a condition like:
+            // if (combined < 20220103) { performMigration() }
         }
 
         public override TrackedSettings CreateTrackedSettings()
@@ -295,7 +291,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         ShowStoryboard,
         KeyOverlay,
         GameplayLeaderboard,
-        PositionalHitsounds,
         PositionalHitsoundsLevel,
         AlwaysPlayFirstComboBreak,
         FloatingComments,