diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index bef1cf2899..86b8ba98c3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.Username, string.Empty);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.Token, string.Empty);
 
-#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-            // this default set MUST remain despite the setting being deprecated, because `SetDefault()` calls are implicitly used to declare the type returned for the lookup.
-            // if this is removed, the setting will be interpreted as a string, and `Migrate()` will fail due to cast failure.
-            // can be removed 20240618
-            SetDefault(OsuSetting.AutomaticallyDownloadWhenSpectating, false);
-#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.AutomaticallyDownloadMissingBeatmaps, false);
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.SavePassword, true).ValueChanged += enabled =>
@@ -244,12 +238,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
             // migrations can be added here using a condition like:
             // if (combined < 20220103) { performMigration() }
-            if (combined < 20230918)
-            {
-#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-                SetValue(OsuSetting.AutomaticallyDownloadMissingBeatmaps, Get<bool>(OsuSetting.AutomaticallyDownloadWhenSpectating)); // can be removed 20240618
-#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-            }
         }
 
         public override TrackedSettings CreateTrackedSettings()
@@ -424,9 +412,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement,
         DiscordRichPresence,
 
-        [Obsolete($"Use {nameof(AutomaticallyDownloadMissingBeatmaps)} instead.")] // can be removed 20240318
-        AutomaticallyDownloadWhenSpectating,
-
         ShowOnlineExplicitContent,
         LastProcessedMetadataId,
         SafeAreaConsiderations,