diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractNotificationTest.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractNotificationTest.java
index da033c1..8a9e56a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractNotificationTest.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractNotificationTest.java
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@
     public final TestAccount reviewer;
     public final TestAccount ccer;
     public final TestAccount starrer;
-    public final TestAccount assignee;
     public final TestAccount watchingProjectOwner;
     private final Map<NotifyType, TestAccount> watchers = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<String, TestAccount> accountsByEmail = new HashMap<>();
@@ -369,7 +368,6 @@
           reviewer = reindexAndCopy(existing.reviewer);
           ccer = reindexAndCopy(existing.ccer);
           starrer = reindexAndCopy(existing.starrer);
-          assignee = reindexAndCopy(existing.assignee);
           watchingProjectOwner = reindexAndCopy(existing.watchingProjectOwner);
           watchers.putAll(existing.watchers);
           return;
@@ -381,7 +379,6 @@
         uploader = testAccount("uploader");
         ccer = testAccount("ccer");
         starrer = testAccount("starrer");
-        assignee = testAccount("assignee");
 
         watchingProjectOwner = testAccount("watchingProjectOwner", "Administrators");
         requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(watchingProjectOwner.id());
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java
index 1ee2cd8..020351b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
   public DateFormat dateFormat;
   public TimeFormat timeFormat;
   public Boolean expandInlineDiffs;
-  public Boolean highlightAssigneeInChangeTable;
   public Boolean relativeDateInChangeTable;
   public DiffView diffView;
   public Boolean sizeBarInChangeTable;
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@
     p.dateFormat = DateFormat.STD;
     p.timeFormat = TimeFormat.HHMM_12;
     p.expandInlineDiffs = false;
-    p.highlightAssigneeInChangeTable = true;
     p.relativeDateInChangeTable = false;
     p.diffView = DiffView.SIDE_BY_SIDE;
     p.sizeBarInChangeTable = true;
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeConfigInfo.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeConfigInfo.java
index 0142e01..f85279c 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeConfigInfo.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeConfigInfo.java
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 /** API response containing values from the {@code change} section of {@code gerrit.config}. */
 public class ChangeConfigInfo {
   public Boolean allowBlame;
-  public Boolean showAssigneeInChangesTable;
   public Boolean disablePrivateChanges;
   public int updateDelay;
   public Boolean submitWholeTopic;
   public String mergeabilityComputationBehavior;
-  public Boolean enableAssignee;
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/config/GetServerInfo.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/config/GetServerInfo.java
index 66536dd..903e5b1 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/config/GetServerInfo.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/config/GetServerInfo.java
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePaths;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.documentation.QueryDocumentationExecutor;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.index.change.ChangeField;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.index.change.ChangeIndexCollection;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.plugincontext.PluginItemContext;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.plugincontext.PluginMapContext;
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@
   private final QueryDocumentationExecutor docSearcher;
   private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final AgreementJson agreementJson;
-  private final ChangeIndexCollection indexes;
   private final SitePaths sitePaths;
 
   @Inject
@@ -116,7 +113,6 @@
       QueryDocumentationExecutor docSearcher,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       AgreementJson agreementJson,
-      ChangeIndexCollection indexes,
       SitePaths sitePaths) {
     this.config = config;
     this.accountVisibilityProvider = accountVisibilityProvider;
@@ -136,7 +132,6 @@
     this.docSearcher = docSearcher;
     this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.agreementJson = agreementJson;
-    this.indexes = indexes;
     this.sitePaths = sitePaths;
   }
 
@@ -220,11 +215,6 @@
   private ChangeConfigInfo getChangeInfo() {
     ChangeConfigInfo info = new ChangeConfigInfo();
     info.allowBlame = toBoolean(config.getBoolean("change", "allowBlame", true));
-    boolean hasAssigneeInIndex =
-        indexes.getSearchIndex().getSchema().hasField(ChangeField.ASSIGNEE_SPEC);
-    info.showAssigneeInChangesTable =
-        toBoolean(
-            config.getBoolean("change", "showAssigneeInChangesTable", false) && hasAssigneeInIndex);
     info.updateDelay =
         (int) ConfigUtil.getTimeUnit(config, "change", null, "updateDelay", 300, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     info.submitWholeTopic = toBoolean(MergeSuperSet.wholeTopicEnabled(config));
@@ -232,7 +222,6 @@
         toBoolean(this.config.getBoolean("change", null, "disablePrivateChanges", false));
     info.mergeabilityComputationBehavior =
         MergeabilityComputationBehavior.fromConfig(config).name();
-    info.enableAssignee = false;
     return info;
   }
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java
index f5b311b..5745a4e 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     i.defaultBaseForMerges = DefaultBase.AUTO_MERGE;
     i.disableKeyboardShortcuts = true;
     i.expandInlineDiffs ^= true;
-    i.highlightAssigneeInChangeTable ^= true;
     i.relativeDateInChangeTable ^= true;
     i.sizeBarInChangeTable ^= true;
     i.legacycidInChangeTable ^= true;