diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/ProxyOptions.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/ProxyOptions.java
index 3ab419ff4..30c29b6b9 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/ProxyOptions.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/ProxyOptions.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public final class ProxyOptions {
   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ProxyOptions.class);
   private final boolean help;
   private final @Nullable Integer port;
-  private final @Nullable Boolean haproxy;
 
   ProxyOptions(final String[] args) {
     final OptionParser parser = new OptionParser();
@@ -44,16 +43,10 @@ public final class ProxyOptions {
     final OptionSpec<Integer> port = parser.acceptsAll(Arrays.asList("p", "port"),
             "Specify the bind port to be used. The configuration bind port will be ignored.")
         .withRequiredArg().ofType(Integer.class);
-    final OptionSpec<Boolean> haproxy = parser.acceptsAll(
-            Arrays.asList("haproxy", "haproxy-protocol"),
-            "Choose whether to enable haproxy protocol. "
-                    + "The configuration haproxy protocol will be ignored.")
-        .withRequiredArg().ofType(Boolean.class).defaultsTo(null);
     final OptionSet set = parser.parse(args);
 
     this.help = set.has(help);
     this.port = port.value(set);
-    this.haproxy = haproxy.value(set);
 
     if (this.help) {
       try {
@@ -71,8 +64,4 @@ public final class ProxyOptions {
   public @Nullable Integer getPort() {
     return this.port;
   }
-
-  public @Nullable Boolean isHaproxy() {
-    return this.haproxy;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
index c614d415e..8ccdbc508 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
@@ -257,12 +257,6 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
       this.cm.bind(configuration.getBind());
     }
 
-    final Boolean haproxy = this.options.isHaproxy();
-    if (haproxy != null) {
-      logger.debug("Overriding HAProxy protocol to {} from command line option", haproxy);
-      configuration.setProxyProtocol(haproxy);
-    }
-
     if (configuration.isQueryEnabled()) {
       this.cm.queryBind(configuration.getBind().getHostString(), configuration.getQueryPort());
     }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index f4a76919e..e55c0e9ae 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -354,10 +354,6 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
     return advanced.isProxyProtocol();
   }
 
-  public void setProxyProtocol(boolean proxyProtocol) {
-    advanced.setProxyProtocol(proxyProtocol);
-  }
-
   public boolean useTcpFastOpen() {
     return advanced.isTcpFastOpen();
   }
@@ -759,10 +755,6 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
       return proxyProtocol;
     }
 
-    public void setProxyProtocol(boolean proxyProtocol) {
-      this.proxyProtocol = proxyProtocol;
-    }
-
     public boolean isTcpFastOpen() {
       return tcpFastOpen;
     }