diff --git a/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/group.py b/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/group.py
index fdbe78228b28a1..4469d92214c902 100644
--- a/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/group.py
+++ b/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/group.py
@@ -339,8 +339,7 @@ def delete_group_hashes(
             # 2. Delete the GroupHashMetadata rows entirely (they'll be deleted anyway)
             # If we update the columns first, the deletion of the grouphash metadata rows will have less work to do,
             # thus, improving the performance of the deletion.
-            if options.get("deletions.group-hashes-metadata.update-seer-matched-grouphash-ids"):
-                update_group_hash_metadata_in_batches(hash_ids)
+            update_group_hash_metadata_in_batches(hash_ids)
             GroupHashMetadata.objects.filter(grouphash_id__in=hash_ids).delete()
             GroupHash.objects.filter(id__in=hash_ids).delete()
 
diff --git a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
index e5ce0b61780f23..d97ac137a893d3 100644
--- a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
+++ b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
@@ -348,12 +348,6 @@
     type=Int,
     flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
 )
-register(
-    "deletions.group-hashes-metadata.update-seer-matched-grouphash-ids",
-    default=False,
-    type=Bool,
-    flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
-)
 
 register(
     "cleanup.abort_execution",