diff --git a/server/channels/app/post_metadata.go b/server/channels/app/post_metadata.go
index 8ad5887ca5..06d1123db6 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/post_metadata.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/post_metadata.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (a *App) getEmbedForPost(c request.CTX, post *model.Post, firstLink string,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if !*a.Config().ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews || !a.Config().FeatureFlags.PermalinkPreviews {
+	if !*a.Config().ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews {
 		permalink = nil
 	}
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func (a *App) getLinkMetadata(c request.CTX, requestURL string, timestamp int64,
 
 	// Check cache
 	og, image, permalink, ok := getLinkMetadataFromCache(requestURL, timestamp)
-	if !*a.Config().ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews || !a.Config().FeatureFlags.PermalinkPreviews {
+	if !*a.Config().ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews {
 		permalink = nil
 	}
 
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func (a *App) getLinkMetadata(c request.CTX, requestURL string, timestamp int64,
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if looksLikeAPermalink(requestURL, a.GetSiteURL()) && *a.Config().ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews && a.Config().FeatureFlags.PermalinkPreviews {
+	if looksLikeAPermalink(requestURL, a.GetSiteURL()) && *a.Config().ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews {
 		referencedPostID := requestURL[len(requestURL)-26:]
 
 		referencedPost, appErr := a.GetSinglePost(referencedPostID, false)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/post_metadata_test.go b/server/channels/app/post_metadata_test.go
index d9952bd8ed..e0b87daa49 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/post_metadata_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/post_metadata_test.go
@@ -2505,7 +2505,6 @@ func TestGetLinkMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
 			*cfg.ServiceSettings.EnablePermalinkPreviews = true
 			*cfg.ServiceSettings.SiteURL = server.URL
-			cfg.FeatureFlags.PermalinkPreviews = true
 		})
 
 		requestURL := server.URL + "/pl/5rpoy4o3nbgwjm7gs4cm71h6ho"
diff --git a/server/public/model/feature_flags.go b/server/public/model/feature_flags.go
index 89cddd2333..f2d11fa729 100644
--- a/server/public/model/feature_flags.go
+++ b/server/public/model/feature_flags.go
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ func (f *FeatureFlags) SetDefaults() {
 	f.AppsEnabled = true
 	f.PluginApps = ""
 	f.PluginFocalboard = ""
-	f.PermalinkPreviews = true
 	f.BoardsFeatureFlags = ""
 	f.BoardsDataRetention = false
 	f.NormalizeLdapDNs = false