diff --git a/api4/channel_test.go b/api4/channel_test.go
index 86c12f6871..c07ae812b7 100644
--- a/api4/channel_test.go
+++ b/api4/channel_test.go
@@ -969,15 +969,6 @@ func TestGetAllChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	defer th.TearDown()
 	Client := th.Client
 
-	var originalConfigVal bool
-	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		originalConfigVal = *cfg.TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels
-		*cfg.TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels = true
-	})
-	defer th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		*cfg.TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels = originalConfigVal
-	})
-
 	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
 		channels, resp := client.GetAllChannels(0, 20, "")
 		CheckNoError(t, resp)
@@ -1265,10 +1256,6 @@ func TestSearchAllChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	CheckNoError(t, groupErr)
 
-	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		*cfg.TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels = true
-	})
-
 	testCases := []struct {
 		Description        string
 		Search             *model.ChannelSearch
diff --git a/app/channel.go b/app/channel.go
index 01788d9944..14e19ab1dc 100644
--- a/app/channel.go
+++ b/app/channel.go
@@ -1570,7 +1570,6 @@ func (a *App) GetChannelsForUser(teamId string, userId string, includeDeleted bo
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetAllChannels(page, perPage int, opts model.ChannelSearchOpts) (*model.ChannelListWithTeamData, *model.AppError) {
-	opts.IncludeDeleted = *a.Config().TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels && opts.IncludeDeleted
 	if opts.ExcludeDefaultChannels {
 		opts.ExcludeChannelNames = a.DefaultChannelNames()
 	}
@@ -2187,7 +2186,6 @@ func (a *App) AutocompleteChannelsForSearch(teamId string, userId string, term s
 
 // SearchAllChannels returns a list of channels, the total count of the results of the search (if the paginate search option is true), and an error.
 func (a *App) SearchAllChannels(term string, opts model.ChannelSearchOpts) (*model.ChannelListWithTeamData, int64, *model.AppError) {
-	opts.IncludeDeleted = *a.Config().TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels && opts.IncludeDeleted
 	if opts.ExcludeDefaultChannels {
 		opts.ExcludeChannelNames = a.DefaultChannelNames()
 	}