diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 4bbbf263dab..7242b0cb156 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ function configureCommandlineSwitchesSync(cliArgs) {
 		'disable-hardware-acceleration',
 
 		// provided by Electron
-		'disable-color-correct-rendering',
-		'force-renderer-accessibility'
+		'disable-color-correct-rendering'
 	];
 
 	// Read argv config
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/browser/relauncher.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/browser/relauncher.contribution.ts
index 8ff6aff2343..a152b50423d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/browser/relauncher.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/browser/relauncher.contribution.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { IExtensionService } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/exten
 import { RunOnceScheduler } from 'vs/base/common/async';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { isEqual } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
-import { isMacintosh, isNative, isLinux } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+import { isMacintosh, isNative } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { LifecyclePhase } from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
 import { IDialogService } from 'vs/platform/dialogs/common/dialogs';
 import { IWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/common/environmentService';
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ interface IConfiguration extends IWindowsConfiguration {
 	telemetry: { enableCrashReporter: boolean };
 	workbench: { list: { horizontalScrolling: boolean } };
 	debug: { console: { wordWrap: boolean } };
-	editor: { accessibilitySupport: 'on' | 'off' | 'auto' };
 }
 
 export class SettingsChangeRelauncher extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ export class SettingsChangeRelauncher extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchCo
 	private enableCrashReporter: boolean | undefined;
 	private treeHorizontalScrolling: boolean | undefined;
 	private debugConsoleWordWrap: boolean | undefined;
-	private accessibilitySupport: 'on' | 'off' | 'auto' | undefined;
 
 	constructor(
 		@IHostService private readonly hostService: IHostService,
@@ -105,14 +103,6 @@ export class SettingsChangeRelauncher extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchCo
 				this.enableCrashReporter = config.telemetry.enableCrashReporter;
 				changed = true;
 			}
-
-			// On linux turning on accessibility support will also pass this flag to the chrome renderer, thus a restart is required
-			if (isLinux && typeof config.editor?.accessibilitySupport === 'string' && config.editor.accessibilitySupport !== this.accessibilitySupport) {
-				this.accessibilitySupport = config.editor.accessibilitySupport;
-				if (this.accessibilitySupport === 'on') {
-					changed = true;
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		// Notify only when changed and we are the focused window (avoids notification spam across windows)
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts
index 4064bb05c05..61e2e2e5885 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts
@@ -341,10 +341,6 @@ import product from 'vs/platform/product/common/product';
 			'disable-color-correct-rendering': {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				description: nls.localize('argv.disableColorCorrectRendering', 'Resolves issues around color profile selection. ONLY change this option if you encounter graphic issues.')
-			},
-			'force-renderer-accessibility': {
-				type: 'boolean',
-				description: nls.localize('argv.force-renderer-accessibility', 'Forces the renderer to be accessible. ONLY change this if you are using a screen reader on Linux. On other platforms the renderer will automatically be accessible. This flag is automatically set if you have editor.accessibilitySupport: on.')
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/node/accessibilityService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/node/accessibilityService.ts
index 27c4d124954..faedc3fd318 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/node/accessibilityService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/node/accessibilityService.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { IAccessibilityService, AccessibilitySupport } from 'vs/platform/accessibility/common/accessibility';
-import { isWindows, isLinux } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+import { isWindows } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { IWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/common/environmentService';
 import { IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { AccessibilityService } from 'vs/platform/accessibility/common/accessibilityService';
 import { registerSingleton } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/extensions';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
-import { IJSONEditingService } from 'vs/workbench/services/configuration/common/jsonEditing';
 
 interface AccessibilityMetrics {
 	enabled: boolean;
@@ -30,18 +29,10 @@ export class NodeAccessibilityService extends AccessibilityService implements IA
 		@IWorkbenchEnvironmentService environmentService: IWorkbenchEnvironmentService,
 		@IContextKeyService contextKeyService: IContextKeyService,
 		@IConfigurationService configurationService: IConfigurationService,
-		@ITelemetryService private readonly _telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
-		@IJSONEditingService jsonEditingService: IJSONEditingService
+		@ITelemetryService private readonly _telemetryService: ITelemetryService
 	) {
 		super(contextKeyService, configurationService);
 		this.setAccessibilitySupport(environmentService.configuration.accessibilitySupport ? AccessibilitySupport.Enabled : AccessibilitySupport.Disabled);
-		if (isLinux) {
-			this._register(this.onDidChangeScreenReaderOptimized(async () => {
-				if (this.isScreenReaderOptimized()) {
-					await jsonEditingService.write(environmentService.argvResource, [{ key: 'force-renderer-accessibility', value: true }], true);
-				}
-			}));
-		}
 	}
 
 	alwaysUnderlineAccessKeys(): Promise<boolean> {