diff --git a/tests/unit/test_config.py b/tests/unit/test_config.py
index 786280804b83..dcf1c62a552b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_config.py
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         "integrity.backend": "warehouse.attestations.services.IntegrityService",
         "warehouse.organizations.max_undecided_organization_applications": 3,
         "reconcile_file_storages.batch_size": 100,
-        "metadata_backfill.batch_size": 500,
         "gcloud.service_account_info": {},
         "warehouse.forklift.legacy.MAX_FILESIZE_MIB": 100,
         "warehouse.forklift.legacy.MAX_PROJECT_SIZE_GIB": 10,
diff --git a/warehouse/config.py b/warehouse/config.py
index 23274d67e600..a618542a62c9 100644
--- a/warehouse/config.py
+++ b/warehouse/config.py
@@ -432,13 +432,6 @@ def configure(settings=None):
         coercer=int,
         default=100,
     )
-    maybe_set(
-        settings,
-        "metadata_backfill.batch_size",
-        "METADATA_BACKFILL_BATCH_SIZE",
-        coercer=int,
-        default=500,
-    )
     maybe_set_compound(settings, "billing", "backend", "BILLING_BACKEND")
     maybe_set_compound(settings, "files", "backend", "FILES_BACKEND")
     maybe_set_compound(settings, "archive_files", "backend", "ARCHIVE_FILES_BACKEND")