diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84dc5421..6e699a95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ Parameters that are enabled by default have to be explicitly disabled. These (cu
 | `battery`                          | Display current battery percent and energy consumption                                |
 | `battery_icon`                     | Display battery icon instead of percent                                               |
 | `battery_color`                    | Change the BATT text color                                                            |
-| `force_amdgpu_hwmon`               | Use hwmon sysfs instead of libdrm for amdgpu stats                                    |
 | `fps_only`                         | Show FPS without the engine name e.g. DXVK/VULAKAN etc.                               |
 | `gamepad_battery`                  | Display battey of wireless gamepads (xone,xpadneo,ds4)                                |
 | `gamepad_battery_icon`             | Display gamepad battery percent with icon. *enabled by default                        |
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.cpp b/src/overlay_params.cpp
index 9e80cde7..ae58dc36 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay_params.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ parse_overlay_env(struct overlay_params *params,
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_gpu_load_change] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_cpu_load_change] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_fps_only] = 0;
-         params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_force_amdgpu_hwmon] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_fps_color_change] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_core_load_change] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_battery_icon] = 0;
@@ -674,7 +673,6 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_histogram] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_fps_only] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_battery_icon] = 0;
-         params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_force_amdgpu_hwmon] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_mangoapp_steam] = 0;
          params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_hide_fsr_sharpness] = 0;
          params->options.erase("full");
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.h b/src/overlay_params.h
index 21f2fe09..2054f109 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.h
+++ b/src/overlay_params.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ typedef unsigned long KeySym;
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(gamemode)                      \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(battery)                       \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(battery_icon)                  \
-   OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(force_amdgpu_hwmon)            \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(fps_only)                      \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(fsr)                           \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(mangoapp_steam)                \