diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 40dd7d56db..ff88a35cd0 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -709,10 +709,6 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; see more on http://git-scm.com/docs/git-gc/
 ;GC_ARGS =
 ;;
-;; If use git wire protocol version 2 when git version >= 2.18, default is true, set to false when you always want git wire protocol version 1
-;; To enable this for Git over SSH when using a OpenSSH server, add `AcceptEnv GIT_PROTOCOL` to your sshd_config file.
-;ENABLE_AUTO_GIT_WIRE_PROTOCOL = true
-;;
 ;; Respond to pushes to a non-default branch with a URL for creating a Pull Request (if the repository has them enabled)
 ;PULL_REQUEST_PUSH_MESSAGE = true
 ;; Disable the usage of using partial clones for git.
diff --git a/modules/git/git.go b/modules/git/git.go
index ea3e2a1320..b58209dd28 100644
--- a/modules/git/git.go
+++ b/modules/git/git.go
@@ -111,15 +111,7 @@ func VersionInfo() string {
 	if GitVersion == nil {
 		return "(git not found)"
 	}
-	format := "%s"
-	args := []any{GitVersion.Original()}
-	// Since git wire protocol has been released from git v2.18
-	if setting.Git.EnableAutoGitWireProtocol {
-		format += ", Wire Protocol %s Enabled"
-		args = append(args, "Version 2") // for focus color
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	return GitVersion.Original()
 }
 
 func checkInit() error {
@@ -173,10 +165,6 @@ func InitFull(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		_ = os.Setenv("GNUPGHOME", filepath.Join(HomeDir(), ".gnupg"))
 	}
 
-	if setting.Git.EnableAutoGitWireProtocol {
-		globalCommandArgs = append(globalCommandArgs, "-c", "protocol.version=2")
-	}
-
 	// Explicitly disable credential helper, otherwise Git credentials might leak
 	globalCommandArgs = append(globalCommandArgs, "-c", "credential.helper=")
 
diff --git a/modules/setting/git.go b/modules/setting/git.go
index 04543e803d..3dfec787bf 100644
--- a/modules/setting/git.go
+++ b/modules/setting/git.go
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@ var Git = struct {
 	HomePath             string
 	DisableDiffHighlight bool
 
-	MaxGitDiffLines           int
-	MaxGitDiffLineCharacters  int
-	MaxGitDiffFiles           int
-	CommitsRangeSize          int // CommitsRangeSize the default commits range size
-	BranchesRangeSize         int // BranchesRangeSize the default branches range size
-	VerbosePush               bool
-	VerbosePushDelay          time.Duration
-	GCArgs                    []string `ini:"GC_ARGS" delim:" "`
-	EnableAutoGitWireProtocol bool
-	PullRequestPushMessage    bool
-	DisablePartialClone       bool
-	Timeout                   struct {
+	MaxGitDiffLines          int
+	MaxGitDiffLineCharacters int
+	MaxGitDiffFiles          int
+	CommitsRangeSize         int // CommitsRangeSize the default commits range size
+	BranchesRangeSize        int // BranchesRangeSize the default branches range size
+	VerbosePush              bool
+	VerbosePushDelay         time.Duration
+	GCArgs                   []string `ini:"GC_ARGS" delim:" "`
+	PullRequestPushMessage   bool
+	DisablePartialClone      bool
+	Timeout                  struct {
 		Default int
 		Migrate int
 		Mirror  int
@@ -38,18 +37,17 @@ var Git = struct {
 		Grep    int
 	} `ini:"git.timeout"`
 }{
-	DisableDiffHighlight:      false,
-	MaxGitDiffLines:           1000,
-	MaxGitDiffLineCharacters:  5000,
-	MaxGitDiffFiles:           100,
-	CommitsRangeSize:          50,
-	BranchesRangeSize:         20,
-	VerbosePush:               true,
-	VerbosePushDelay:          5 * time.Second,
-	GCArgs:                    []string{},
-	EnableAutoGitWireProtocol: true,
-	PullRequestPushMessage:    true,
-	DisablePartialClone:       false,
+	DisableDiffHighlight:     false,
+	MaxGitDiffLines:          1000,
+	MaxGitDiffLineCharacters: 5000,
+	MaxGitDiffFiles:          100,
+	CommitsRangeSize:         50,
+	BranchesRangeSize:        20,
+	VerbosePush:              true,
+	VerbosePushDelay:         5 * time.Second,
+	GCArgs:                   []string{},
+	PullRequestPushMessage:   true,
+	DisablePartialClone:      false,
 	Timeout: struct {
 		Default int
 		Migrate int
@@ -97,16 +95,6 @@ func loadGitFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	GitConfig.SetOption("core.logAllRefUpdates", "true")
 	GitConfig.SetOption("gc.reflogExpire", "90")
 
-	secGitReflog := rootCfg.Section("git.reflog")
-	if secGitReflog.HasKey("ENABLED") {
-		deprecatedSetting(rootCfg, "git.reflog", "ENABLED", "git.config", "core.logAllRefUpdates", "1.21")
-		GitConfig.SetOption("core.logAllRefUpdates", secGitReflog.Key("ENABLED").In("true", []string{"true", "false"}))
-	}
-	if secGitReflog.HasKey("EXPIRATION") {
-		deprecatedSetting(rootCfg, "git.reflog", "EXPIRATION", "git.config", "core.reflogExpire", "1.21")
-		GitConfig.SetOption("gc.reflogExpire", secGitReflog.Key("EXPIRATION").String())
-	}
-
 	for _, key := range secGitConfig.Keys() {
 		GitConfig.SetOption(key.Name(), key.String())
 	}
diff --git a/modules/setting/git_test.go b/modules/setting/git_test.go
index 5604151907..7cbf1d70a3 100644
--- a/modules/setting/git_test.go
+++ b/modules/setting/git_test.go
@@ -38,23 +38,11 @@ func TestGitReflog(t *testing.T) {
 	defer test.MockProtect(&Git)()
 	defer test.MockProtect(&GitConfig)()
 
-	// default reflog config without legacy options
+	// default reflog config.
 	cfg, err := NewConfigProviderFromData(``)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	loadGitFrom(cfg)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "true", GitConfig.GetOption("core.logAllRefUpdates"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "90", GitConfig.GetOption("gc.reflogExpire"))
-
-	// custom reflog config by legacy options
-	cfg, err = NewConfigProviderFromData(`
-[git.reflog]
-ENABLED = false
-EXPIRATION = 123
-`)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	loadGitFrom(cfg)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "false", GitConfig.GetOption("core.logAllRefUpdates"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "123", GitConfig.GetOption("gc.reflogExpire"))
 }