diff --git a/irc/config.go b/irc/config.go
index b27891b6..be216aad 100644
--- a/irc/config.go
+++ b/irc/config.go
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ type AccountRegistrationConfig struct {
 			VerifyMessage        string `yaml:"verify-message"`
 		}
 	}
-	AllowMultiplePerConnection bool `yaml:"allow-multiple-per-connection"`
 }
 
 type VHostConfig struct {
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 789cbdf8..643a6649 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -85,12 +85,8 @@ func parseCallback(spec string, config *AccountConfig) (callbackNamespace string
 func accRegisterHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
 	// clients can't reg new accounts if they're already logged in
 	if client.LoggedIntoAccount() {
-		if server.AccountConfig().Registration.AllowMultiplePerConnection {
-			server.accounts.Logout(client)
-		} else {
-			rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_REG_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR, client.nick, "*", client.t("You're already logged into an account"))
-			return false
-		}
+		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_REG_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR, client.nick, "*", client.t("You're already logged into an account"))
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// get and sanitise account name
diff --git a/irc/nickserv.go b/irc/nickserv.go
index 57c982d2..cfd2ed5e 100644
--- a/irc/nickserv.go
+++ b/irc/nickserv.go
@@ -264,12 +264,8 @@ func nsRegisterHandler(server *Server, client *Client, command, params string, r
 	}
 
 	if client.LoggedIntoAccount() {
-		if server.AccountConfig().Registration.AllowMultiplePerConnection {
-			server.accounts.Logout(client)
-		} else {
-			nsNotice(rb, client.t("You're already logged into an account"))
-			return
-		}
+		nsNotice(rb, client.t("You're already logged into an account"))
+		return
 	}
 
 	config := server.AccountConfig()
diff --git a/oragono.yaml b/oragono.yaml
index 5ea4ffdd..628b0d3c 100644
--- a/oragono.yaml
+++ b/oragono.yaml
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@ accounts:
         #         password: ""
         #         sender: "admin@my.network"
 
-        # allow multiple account registrations per connection
-        # this is for testing purposes and shouldn't be allowed on real networks
-        allow-multiple-per-connection: false
-
     # is account authentication enabled?
     authentication-enabled: true