diff --git a/r2/example.ini b/r2/example.ini
index 5b96e8d4d..ae0fb127a 100644
--- a/r2/example.ini
+++ b/r2/example.ini
@@ -680,8 +680,6 @@ cflag_min_votes = 7
 cflag_lower_bound = 0.4
 cflag_upper_bound = 0.6
 
-feature_search_auto_restrict_sr = off
-
 # Availability for the "force HTTPS" option
 feature_allow_force_https = {"employee": true}
 # Who is required to use HTTPS?
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html b/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html
index 215db491e..0e8936e0b 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   %elif thing.simple:
   <div id="searchexpando" class="infobar">
       % if not isinstance(c.site, DefaultSR):
-      <label><input type="checkbox" name="restrict_sr" ${"checked" if feature.is_enabled('search_auto_restrict_sr') else ''} />${_('limit my search to %(path)s') % dict(path=c.site.path.rstrip('/'))}</label>
+      <label><input type="checkbox" name="restrict_sr" />${_('limit my search to %(path)s') % dict(path=c.site.path.rstrip('/'))}</label>
       % endif
 
       ${search_faq()}