diff --git a/conf/default.conf.php b/conf/default.conf.php
index 2a27da97d3..8291677b02 100644
--- a/conf/default.conf.php
+++ b/conf/default.conf.php
@@ -559,13 +559,6 @@ return array(
   // to have.
   'auth.sessions.conduit'       => 5,
 
-  // Set this true to enable the Settings -> SSH Public Keys panel, which will
-  // allow users to associated SSH public keys with their accounts. This is only
-  // really useful if you're setting up services over SSH and want to use
-  // Phabricator for authentication; in most situations you can leave this
-  // disabled.
-  'auth.sshkeys.enabled'        => false,
-
   // If true, email addresses must be verified (by clicking a link in an
   // email) before a user can login. By default, verification is optional
   // unless 'auth.email-domains' is nonempty (see below).
diff --git a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckExtraConfig.php b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckExtraConfig.php
index 8190b187b2..ed76ab1997 100644
--- a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckExtraConfig.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckExtraConfig.php
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ final class PhabricatorSetupCheckExtraConfig extends PhabricatorSetupCheck {
           'been migrated.'),
       'differential.custom-remarkup-rules' => $markup_reason,
       'differential.custom-remarkup-block-rules' => $markup_reason,
+      'auth.sshkeys.enabled' => pht(
+        'SSH keys are now actually useful, so they are always enabled.'),
     );
 
     return $ancient_config;
diff --git a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorAuthenticationConfigOptions.php b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorAuthenticationConfigOptions.php
index 9be99adff2..dffe91e7be 100644
--- a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorAuthenticationConfigOptions.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorAuthenticationConfigOptions.php
@@ -29,21 +29,6 @@ final class PhabricatorAuthenticationConfigOptions
           pht(
             "Maximum number of simultaneous Conduit sessions each user is ".
             "permitted to have.")),
-     $this->newOption('auth.sshkeys.enabled', 'bool', false)
-        ->setBoolOptions(
-          array(
-            pht("Enable SSH key storage"),
-            pht("Disable SSH key storage")))
-        ->setSummary(
-          pht("Allow users to associate SSH keys with their accounts."))
-        ->setDescription(
-          pht(
-            "Set this true to enable the Settings -> SSH Public Keys panel, ".
-            "which will allow users to associated SSH public keys with their ".
-            "accounts. This is only really useful if you're setting up ".
-            "services over SSH and want to use Phabricator for ".
-            "authentication; in most situations you can leave this ".
-            "disabled.")),
      $this->newOption('auth.require-email-verification', 'bool', false)
         ->setBoolOptions(
           array(
diff --git a/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanelSSHKeys.php b/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanelSSHKeys.php
index d9fd4742d0..908671669e 100644
--- a/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanelSSHKeys.php
+++ b/src/applications/settings/panel/PhabricatorSettingsPanelSSHKeys.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ final class PhabricatorSettingsPanelSSHKeys
   }
 
   public function isEnabled() {
-    return PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('auth.sshkeys.enabled');
+    return true;
   }
 
   public function processRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {