diff --git a/src/focuschain.cpp b/src/focuschain.cpp
index 89d0a1bc3d..33b0cb7241 100644
--- a/src/focuschain.cpp
+++ b/src/focuschain.cpp
@@ -212,21 +212,7 @@ Window *FocusChain::nextForDesktop(Window *reference, VirtualDesktop *desktop) c
 void FocusChain::makeFirstInChain(Window *window, Chain &chain)
 {
     chain.removeAll(window);
-    if (options->moveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain()) {
-        if (window->isMinimized()) { // add it before the first minimized ...
-            for (int i = chain.count() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-                if (chain.at(i)->isMinimized()) {
-                    chain.insert(i + 1, window);
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            chain.prepend(window); // ... or at end of chain
-        } else {
-            chain.append(window);
-        }
-    } else {
-        chain.append(window);
-    }
+    chain.append(window);
 }
 
 void FocusChain::makeLastInChain(Window *window, Chain &chain)
diff --git a/src/kwin.kcfg b/src/kwin.kcfg
index 00f9ee2366..7b9190633a 100644
--- a/src/kwin.kcfg
+++ b/src/kwin.kcfg
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@
         <entry name="LayoutName" type="String">
             <default>thumbnails</default>
         </entry>
-        <entry name="MoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain" type="Bool">
-            <default>false</default>
-        </entry>
     </group>
     <group name="KDE">
         <entry name="AnimationDurationFactor" type="Double">
diff --git a/src/options.cpp b/src/options.cpp
index 3ee7d3f93f..a4057789ed 100644
--- a/src/options.cpp
+++ b/src/options.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Options::Options(QObject *parent)
     , m_glPreferBufferSwap(Options::defaultGlPreferBufferSwap())
     , m_glPlatformInterface(Options::defaultGlPlatformInterface())
     , m_windowsBlockCompositing(true)
-    , m_MoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain(false)
     , OpTitlebarDblClick(Options::defaultOperationTitlebarDblClick())
     , CmdActiveTitlebar1(Options::defaultCommandActiveTitlebar1())
     , CmdActiveTitlebar2(Options::defaultCommandActiveTitlebar2())
@@ -611,14 +610,6 @@ void Options::setWindowsBlockCompositing(bool value)
     Q_EMIT windowsBlockCompositingChanged();
 }
 
-void Options::setMoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain(bool value)
-{
-    if (m_MoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain == value) {
-        return;
-    }
-    m_MoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain = value;
-}
-
 void Options::setGlPreferBufferSwap(char glPreferBufferSwap)
 {
     if (glPreferBufferSwap == 'a') {
@@ -817,7 +808,6 @@ void Options::syncFromKcfgc()
     setElectricBorderTiling(m_settings->electricBorderTiling());
     setElectricBorderCornerRatio(m_settings->electricBorderCornerRatio());
     setWindowsBlockCompositing(m_settings->windowsBlockCompositing());
-    setMoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain(m_settings->moveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain());
     setLatencyPolicy(m_settings->latencyPolicy());
     setRenderTimeEstimator(m_settings->renderTimeEstimator());
     setAllowTearing(m_settings->allowTearing());
diff --git a/src/options.h b/src/options.h
index 667af178a3..78730a7b79 100644
--- a/src/options.h
+++ b/src/options.h
@@ -707,11 +707,6 @@ public:
         return m_windowsBlockCompositing;
     }
 
-    bool moveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain() const
-    {
-        return m_MoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain;
-    }
-
     QStringList modifierOnlyDBusShortcut(Qt::KeyboardModifier mod) const;
     LatencyPolicy latencyPolicy() const;
     RenderTimeEstimator renderTimeEstimator() const;
@@ -773,7 +768,6 @@ public:
     void setGlPreferBufferSwap(char glPreferBufferSwap);
     void setGlPlatformInterface(OpenGLPlatformInterface interface);
     void setWindowsBlockCompositing(bool set);
-    void setMoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain(bool set);
     void setLatencyPolicy(LatencyPolicy policy);
     void setRenderTimeEstimator(RenderTimeEstimator estimator);
     void setAllowTearing(bool allow);
@@ -1032,7 +1026,6 @@ private:
     GlSwapStrategy m_glPreferBufferSwap;
     OpenGLPlatformInterface m_glPlatformInterface;
     bool m_windowsBlockCompositing;
-    bool m_MoveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain;
 
     WindowOperation OpTitlebarDblClick;
     WindowOperation opMaxButtonRightClick = defaultOperationMaxButtonRightClick();
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 0e58e16bac..ae4ef9c3e8 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -1307,11 +1307,6 @@ void Window::minimize()
     doMinimize();
 
     updateWindowRules(Rules::Minimize);
-
-    if (options->moveMinimizedWindowsToEndOfTabBoxFocusChain()) {
-        Workspace::self()->focusChain()->update(this, FocusChain::MakeFirstMinimized);
-    }
-
     Q_EMIT minimizedChanged();
 }