diff --git a/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt b/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt
index 00e06f3108..5b7fbf6ad7 100644
--- a/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ target_sources(kwin-6.0-delete-desktop-switching-shortcuts PRIVATE kwin-6.0-dele
 target_link_libraries(kwin-6.0-delete-desktop-switching-shortcuts PRIVATE KF6::GlobalAccel)
 install(TARGETS kwin-6.0-delete-desktop-switching-shortcuts DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/kconf_update_bin/)
 
+add_executable(kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen)
+target_sources(kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen PRIVATE kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen PRIVATE KF6::ConfigCore)
+install(TARGETS kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/kconf_update_bin/)
+
 install(FILES kwin.upd
         DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KCONFUPDATEDIR})
 install(PROGRAMS kwin-6.0-overview-activities-shortcuts.py
diff --git a/kconf_update/kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen.cpp b/kconf_update/kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0efcc1dd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kconf_update/kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Vlad Zahorodnii <vlad.zahorodnii@kde.org>
+
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+*/
+
+#include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
+
+int main()
+{
+    auto config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kwinrc"));
+
+    KConfigGroup windows = config->group(QStringLiteral("Windows"));
+    if (!windows.exists()) {
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (!windows.hasKey(QStringLiteral("ActiveMouseScreen"))) {
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    windows.deleteEntry(QStringLiteral("ActiveMouseScreen"));
+
+    return windows.sync() ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/kconf_update/kwin.upd b/kconf_update/kwin.upd
index 0b295de745..6d48bce821 100644
--- a/kconf_update/kwin.upd
+++ b/kconf_update/kwin.upd
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 Version=6
 
+# Reset ActiveMouseScreen config option.
+Id=kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen
+Script=kwin-6.0-reset-active-mouse-screen
+
 # Delete old desktop switching shortcuts.
 Id=kwin-6.0-delete-desktop-switching-shortcuts
 Script=kwin-6.0-delete-desktop-switching-shortcuts
diff --git a/src/kcms/options/focus.ui b/src/kcms/options/focus.ui
index eaef6270af..cbb6760864 100644
--- a/src/kcms/options/focus.ui
+++ b/src/kcms/options/focus.ui
@@ -198,16 +198,6 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="6" column="1">
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_ActiveMouseScreen">
-       <property name="whatsThis">
-        <string>When this option is enabled, the active screen (where new windows appear, for example) is the screen containing the mouse pointer. When disabled, the active screen is the screen containing the focused window.</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Active screen follows &amp;mouse</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="7" column="1">
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_SeparateScreenFocus">
        <property name="whatsThis">
         <string>When this option is enabled, focus operations are limited only to the active screen</string>
diff --git a/src/kcms/options/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg b/src/kcms/options/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg
index bc54b52092..1ff796a759 100644
--- a/src/kcms/options/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg
+++ b/src/kcms/options/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@
         <default>false</default>
     </entry>
 
-    <entry key="ActiveMouseScreen" type="Bool">
-        <default>true</default>
-    </entry>
-
     <entry key="FocusStealingPreventionLevel" type="Int">
         <default>1</default>
         <min>0</min>
diff --git a/src/kcms/options/windows.cpp b/src/kcms/options/windows.cpp
index 59408ce833..e9660c1d91 100644
--- a/src/kcms/options/windows.cpp
+++ b/src/kcms/options/windows.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ void KFocusConfig::initialize(KWinOptionsSettings *settings)
 void KFocusConfig::updateMultiScreen()
 {
     m_ui->multiscreenBehaviorLabel->setVisible(QApplication::screens().count() > 1);
-    m_ui->kcfg_ActiveMouseScreen->setVisible(QApplication::screens().count() > 1);
     m_ui->kcfg_SeparateScreenFocus->setVisible(QApplication::screens().count() > 1);
 }