diff --git a/doc/repmgrd-automatic-failover.sgml b/doc/repmgrd-automatic-failover.sgml
index c591971a..c70136a1 100644
--- a/doc/repmgrd-automatic-failover.sgml
+++ b/doc/repmgrd-automatic-failover.sgml
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@
   <para>
     Following the failover operation, no matter what the outcome, each node will reconnect its WAL receiver.
   </para>
-  <para>
-    If using <option>standby_disconnect_on_failover</option>, we recommend that the
-    <option>primary_visibility_consensus</option> option is also used.
-  </para>
 
 </sect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/repmgrd-configuration.sgml b/doc/repmgrd-configuration.sgml
index a429bcae..ce81595a 100644
--- a/doc/repmgrd-configuration.sgml
+++ b/doc/repmgrd-configuration.sgml
@@ -364,27 +364,6 @@
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
-
-        <varlistentry>
-
-         <indexterm>
-            <primary>primary_visibility_consensus</primary>
-          </indexterm>
-          <term><option>primary_visibility_consensus</option></term>
-          <listitem>
-            <para>
-              If <literal>true</literal>, only continue with failover if no standbys have seen
-			  the primary node recently.
-            </para>
-            <note>
-              <para>
-                This option <emphasis>must</emphasis> be identically configured
-                on all nodes.
-              </para>
-            </note>
-          </listitem>
-        </varlistentry>
-
         <varlistentry>
 
          <indexterm>
@@ -676,12 +655,6 @@ repmgrd_service_stop_command='sudo systemctl repmgr11 stop'
           </simpara>
         </listitem>
 
-        <listitem>
-          <simpara>
-            <varname>primary_visibility_consensus</varname>
-          </simpara>
-        </listitem>
-
         <listitem>
           <simpara>
             <varname>promote_command</varname>
diff --git a/repmgr.conf.sample b/repmgr.conf.sample
index 8bbb3fbf..2debf302 100644
--- a/repmgr.conf.sample
+++ b/repmgr.conf.sample
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ ssh_options='-q -o ConnectTimeout=10'	# Options to append to "ssh"
 #sibling_nodes_disconnect_timeout=30	# If "standby_disconnect_on_failover" is true, the maximum length of time
 					#  (in seconds) to wait for other standbys to confirm they have disconnected their
 					# WAL receivers
-#primary_visibility_consensus=false	# If "true", only continue with failover if no standbys have seen
-					# the primary node recently. *Must* be the same on all nodes.
 #failover_validation_command=		# Script to execute for an external mechanism to validate the failover
 					# decision made by repmgrd. One or both of the following parameter placeholders
 					# should be provided, which will be replaced by repmgrd with the appropriate