diff --git a/docs/docs/features/libraries.md b/docs/docs/features/libraries.md
index 995d652492..58dd707ea0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/features/libraries.md
+++ b/docs/docs/features/libraries.md
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ Some basic examples:
 
 This feature - currently hidden in the config file - is considered experimental and for advanced users only. If enabled, it will allow automatic watching of the filesystem which means new assets are automatically imported to Immich without needing to rescan. Deleted assets are, as always, marked as offline and can be removed with the "Remove offline files" button.
 
-If your photos are on a network drive you will likely have to enable filesystem polling. The performance hit for polling large libraries is currently unknown, feel free to test this feature and report back. In addition to the boolean feature flag, the configuration file allows customization of the following parameters, please see the [chokidar documentation](https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar?tab=readme-ov-file#performance) for reference.
-
-- `usePolling` (default: `false`).
-- `interval`. (default: 10000). When using polling, this is how often (in milliseconds) the filesystem is polled.
+If your photos are on a network drive, automatic file watching likely won't work. In that case, you will have to rely on a periodic library refresh to pull in your changes.
 
 ### Nightly job
 
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto.md
index baa0be6b08..43b975e21a 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_library_watch_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_library_watch_dto.dart
index 795fd15fd3..0bcb6f1771 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/test/system_config_library_watch_dto_test.dart b/mobile/openapi/test/system_config_library_watch_dto_test.dart
index 74ab53d652..19b5de05fe 100644
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diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 44772e14a2..9f6b0ce607 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -9831,18 +9831,10 @@
         "properties": {
           "enabled": {
             "type": "boolean"
-          },
-          "interval": {
-            "type": "integer"
-          },
-          "usePolling": {
-            "type": "boolean"
           }
         },
         "required": [
-          "enabled",
-          "interval",
-          "usePolling"
+          "enabled"
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/axios-client/api.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/axios-client/api.ts
index 154fc99693..0da04a8f2a 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/axios-client/api.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/axios-client/api.ts
@@ -4401,18 +4401,6 @@ export interface SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto {
      * @memberof SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto
      */
     'enabled': boolean;
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @type {number}
-     * @memberof SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto
-     */
-    'interval': number;
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @type {boolean}
-     * @memberof SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto
-     */
-    'usePolling': boolean;
 }
 /**
  * 
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/fetch-client.ts
index 5e97521274..fb0d04d2bb 100644
Binary files a/open-api/typescript-sdk/fetch-client.ts and b/open-api/typescript-sdk/fetch-client.ts differ
diff --git a/server/src/domain/library/library.service.ts b/server/src/domain/library/library.service.ts
index 7c961963ec..6a5982abef 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/library/library.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/library/library.service.ts
@@ -112,20 +112,13 @@ export class LibraryService extends EventEmitter {
       ignore: library.exclusionPatterns,
     });
 
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
-    const { usePolling, interval } = config.library.watch;
-
-    this.logger.debug(`Settings for watcher: usePolling: ${usePolling}, interval: ${interval}`);
-
     let _resolve: () => void;
     const ready$ = new Promise<void>((resolve) => (_resolve = resolve));
 
     this.watchers[id] = this.storageRepository.watch(
       library.importPaths,
       {
-        usePolling,
-        interval,
-        binaryInterval: interval,
+        usePolling: false,
         ignoreInitial: true,
       },
       {
diff --git a/server/src/domain/system-config/dto/system-config-library.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/system-config/dto/system-config-library.dto.ts
index caf73498f2..fdbae600f6 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/system-config/dto/system-config-library.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/system-config/dto/system-config-library.dto.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import { validateCronExpression } from '@app/domain';
-import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
 import {
   IsBoolean,
-  IsInt,
   IsNotEmpty,
   IsObject,
-  IsPositive,
   IsString,
   Validate,
   ValidateIf,
@@ -38,14 +35,6 @@ export class SystemConfigLibraryScanDto {
 export class SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto {
   @IsBoolean()
   enabled!: boolean;
-
-  @IsBoolean()
-  usePolling!: boolean;
-
-  @IsInt()
-  @IsPositive()
-  @ApiProperty({ type: 'integer' })
-  interval!: number;
 }
 
 export class SystemConfigLibraryDto {
diff --git a/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.core.ts b/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.core.ts
index eb661133b2..d32309955d 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.core.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.core.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ export const defaults = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     },
     watch: {
       enabled: false,
-      usePolling: false,
-      interval: 10_000,
     },
   },
   server: {
diff --git a/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.service.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.service.spec.ts
index ec0b4b8f4f..67a6418f44 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/system-config/system-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ const updatedConfig = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     },
     watch: {
       enabled: false,
-      usePolling: false,
-      interval: 10_000,
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/server/src/infra/entities/system-config.entity.ts b/server/src/infra/entities/system-config.entity.ts
index 8307a0328e..edf4734359 100644
--- a/server/src/infra/entities/system-config.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/infra/entities/system-config.entity.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ export enum SystemConfigKey {
   LIBRARY_SCAN_CRON_EXPRESSION = 'library.scan.cronExpression',
 
   LIBRARY_WATCH_ENABLED = 'library.watch.enabled',
-  LIBRARY_WATCH_USE_POLLING = 'library.watch.usePolling',
-  LIBRARY_WATCH_INTERVAL = 'library.watch.interval',
 
   LOGGING_ENABLED = 'logging.enabled',
   LOGGING_LEVEL = 'logging.level',
@@ -268,8 +266,6 @@ export interface SystemConfig {
     };
     watch: {
       enabled: boolean;
-      usePolling: boolean;
-      interval: number;
     };
   };
   server: {
diff --git a/server/src/infra/migrations/1709150004123-RemoveLibraryWatchPollingOption.ts b/server/src/infra/migrations/1709150004123-RemoveLibraryWatchPollingOption.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b7ff3a675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/infra/migrations/1709150004123-RemoveLibraryWatchPollingOption.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class RemoveLibraryWatchPollingOption1709150004123 implements MigrationInterface {
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`DELETE FROM "system_config" WHERE key = 'library.watch.usePolling'`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DELETE FROM "system_config" WHERE key = 'library.watch.interval'`);
+  }
+
+  public async down(): Promise<void> {
+    // noop
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/library-settings/library-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/library-settings/library-settings.svelte
index 746db2c198..c1076abc54 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/library-settings/library-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/library-settings/library-settings.svelte
@@ -42,28 +42,6 @@
             subtitle="Watch external libraries for file changes"
             bind:checked={config.library.watch.enabled}
           />
-
-          <SettingSwitch
-            title="Use filesystem polling (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-            disabled={disabled || !config.library.watch.enabled}
-            subtitle="Use polling instead of native filesystem watching. This is required for network shares but can be very resource intensive. Use with care!"
-            bind:checked={config.library.watch.usePolling}
-          />
-
-          <SettingInputField
-            inputType={SettingInputFieldType.NUMBER}
-            required={config.library.watch.usePolling}
-            disabled={disabled || !config.library.watch.usePolling || !config.library.watch.enabled}
-            label="Polling interval"
-            bind:value={config.library.watch.interval}
-            isEdited={config.library.watch.interval !== savedConfig.library.watch.interval}
-          >
-            <svelte:fragment slot="desc">
-              <p class="text-sm dark:text-immich-dark-fg">
-                Interval of filesystem polling, in milliseconds. Lower values will result in higher CPU usage.
-              </p>
-            </svelte:fragment>
-          </SettingInputField>
         </div>
 
         <div class="ml-4">