diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/i18n.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/i18n.js
index 2497ee894b..7cb3cdc907 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/i18n.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/i18n.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ i18n.init({
             enable_offline_push_notifications: false,
             enable_online_push_notifications: false,
             enable_digest_emails: false,
-            autoscroll_forever: false,
             default_desktop_notifications: false,
         },
     };
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
index 85d4fc7e64..1150e71df1 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ function render(template_name, args) {
         enable_sounds: true, enable_offline_email_notifications: true,
         enable_offline_push_notifications: true, enable_online_push_notifications: true,
         enable_digest_emails: true,
-        autoscroll_forever: true, default_desktop_notifications: true,
+        default_desktop_notifications: true,
     };
     var page_params = $.extend(page_param_checkbox_options, {
         full_name: "Alyssa P. Hacker", password_auth_enabled: true,
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ function render(template_name, args) {
                         "enable_stream_sounds", "enable_desktop_notifications",
                         "enable_sounds", "enable_offline_push_notifications",
                         "enable_online_push_notifications",
-                        "enable_digest_emails", "autoscroll_forever",
+                        "enable_digest_emails",
                         "default_desktop_notifications"];
 
     // Render with all booleans set to true.
diff --git a/static/js/message_list_view.js b/static/js/message_list_view.js
index c25fbb4da6..1f66937ace 100644
--- a/static/js/message_list_view.js
+++ b/static/js/message_list_view.js
@@ -475,8 +475,6 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
         var list = this.list; // for convenience
         var table_name = this.table_name;
         var table = rows.get_table(table_name);
-        // we we record if last_message_was_selected before updating the table
-        var last_message_was_selected = rows.id(rows.last_visible()) === list.selected_id();
         var orig_scrolltop_offset;
         var message_containers;
 
@@ -654,13 +652,12 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
         }
 
         if (list === current_msg_list && messages_are_new) {
-            self._maybe_autoscroll(new_dom_elements, last_message_was_selected);
+            self._maybe_autoscroll(new_dom_elements);
         }
     },
 
 
-    _maybe_autoscroll: function MessageListView__maybe_autoscroll(rendered_elems,
-                                                                  last_message_was_selected) {
+    _maybe_autoscroll: function MessageListView__maybe_autoscroll(rendered_elems) {
         // If we are near the bottom of our feed (the bottom is visible) and can
         // scroll up without moving the pointer out of the viewport, do so, by
         // up to the amount taken up by the new message.
@@ -686,14 +683,6 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
             }
         }, this);
 
-        // autoscroll_forever: if we're on the last message, keep us on the last message
-        if (last_message_was_selected && page_params.autoscroll_forever) {
-            this.list.select_id(this.list.last().id, {from_rendering: true});
-            navigate.scroll_to_selected();
-            this.list.reselect_selected_id();
-            return;
-        }
-
         var selected_row = this.selected_row();
         var last_visible = rows.last_visible();
 
@@ -706,16 +695,6 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
         var info = message_viewport.message_viewport_info();
         var available_space_for_scroll = selected_row_offset - info.visible_top;
 
-        var rows_offset = rows.last_visible().offset().top - this.list.selected_row().offset().top;
-
-        // autoscroll_forever: if we've sent a message, move pointer at least that far.
-        if (page_params.autoscroll_forever && id_of_last_message_sent_by_us > -1 &&
-            rows_offset < (message_viewport.height())) {
-            this.list.select_id(id_of_last_message_sent_by_us, {from_rendering: true});
-            navigate.scroll_to_selected();
-            return;
-        }
-
         // Don't scroll if we can't move the pointer up.
         if (available_space_for_scroll <= 0) {
             return;
diff --git a/static/js/notifications.js b/static/js/notifications.js
index 6d1b9a129a..c84af7671d 100644
--- a/static/js/notifications.js
+++ b/static/js/notifications.js
@@ -495,10 +495,7 @@ exports.received_messages = function (messages) {
         if (!message_is_notifiable(message)) {
             return;
         }
-        // checking for unread flags here is basically proxy for
-        // "is Zulip currently in focus". In the case of auto-scroll forever,
-        // we don't care
-        if (!unread.message_unread(message) && !page_params.autoscroll_forever) {
+        if (!unread.message_unread(message)) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/static/js/resize.js b/static/js/resize.js
index c9557e6dc9..30eb818ef3 100644
--- a/static/js/resize.js
+++ b/static/js/resize.js
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ exports.watch_manual_resize = function (element) {
 };
 
 exports.resize_bottom_whitespace = function (h) {
-    if (page_params.autoscroll_forever) {
-        $("#bottom_whitespace").height($("#compose-container")[0].offsetHeight);
-    } else if (h !== undefined) {
+    if (h !== undefined) {
         $("#bottom_whitespace").height(h.bottom_whitespace_height);
     }
 };
diff --git a/static/js/settings_lab.js b/static/js/settings_lab.js
index 4a097d7451..3016c0d8d6 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_lab.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_lab.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exports.set_up = function () {
     $("#ui-settings .change-setting").change(function (e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         var labs_updates = {};
-        _.each(["autoscroll_forever", "default_desktop_notifications"],
+        _.each(["default_desktop_notifications"],
             function (setting) {
                 labs_updates[setting] = $("#" + setting).is(":checked");
             });
@@ -16,16 +16,10 @@ exports.set_up = function () {
             channel.patch({
                 url: '/json/settings/ui',
                 data: labs_updates,
-                success: function (resp, statusText, xhr) {
+                success: function () {
                     var message = i18n.t("Updated settings!  You will need to reload for these changes to take effect.", page_params);
-                    var result = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
                     var ui_settings_status = $('#ui-settings-status').expectOne();
 
-                    if (result.autoscroll_forever !== undefined) {
-                        page_params.autoscroll_forever = result.autoscroll_forever;
-                        resize.resize_page_components();
-                    }
-
                     ui_report.success(message, ui_settings_status);
                 },
                 error: function (xhr) {
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/ui-settings.handlebars b/static/templates/settings/ui-settings.handlebars
index 17ab00d8b4..108ddeb6c2 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/ui-settings.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/settings/ui-settings.handlebars
@@ -6,18 +6,6 @@
         <h3 class="light">{{t "UI Settings"}}</h3>
 
         <div class="side-padded-container">
-            <div class="input-group">
-                <label class="checkbox">
-                    <input type="checkbox" class="inline-block change-setting" name="autoscroll_forever" id="autoscroll_forever"
-                           {{#if page_params.autoscroll_forever}}
-                           checked="checked"
-                         {{/if}} />
-                    <span></span>
-                </label>
-                <label for="autoscroll_forever" class="inline-block">
-                    {{t "Always auto-scroll to new messages" }}
-                </label>
-            </div>
             <div class="input-group">
                 <label class="checkbox">
                     <input type="checkbox" class="inline-block change-setting" name="default_desktop_notifications" id="default_desktop_notifications"
diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 4de9b4835d..27dc1955b8 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -2888,16 +2888,6 @@ def do_change_notification_settings(user_profile: UserProfile, name: str, value:
         log_event(event)
     send_event(event, [user_profile.id])
 
-def do_change_autoscroll_forever(user_profile: UserProfile, autoscroll_forever: bool,
-                                 log: bool=True) -> None:
-    user_profile.autoscroll_forever = autoscroll_forever
-    user_profile.save(update_fields=["autoscroll_forever"])
-
-    if log:
-        log_event({'type': 'autoscroll_forever',
-                   'user': user_profile.email,
-                   'autoscroll_forever': autoscroll_forever})
-
 def do_change_enter_sends(user_profile: UserProfile, enter_sends: bool) -> None:
     user_profile.enter_sends = enter_sends
     user_profile.save(update_fields=["enter_sends"])
diff --git a/zerver/lib/events.py b/zerver/lib/events.py
index 48ef2c2b61..d01e0741ae 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/events.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/events.py
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ def fetch_initial_state_data(user_profile: UserProfile,
         for prop in UserProfile.property_types:
             state[prop] = getattr(user_profile, prop)
         state['emojiset_choices'] = user_profile.emojiset_choices()
-        state['autoscroll_forever'] = user_profile.autoscroll_forever
 
     if want('update_global_notifications'):
         for notification in UserProfile.notification_setting_types:
diff --git a/zerver/lib/slack_data_to_zulip_data.py b/zerver/lib/slack_data_to_zulip_data.py
index 29bbceb131..4e91e0b20e 100755
--- a/zerver/lib/slack_data_to_zulip_data.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/slack_data_to_zulip_data.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ def users_to_zerver_userprofile(slack_dir: str, realm_id: int, timestamp: Any,
             avatar_source=avatar_source,
             is_bot=user.get('is_bot', False),
             avatar_version=1,
-            autoscroll_forever=False,
             default_desktop_notifications=True,
             timezone=timezone,
             default_sending_stream=None,
diff --git a/zerver/migrations/0129_remove_userprofile_autoscroll_forever.py b/zerver/migrations/0129_remove_userprofile_autoscroll_forever.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0ac2ef58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/migrations/0129_remove_userprofile_autoscroll_forever.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.6 on 2017-12-27 17:55
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('zerver', '0128_scheduledemail_realm'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='userprofile',
+            name='autoscroll_forever',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/zerver/models.py b/zerver/models.py
index d4ea065d1c..e3a9ff195e 100644
--- a/zerver/models.py
+++ b/zerver/models.py
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ class UserProfile(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
 
     # UI vars
     enter_sends = models.NullBooleanField(default=False)  # type: Optional[bool]
-    autoscroll_forever = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # type: bool
     left_side_userlist = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # type: bool
     emoji_alt_code = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # type: bool
 
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_home.py b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
index efe0993627..d80d9fe1fc 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_home.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class HomeTest(ZulipTestCase):
         expected_keys = [
             "alert_words",
             "attachments",
-            "autoscroll_forever",
             "avatar_source",
             "avatar_url",
             "avatar_url_medium",
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_settings.py b/zerver/tests/test_settings.py
index f40b130a8f..bbc6e06de0 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class ChangeSettingsTest(ZulipTestCase):
                                               notification_setting)
 
     def test_ui_settings(self) -> None:
-        self.check_for_toggle_param_patch("/json/settings/ui", "autoscroll_forever")
         self.check_for_toggle_param_patch("/json/settings/ui", "default_desktop_notifications")
 
     def test_toggling_boolean_user_display_settings(self) -> None:
diff --git a/zerver/views/user_settings.py b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
index 09dfd95004..3c6c02adee 100644
--- a/zerver/views/user_settings.py
+++ b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 
 from zerver.decorator import has_request_variables, \
     zulip_login_required, REQ, human_users_only
-from zerver.lib.actions import do_change_password, \
-    do_change_enter_sends, do_change_notification_settings, \
-    do_change_default_desktop_notifications, do_change_autoscroll_forever, \
-    do_regenerate_api_key, do_change_avatar_fields, do_set_user_display_setting, \
-    validate_email, do_change_user_email, do_start_email_change_process, \
-    check_change_full_name
+from zerver.lib.actions import do_change_password, do_change_notification_settings, \
+    do_change_enter_sends, do_change_default_desktop_notifications, \
+    do_regenerate_api_key, do_change_avatar_fields, \
+    do_set_user_display_setting, validate_email, do_change_user_email, \
+    do_start_email_change_process, check_change_full_name
 from zerver.lib.avatar import avatar_url
 from zerver.lib.send_email import send_email, FromAddress
 from zerver.lib.i18n import get_available_language_codes
@@ -57,16 +56,10 @@ def confirm_email_change(request: HttpRequest, confirmation_key: str) -> HttpRes
 @has_request_variables
 def json_change_ui_settings(
         request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile,
-        autoscroll_forever: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),
         default_desktop_notifications: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None)
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     result = {}
 
-    if autoscroll_forever is not None and \
-            user_profile.autoscroll_forever != autoscroll_forever:
-        do_change_autoscroll_forever(user_profile, autoscroll_forever)
-        result['autoscroll_forever'] = autoscroll_forever
-
     if default_desktop_notifications is not None and \
             user_profile.default_desktop_notifications != default_desktop_notifications:
         do_change_default_desktop_notifications(user_profile, default_desktop_notifications)