diff --git a/docs/docs/features/libraries.md b/docs/docs/features/libraries.md
index 995d65249278f..58dd707ea09e4 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 baa0be6b084d1..43b975e21abe7 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/doc/SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto.md
+++ b/mobile/openapi/doc/SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto.md
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import 'package:openapi/api.dart';
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
 **enabled** | **bool** |  | 
-**interval** | **int** |  | 
-**usePolling** | **bool** |  | 
 
 [[Back to Model list]](../README.md#documentation-for-models) [[Back to API list]](../README.md#documentation-for-api-endpoints) [[Back to README]](../README.md)
 
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 795fd15fd33b9..0bcb6f1771d7b 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_library_watch_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_library_watch_dto.dart
@@ -14,37 +14,25 @@ class SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto {
   /// Returns a new [SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto] instance.
   SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto({
     required this.enabled,
-    required this.interval,
-    required this.usePolling,
   });
 
   bool enabled;
 
-  int interval;
-
-  bool usePolling;
-
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto &&
-    other.enabled == enabled &&
-    other.interval == interval &&
-    other.usePolling == usePolling;
+    other.enabled == enabled;
 
   @override
   int get hashCode =>
     // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
-    (enabled.hashCode) +
-    (interval.hashCode) +
-    (usePolling.hashCode);
+    (enabled.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto[enabled=$enabled, interval=$interval, usePolling=$usePolling]';
+  String toString() => 'SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto[enabled=$enabled]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
       json[r'enabled'] = this.enabled;
-      json[r'interval'] = this.interval;
-      json[r'usePolling'] = this.usePolling;
     return json;
   }
 
@@ -57,8 +45,6 @@ class SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto {
 
       return SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto(
         enabled: mapValueOfType<bool>(json, r'enabled')!,
-        interval: mapValueOfType<int>(json, r'interval')!,
-        usePolling: mapValueOfType<bool>(json, r'usePolling')!,
       );
     }
     return null;
@@ -107,8 +93,6 @@ class SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto {
   /// The list of required keys that must be present in a JSON.
   static const requiredKeys = <String>{
     'enabled',
-    'interval',
-    'usePolling',
   };
 }
 
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 74ab53d652bed..19b5de05fe24d 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/test/system_config_library_watch_dto_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/test/system_config_library_watch_dto_test.dart
@@ -21,16 +21,6 @@ void main() {
       // TODO
     });
 
-    // int interval
-    test('to test the property `interval`', () async {
-      // TODO
-    });
-
-    // bool usePolling
-    test('to test the property `usePolling`', () async {
-      // TODO
-    });
-
 
   });
 
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 44772e14a2488..9f6b0ce6073ad 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 154fc99693433..0da04a8f2a681 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 5e97521274e44..fb0d04d2bb63b 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/fetch-client.ts
@@ -835,8 +835,6 @@ export type SystemConfigLibraryScanDto = {
 };
 export type SystemConfigLibraryWatchDto = {
     enabled: boolean;
-    interval: number;
-    usePolling: boolean;
 };
 export type SystemConfigLibraryDto = {
     scan: SystemConfigLibraryScanDto;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/library/library.service.ts b/server/src/domain/library/library.service.ts
index 7c961963ecab5..6a5982abef069 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 caf73498f27cd..fdbae600f6eb3 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 eb661133b2c82..d32309955dbe4 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 ec0b4b8f4fa8a..67a6418f449a7 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 8307a0328e8dd..edf4734359182 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 0000000000000..8b7ff3a675313
--- /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 746db2c198a7c..c1076abc54739 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">