diff --git a/satellite/api.go b/satellite/api.go
index 7222550ce..53d9c4970 100644
--- a/satellite/api.go
+++ b/satellite/api.go
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ func NewAPI(log *zap.Logger, full *identity.FullIdentity, db DB,
 				Address:   config.Contact.ExternalAddress,
 			},
 			config.Repairer.MaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold,
-			config.Orders.NodeStatusLogging,
 		)
 		if err := pb.DRPCRegisterOrders(peer.Server.DRPC(), peer.Orders.Endpoint); err != nil {
 			return nil, errs.Combine(err, peer.Close())
diff --git a/satellite/core.go b/satellite/core.go
index 5a402d18c..7d4dfdce6 100644
--- a/satellite/core.go
+++ b/satellite/core.go
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ func New(log *zap.Logger, full *identity.FullIdentity, db DB,
 				Address:   config.Contact.ExternalAddress,
 			},
 			config.Repairer.MaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold,
-			config.Orders.NodeStatusLogging,
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/satellite/orders/orders_test.go b/satellite/orders/orders_test.go
index 3e6f630fb..0688685f5 100644
--- a/satellite/orders/orders_test.go
+++ b/satellite/orders/orders_test.go
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func TestProcessOrders(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRandomSampleLimits(t *testing.T) {
 	orderlimits := []*pb.AddressedOrderLimit{{}, {}, {}, {}}
 
-	s := orders.NewService(nil, nil, nil, nil, 0, nil, 0, false)
+	s := orders.NewService(nil, nil, nil, nil, 0, nil, 0)
 	t.Run("sample size is less than the number of order limits", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var nilCount int
 		sampleSize := 2
diff --git a/satellite/orders/service.go b/satellite/orders/service.go
index 336aa0b77..a28faf981 100644
--- a/satellite/orders/service.go
+++ b/satellite/orders/service.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	FlushBatchSize               int           `help:"how many items in the rollups write cache before they are flushed to the database" devDefault:"20" releaseDefault:"10000"`
 	FlushInterval                time.Duration `help:"how often to flush the rollups write cache to the database" devDefault:"30s" releaseDefault:"1m"`
 	ReportedRollupsReadBatchSize int           `help:"how many records to read in a single transaction when calculating billable bandwidth" default:"1000"`
-	NodeStatusLogging            bool          `help:"log the offline/disqualification status of nodes" default:"false"`
+	NodeStatusLogging            bool          `hidden:"true" help:"deprecated, log the offline/disqualification status of nodes" default:"false"`
 }
 
 // Service for creating order limits.
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ type Service struct {
 	satelliteAddress                    *pb.NodeAddress
 	orderExpiration                     time.Duration
 	repairMaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold float64
-	nodeStatusLogging                   bool
 	rngMu                               sync.Mutex
 	rng                                 *mathrand.Rand
 }
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ type Service struct {
 func NewService(
 	log *zap.Logger, satellite signing.Signer, overlay *overlay.Service,
 	orders DB, orderExpiration time.Duration, satelliteAddress *pb.NodeAddress,
-	repairMaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold float64, nodeStatusLogging bool,
+	repairMaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold float64,
 ) *Service {
 	return &Service{
 		log:                                 log,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ func NewService(
 		satelliteAddress:                    satelliteAddress,
 		orderExpiration:                     orderExpiration,
 		repairMaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold: repairMaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold,
-		nodeStatusLogging:                   nodeStatusLogging,
 		rng:                                 mathrand.New(mathrand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/satellite/repairer.go b/satellite/repairer.go
index c104b451e..e7a4c5289 100644
--- a/satellite/repairer.go
+++ b/satellite/repairer.go
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ func NewRepairer(log *zap.Logger, full *identity.FullIdentity,
 				Address:   config.Contact.ExternalAddress,
 			},
 			config.Repairer.MaxExcessRateOptimalThreshold,
-			config.Orders.NodeStatusLogging,
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock b/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
index a76f63e88..c8c1c281b 100644
--- a/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
+++ b/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
@@ -439,9 +439,6 @@ identity.key-path: /root/.local/share/storj/identity/satellite/identity.key
 # how often to flush the rollups write cache to the database
 # orders.flush-interval: 1m0s
 
-# log the offline/disqualification status of nodes
-# orders.node-status-logging: false
-
 # how many records to read in a single transaction when calculating billable bandwidth
 # orders.reported-rollups-read-batch-size: 1000