diff --git a/src/js/background.js b/src/js/background.js
index 06710d4176231..5b489da753462 100644
--- a/src/js/background.js
+++ b/src/js/background.js
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ const µBlock = (( ) => { // jshint ignore:line
         extensionUpdateForceReload: false,
         filterAuthorMode: false,
         filterOnHeaders: false,
-        ignoreRedirectFilters: false,
         ignoreScriptInjectFilters: false,
         loggerPopupType: 'popup',
         manualUpdateAssetFetchPeriod: 500,
diff --git a/src/js/pagestore.js b/src/js/pagestore.js
index 0bd8a952ba0ca..57b899bec466f 100644
--- a/src/js/pagestore.js
+++ b/src/js/pagestore.js
@@ -821,7 +821,6 @@ const PageStore = class {
     }
 
     redirectBlockedRequest(fctxt) {
-        if ( µb.hiddenSettings.ignoreRedirectFilters === true ) { return; }
         const directives = µb.staticNetFilteringEngine.redirectRequest(fctxt);
         if ( directives === undefined ) { return; }
         if ( µb.logger.enabled !== true ) { return; }