diff --git a/Extension/package.json b/Extension/package.json
index 64b578645..96dbfccc5 100644
--- a/Extension/package.json
+++ b/Extension/package.json
@@ -1359,17 +1359,6 @@
                         "markdownDescription": "%c_cpp.configuration.default.dotConfig.markdownDescription%",
                         "scope": "resource"
                     },
-                    "C_Cpp.default.recursiveIncludes.reduce": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "enum": [
-                            "",
-                            "always",
-                            "never",
-                            "default"
-                        ],
-                        "markdownDescription": "%c_cpp.configuration.default.recursiveIncludes.reduce.markdownDescription%",
-                        "scope": "resource"
-                    },
                     "C_Cpp.default.recursiveIncludes.priority": {
                         "type": "string",
                         "enum": [
diff --git a/Extension/package.nls.json b/Extension/package.nls.json
index bb87570f4..d10af1bcd 100644
--- a/Extension/package.nls.json
+++ b/Extension/package.nls.json
@@ -733,12 +733,6 @@
             "Markdown text between `` should not be translated or localized (they represent literal text) and the capitalization, spacing, and punctuation (including the ``) should not be altered."
         ]
     },
-    "c_cpp.configuration.default.recursiveIncludes.reduce.markdownDescription": {
-        "message": "The value to use in a configuration if `recursiveIncludes.reduce` is either not specified or set to `${default}`.",
-        "comment": [
-            "Markdown text between `` should not be translated or localized (they represent literal text) and the capitalization, spacing, and punctuation (including the ``) should not be altered."
-        ]
-    },
     "c_cpp.configuration.default.recursiveIncludes.priority.markdownDescription": {
         "message": "The value to use in a configuration if `recursiveIncludes.priority` is either not specified or set to `${default}`.",
         "comment": [
diff --git a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/configurations.ts b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/configurations.ts
index dbbe302e0..6d01647ec 100644
--- a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/configurations.ts
+++ b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/configurations.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ export interface Browse {
 }
 
 export interface RecursiveIncludes {
-    reduce?: string;
     priority?: string;
     order?: string;
 }
diff --git a/Extension/ui/settings.html b/Extension/ui/settings.html
index 5f1a25091..f1f6fb136 100644
--- a/Extension/ui/settings.html
+++ b/Extension/ui/settings.html
@@ -737,21 +737,6 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="section">
-            <div class="section-title" data-loc-id="recursiveIncludes.reduce">Recursive includes: reduce</div>
-            <div class="section-text">
-                <span data-loc-id="recursiveIncludes.reduce.description">Set to <code>always</code> to reduce the number of recursive include paths provided to IntelliSense to only those paths currently referenced by #include statements. This requires first parsing files to determine which files are included. Set to <code>never</code> to provide all recursive include paths to IntelliSense. Reducing the number of recursive include paths may improve IntelliSense performance when a very large number of recursive include paths are involved. Not reducing the number of recursive include paths can improve IntelliSense performance by avoiding the need to parse files to determine which include paths to provide.</span>
-            </div>
-            <div>
-            <select name="inputValue" id="recursiveIncludes.reduce" class="select-default">
-                <option value="${default}">${default}</option>
-                <option value="always">always</option>
-                <option value="never">never</option>
-                <option value="default">default</option>
-            </select>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-
         <div class="section">
             <div class="section-title" data-loc-id="recursiveIncludes.priority">Recursive includes: priority</div>
             <div class="section-text">