diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 079ff5ce9..588f69fc9 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ git:
     # ydiff -p cat -s --wrap --width={{columnWidth}}
     pager: ""
 
-    # If true, Lazygit will use whatever pager is specified in `$GIT_PAGER`, `$PAGER`, or your *git config*. If the pager ends with something like ` | less` we will strip that part out, because less doesn't play nice with our rendering approach. If the custom pager uses less under the hood, that will also break rendering (hence the `--paging=never` flag for the `delta` pager).
-    useConfig: false
-
     # e.g. 'difft --color=always'
     externalDiffCommand: ""
 
diff --git a/docs/Custom_Pagers.md b/docs/Custom_Pagers.md
index 915dc70af..bdd695435 100644
--- a/docs/Custom_Pagers.md
+++ b/docs/Custom_Pagers.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Support does not extend to Windows users, because we're making use of a package
 git:
   paging:
     colorArg: always
-    useConfig: false
 ```
 
 the `colorArg` key is for whether you want the `--color=always` arg in your `git diff` command. Some pagers want it set to `always`, others want it set to `never`.
@@ -54,17 +53,6 @@ git:
 
 Be careful with this one, I think the homebrew and pip versions are behind master. I needed to directly download the ydiff script to get the no-pager functionality working.
 
-## Using git config
-
-```yaml
-git:
-  paging:
-    colorArg: always
-    useConfig: true
-```
-
-If you set `useConfig: true`, lazygit will use whatever pager is specified in `$GIT_PAGER`, `$PAGER`, or your *git config*. If the pager ends with something like ` | less` we will strip that part out, because less doesn't play nice with our rendering approach. If the custom pager uses less under the hood, that will also break rendering (hence the `--paging=never` flag for the `delta` pager).
-
 ## Using external diff commands
 
 Some diff tools can't work as a simple pager like the ones above do, because they need access to the entire diff, so just post-processing git's diff is not enough for them. The most notable example is probably [difftastic](https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk).
@@ -77,7 +65,7 @@ git:
     externalDiffCommand: difft --color=always
 ```
 
-The `colorArg`, `pager`, and `useConfig` options are not used in this case.
+The `colorArg` and `pager` options are not used in this case.
 
 You can add whatever extra arguments you prefer for your difftool; for instance
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
index 19849b84b..1bed98985 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ func (self *ConfigCommands) ConfiguredPager() string {
 }
 
 func (self *ConfigCommands) GetPager(width int) string {
-	useConfig := self.UserConfig().Git.Paging.UseConfig
-	if useConfig {
-		pager := self.ConfiguredPager()
-		return strings.Split(pager, "| less")[0]
-	}
-
 	templateValues := map[string]string{
 		"columnWidth": strconv.Itoa(width/2 - 6),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 0fa706bb2..914bf3117 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ type PagingConfig struct {
 	// delta --dark --paging=never
 	// ydiff -p cat -s --wrap --width={{columnWidth}}
 	Pager PagerType `yaml:"pager"`
-	// If true, Lazygit will use whatever pager is specified in `$GIT_PAGER`, `$PAGER`, or your *git config*. If the pager ends with something like ` | less` we will strip that part out, because less doesn't play nice with our rendering approach. If the custom pager uses less under the hood, that will also break rendering (hence the `--paging=never` flag for the `delta` pager).
-	UseConfig bool `yaml:"useConfig"`
 	// e.g. 'difft --color=always'
 	ExternalDiffCommand string `yaml:"externalDiffCommand"`
 }
@@ -797,7 +795,6 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 			Paging: PagingConfig{
 				ColorArg:            "always",
 				Pager:               "",
-				UseConfig:           false,
 				ExternalDiffCommand: "",
 			},
 			Commit: CommitConfig{
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index ee3c11dea..3f57e6ff7 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -2169,6 +2169,8 @@ keybinding:
   universal:
     suspendApp: <disabled>
 	redo: <c-z>
+
+- The 'git.paging.useConfig' option has been removed. If you were relying on it to configure your pager, you'll have to explicitly set the pager again using the git.paging.pager' option.
 `,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/schema/config.json b/schema/config.json
index db9c79638..ebf59e98b 100644
--- a/schema/config.json
+++ b/schema/config.json
@@ -1672,11 +1672,6 @@
             "ydiff -p cat -s --wrap --width={{columnWidth}}"
           ]
         },
-        "useConfig": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "description": "If true, Lazygit will use whatever pager is specified in `$GIT_PAGER`, `$PAGER`, or your *git config*. If the pager ends with something like ` | less` we will strip that part out, because less doesn't play nice with our rendering approach. If the custom pager uses less under the hood, that will also break rendering (hence the `--paging=never` flag for the `delta` pager).",
-          "default": false
-        },
         "externalDiffCommand": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "e.g. 'difft --color=always'"