diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 691f791f5..f030d5e35 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ refresher:
 update:
   method: prompt # can be: prompt | background | never
   days: 14 # how often an update is checked for
-reporting: 'undetermined' # one of: 'on' | 'off' | 'undetermined'
 confirmOnQuit: false
 # determines whether hitting 'esc' will quit the application when there is nothing to cancel/close
 quitOnTopLevelReturn: false
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index d0e909a2a..b56b10882 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ type UserConfig struct {
 	Git                  GitConfig        `yaml:"git"`
 	Update               UpdateConfig     `yaml:"update"`
 	Refresher            RefresherConfig  `yaml:"refresher"`
-	Reporting            string           `yaml:"reporting"`
-	SplashUpdatesIndex   int              `yaml:"splashUpdatesIndex"`
 	ConfirmOnQuit        bool             `yaml:"confirmOnQuit"`
 	QuitOnTopLevelReturn bool             `yaml:"quitOnTopLevelReturn"`
 	Keybinding           KeybindingConfig `yaml:"keybinding"`
@@ -415,8 +413,6 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 			Method: "prompt",
 			Days:   14,
 		},
-		Reporting:            "undetermined",
-		SplashUpdatesIndex:   0,
 		ConfirmOnQuit:        false,
 		QuitOnTopLevelReturn: false,
 		Keybinding: KeybindingConfig{