diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java
index 8cf2058f58..3fac0791c5 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@ public enum DecodeFormat {
    */
   PREFER_ARGB_8888,
 
-  /**
-   * Identical to {@link #PREFER_ARGB_8888} but prevents Glide from using {@link
-   * android.graphics.Bitmap.Config#HARDWARE} on Android O+.
-   *
-   * @deprecated If you must disable hardware bitmaps, set
-   * {@link com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.Downsampler#ALLOW_HARDWARE_CONFIG} to false
-   * instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE,
-
   /**
    * Bitmaps decoded from image formats that support and/or use alpha (some types of PNGs, GIFs etc)
    * should return {@link android.graphics.Bitmap.Config#ARGB_8888} for
@@ -53,5 +42,5 @@ public enum DecodeFormat {
   /**
    * The default value for DecodeFormat.
    */
-  public static final DecodeFormat DEFAULT = PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE;
+  public static final DecodeFormat DEFAULT = PREFER_ARGB_8888;
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFiller.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFiller.java
index 9ddc221edf..09d00876db 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFiller.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFiller.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public void preFill(PreFillType.Builder... bitmapAttributeBuilders) {
       if (builder.getConfig() == null) {
         builder.setConfig(
             defaultFormat == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888
-                || defaultFormat == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE
             ? Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888 : Bitmap.Config.RGB_565);
       }
       bitmapAttributes[i] = builder.build();
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java
index 8fdb968598..140b83decc 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ public Resource<Bitmap> decode(InputStream is, int requestedWidth, int requested
     boolean fixBitmapToRequestedDimensions = options.get(FIX_BITMAP_SIZE_TO_REQUESTED_DIMENSIONS);
     boolean isHardwareConfigAllowed =
       options.get(ALLOW_HARDWARE_CONFIG) != null && options.get(ALLOW_HARDWARE_CONFIG);
-    if (decodeFormat == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE) {
-      isHardwareConfigAllowed = false;
-    }
 
     try {
       Bitmap result = decodeFromWrappedStreams(is, bitmapFactoryOptions,
@@ -525,7 +522,6 @@ private void calculateConfig(
 
     // Changing configs can cause skewing on 4.1, see issue #128.
     if (format == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888
-        || format == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE
         || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
       optionsWithScaling.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
       return;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/HardwareConfigState.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/HardwareConfigState.java
index fe7c0357d2..1991d205ff 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/HardwareConfigState.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/HardwareConfigState.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ boolean setHardwareConfigIfAllowed(
       boolean isExifOrientationRequired) {
     if (!isHardwareConfigAllowed
         || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O
-        || decodeFormat == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE
         || isExifOrientationRequired) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/library/test/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFillerTest.java b/library/test/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFillerTest.java
index 15bf84671f..d5a777f697 100644
--- a/library/test/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFillerTest.java
+++ b/library/test/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/prefill/BitmapPreFillerTest.java
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ public void testSetsConfigOnBuildersToDefaultIfNotSet() {
     bitmapPreFiller.preFill(builder);
 
     InOrder order = inOrder(builder);
-    order.verify(builder).setConfig(DecodeFormat.DEFAULT == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888
-        || DecodeFormat.DEFAULT == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888_DISALLOW_HARDWARE
+    order.verify(builder).setConfig(
+        DecodeFormat.DEFAULT == DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888
         ? Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888 : Bitmap.Config.RGB_565);
     order.verify(builder).build();
   }