diff --git a/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java b/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java
index 8802de24827c1..25e86928b00c6 100644
--- a/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java
+++ b/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.DefaultProductionExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.DeserializationExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndFailExceptionHandler;
-import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndFailProcessingExceptionHandler;
-import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProcessingExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProductionExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.StreamsException;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.internals.StreamsConfigUtils;
@@ -556,11 +554,6 @@ public class StreamsConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG = "default.production.exception.handler";
     private static final String DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC = "Exception handling class that implements the <code>org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProductionExceptionHandler</code> interface.";
 
-    /** {@code processing.exception.handler} */
-    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
-    public static final String PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG = "processing.exception.handler";
-    public static final String PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC = "Exception handling class that implements the <code>org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProcessingExceptionHandler</code> interface.";
-
     /** {@code default.dsl.store} */
     @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
@@ -938,11 +931,6 @@ public class StreamsConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                     DefaultProductionExceptionHandler.class.getName(),
                     Importance.MEDIUM,
                     DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC)
-            .define(PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG,
-                    Type.CLASS,
-                    LogAndFailProcessingExceptionHandler.class.getName(),
-                    Importance.MEDIUM,
-                    PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC)
             .define(DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP_EXTRACTOR_CLASS_CONFIG,
                     Type.CLASS,
                     FailOnInvalidTimestamp.class.getName(),
@@ -1937,10 +1925,6 @@ public ProductionExceptionHandler defaultProductionExceptionHandler() {
         return getConfiguredInstance(DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, ProductionExceptionHandler.class);
     }
 
-    public ProcessingExceptionHandler processingExceptionHandler() {
-        return getConfiguredInstance(PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, ProcessingExceptionHandler.class);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Override any client properties in the original configs with overrides
      *
diff --git a/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java b/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java
index 28430a27e5d99..8c89132ae2f9c 100644
--- a/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java
+++ b/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java
@@ -1586,33 +1586,6 @@ public void shouldDisableMetricCollectionOnMainConsumerOnly() {
         );
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void shouldGetDefaultValueProcessingExceptionHandler() {
-        final StreamsConfig streamsConfig = new StreamsConfig(props);
-
-        assertEquals("org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndFailProcessingExceptionHandler",   streamsConfig.processingExceptionHandler().getClass().getName());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void shouldOverrideDefaultProcessingExceptionHandler() {
-        props.put(StreamsConfig.PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, "org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndContinueProcessingExceptionHandler");
-        final StreamsConfig streamsConfig = new StreamsConfig(props);
-
-        assertEquals("org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndContinueProcessingExceptionHandler",   streamsConfig.processingExceptionHandler().getClass().getName());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testInvalidProcessingExceptionHandler() {
-        props.put(StreamsConfig.PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, "org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.InvalidProcessingExceptionHandler");
-        final Exception exception = assertThrows(ConfigException.class, () -> new StreamsConfig(props));
-
-        assertThat(
-                exception.getMessage(),
-                containsString("Invalid value org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.InvalidProcessingExceptionHandler " +
-                        "for configuration processing.exception.handler: Class org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.InvalidProcessingExceptionHandler could not be found.")
-        );
-    }
-
     static class MisconfiguredSerde implements Serde<Object> {
         @Override
         public void configure(final Map<String, ?>  configs, final boolean isKey) {