diff --git a/changelog.d/14142.misc b/changelog.d/14142.misc
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+Remove unused configuration code.
diff --git a/synapse/config/groups.py b/synapse/config/groups.py
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-# Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from typing import Any
-
-from synapse.types import JsonDict
-
-from ._base import Config
-
-
-class GroupsConfig(Config):
-    section = "groups"
-
-    def read_config(self, config: JsonDict, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        self.enable_group_creation = config.get("enable_group_creation", False)
-        self.group_creation_prefix = config.get("group_creation_prefix", "")