diff --git a/internal/scheduler/configuration/configuration.go b/internal/scheduler/configuration/configuration.go
index 9469009e3d7..6d6780bfd02 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ type MetricsConfig struct {
 	// Allowed characters in resource names are [a-zA-Z_:][a-zA-Z0-9_:]*
 	// It can also be used to track multiple resources within the same metric, e.g., "nvidia.com/gpu" and "amd.com/gpu".
 	ResourceRenaming map[v1.ResourceName]string
-	// Controls the cycle time metrics.
-	// TODO(albin): Not used yet.
-	CycleTimeConfig PrometheusSummaryConfig
 	// The first matching regex of each error message is cached in an LRU cache.
 	// This setting controls the cache size.
 	MatchedRegexIndexByErrorMessageCacheSize uint64
@@ -95,22 +92,6 @@ type MetricsConfig struct {
 	ResetInterval time.Duration
 }
 
-// PrometheusSummaryConfig contains the relevant config for a prometheus.Summary.
-type PrometheusSummaryConfig struct {
-	// Objectives defines the quantile rank estimates with their respective
-	// absolute error. If Objectives[q] = e, then the value reported for q
-	// will be the φ-quantile value for some φ between q-e and q+e.  The
-	// default value is an empty map, resulting in a summary without
-	// quantiles.
-	Objectives map[float64]float64
-
-	// MaxAge defines the duration for which an observation stays relevant
-	// for the summary. Only applies to pre-calculated quantiles, does not
-	// apply to _sum and _count. Must be positive. The default value is
-	// DefMaxAge.
-	MaxAge time.Duration
-}
-
 type LeaderConfig struct {
 	// Valid modes are "standalone" or "kubernetes"
 	Mode string `validate:"required"`
@@ -233,13 +214,6 @@ type SchedulingConfig struct {
 	MaxRetries uint
 	// List of resource names, e.g., []string{"cpu", "memory"}, to consider when computing DominantResourceFairness.
 	DominantResourceFairnessResourcesToConsider []string
-	// Once a node has been found on which a pod can be scheduled,
-	// the scheduler will consider up to the next maxExtraNodesToConsider nodes.
-	// The scheduler selects the node with the best score out of the considered nodes.
-	// In particular, the score expresses whether preemption is necessary to schedule a pod.
-	// Hence, a larger MaxExtraNodesToConsider would reduce the expected number of preemptions.
-	// TODO(albin): Remove. It's unused.
-	MaxExtraNodesToConsider uint
 	// Resource types (e.g. memory or nvidia.com/gpu) that the scheduler keeps track of.
 	// Resource types not on this list will be ignored if seen on a node, and any jobs requesting them will fail.
 	SupportedResourceTypes []ResourceType
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/gang_scheduler_test.go b/internal/scheduler/gang_scheduler_test.go
index 1f47641a2f8..67c2086baae 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/gang_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/gang_scheduler_test.go
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ func TestGangScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			nodeDb, err := nodedb.NewNodeDb(
 				tc.SchedulingConfig.PriorityClasses,
-				tc.SchedulingConfig.MaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 				tc.SchedulingConfig.IndexedResources,
 				tc.SchedulingConfig.IndexedTaints,
 				tc.SchedulingConfig.IndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb.go b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb.go
index 034371ba2f8..1259c930933 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb.go
@@ -157,14 +157,6 @@ type EvictedJobSchedulingContext struct {
 type NodeDb struct {
 	// In-memory database storing *Node.
 	db *memdb.MemDB
-	// Once a node has been found on which a pod can be scheduled,
-	// the NodeDb will consider up to the next maxExtraNodesToConsider nodes.
-	// The NodeDb selects the node with the best score out of the considered nodes.
-	// In particular, the score expresses whether preemption is necessary to schedule a pod.
-	// Hence, a larger maxExtraNodesToConsider would reduce the expected number of preemptions.
-	//
-	// TODO: Currently gives no benefit. Since all nodes are given the same score.
-	maxExtraNodesToConsider uint
 	// Allowed priority classes.
 	// Because the number of database indices scales linearly with the number of distinct priorities,
 	// the efficiency of the NodeDb relies on the number of distinct priorities being small.
@@ -245,7 +237,6 @@ type NodeDb struct {
 
 func NewNodeDb(
 	priorityClasses map[string]types.PriorityClass,
-	maxExtraNodesToConsider uint,
 	indexedResources []configuration.ResourceType,
 	indexedTaints []string,
 	indexedNodeLabels []string,
@@ -297,7 +288,6 @@ func NewNodeDb(
 	nodeDb := NodeDb{
 		priorityClasses:           priorityClasses,
 		nodeDbPriorities:          nodeDbPriorities,
-		maxExtraNodesToConsider:   maxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		indexedResources:          indexedResourceNames,
 		indexedResourcesSet:       mapFromSlice(indexedResourceNames),
 		indexedResourceResolution: indexedResourceResolution,
@@ -778,42 +768,27 @@ func (nodeDb *NodeDb) selectNodeForPodWithItAtPriority(
 	onlyCheckDynamicRequirements bool,
 ) (*internaltypes.Node, error) {
 	var selectedNode *internaltypes.Node
-	var selectedNodeScore int
-	var numExtraNodes uint
 	for obj := it.Next(); obj != nil; obj = it.Next() {
-		if selectedNode != nil {
-			numExtraNodes++
-			if numExtraNodes > nodeDb.maxExtraNodesToConsider {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
 		node := obj.(*internaltypes.Node)
 		if node == nil {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 
 		var matches bool
-		var score int
 		var reason PodRequirementsNotMetReason
 		var err error
 		if onlyCheckDynamicRequirements {
-			matches, score, reason = DynamicJobRequirementsMet(node.AllocatableByPriority[priority], jctx)
+			matches, reason = DynamicJobRequirementsMet(node.AllocatableByPriority[priority], jctx)
 		} else {
-			matches, score, reason, err = JobRequirementsMet(node, priority, jctx)
+			matches, reason, err = JobRequirementsMet(node, priority, jctx)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		if matches {
-			if selectedNode == nil || score > selectedNodeScore {
-				selectedNode = node
-				selectedNodeScore = score
-				if selectedNodeScore == SchedulableBestScore {
-					break
-				}
-			}
+			selectedNode = node
+			break
 		} else {
 			s := nodeDb.stringFromPodRequirementsNotMetReason(reason)
 			jctx.PodSchedulingContext.NumExcludedNodesByReason[s] += 1
@@ -873,7 +848,7 @@ func (nodeDb *NodeDb) selectNodeForJobWithFairPreemption(txn *memdb.Txn, jctx *s
 		if priority > maxPriority {
 			maxPriority = priority
 		}
-		matches, _, reason, err := JobRequirementsMet(
+		matches, reason, err := JobRequirementsMet(
 			node,
 			// At this point, we've unbound the jobs running on the node.
 			// Hence, we should check if the job is schedulable at evictedPriority,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb_test.go b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb_test.go
index 12a578c7b12..b996cde278e 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodedb_test.go
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ func TestScheduleMany(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAwayNodeTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeDb, err := NewNodeDb(
 		testfixtures.TestPriorityClasses,
-		testfixtures.TestMaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		testfixtures.TestResources,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedTaints,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedNodeLabels,
@@ -722,7 +721,6 @@ func TestMakeIndexedResourceResolution_ErrorsOnInvalidResolution(t *testing.T) {
 func benchmarkUpsert(nodes []*schedulerobjects.Node, b *testing.B) {
 	nodeDb, err := NewNodeDb(
 		testfixtures.TestPriorityClasses,
-		testfixtures.TestMaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		testfixtures.TestResources,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedTaints,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedNodeLabels,
@@ -763,7 +761,6 @@ func BenchmarkUpsert100000(b *testing.B) {
 func benchmarkScheduleMany(b *testing.B, nodes []*schedulerobjects.Node, jobs []*jobdb.Job) {
 	nodeDb, err := NewNodeDb(
 		testfixtures.TestPriorityClasses,
-		testfixtures.TestMaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		testfixtures.TestResources,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedTaints,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedNodeLabels,
@@ -890,7 +887,6 @@ func BenchmarkScheduleManyResourceConstrained(b *testing.B) {
 func newNodeDbWithNodes(nodes []*schedulerobjects.Node) (*NodeDb, error) {
 	nodeDb, err := NewNodeDb(
 		testfixtures.TestPriorityClasses,
-		testfixtures.TestMaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		testfixtures.TestResources,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedTaints,
 		testfixtures.TestIndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching.go b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching.go
index 46864db151e..a068d9e1fbd 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// When checking if a pod fits on a node, this score indicates how well the pods fits.
-	// However, all nodes are currently given the same score.
-	SchedulableScore                                 = 0
-	SchedulableBestScore                             = SchedulableScore
 	PodRequirementsNotMetReasonUnknown               = "unknown"
 	PodRequirementsNotMetReasonInsufficientResources = "insufficient resources available"
 )
@@ -156,16 +152,16 @@ func NodeTypeJobRequirementsMet(nodeType *schedulerobjects.NodeType, jctx *sched
 // - 1: Pod can be scheduled without preempting any running pods.
 // If the requirements are not met, it returns the reason why.
 // If the requirements can't be parsed, an error is returned.
-func JobRequirementsMet(node *internaltypes.Node, priority int32, jctx *schedulercontext.JobSchedulingContext) (bool, int, PodRequirementsNotMetReason, error) {
+func JobRequirementsMet(node *internaltypes.Node, priority int32, jctx *schedulercontext.JobSchedulingContext) (bool, PodRequirementsNotMetReason, error) {
 	matches, reason, err := StaticJobRequirementsMet(node, jctx)
 	if !matches || err != nil {
-		return matches, 0, reason, err
+		return matches, reason, err
 	}
-	matches, score, reason := DynamicJobRequirementsMet(node.AllocatableByPriority[priority], jctx)
+	matches, reason = DynamicJobRequirementsMet(node.AllocatableByPriority[priority], jctx)
 	if !matches {
-		return matches, 0, reason, nil
+		return matches, reason, nil
 	}
-	return true, score, nil, nil
+	return true, nil, nil
 }
 
 // StaticJobRequirementsMet checks if a job can be scheduled onto this node,
@@ -201,9 +197,9 @@ func StaticJobRequirementsMet(node *internaltypes.Node, jctx *schedulercontext.J
 
 // DynamicJobRequirementsMet checks if a pod can be scheduled onto this node,
 // accounting for resources allocated to pods already assigned to this node.
-func DynamicJobRequirementsMet(allocatableResources internaltypes.ResourceList, jctx *schedulercontext.JobSchedulingContext) (bool, int, PodRequirementsNotMetReason) {
+func DynamicJobRequirementsMet(allocatableResources internaltypes.ResourceList, jctx *schedulercontext.JobSchedulingContext) (bool, PodRequirementsNotMetReason) {
 	matches, reason := resourceRequirementsMet(allocatableResources, jctx.ResourceRequirements)
-	return matches, SchedulableScore, reason
+	return matches, reason
 }
 
 func TolerationRequirementsMet(taints []v1.Taint, tolerations ...[]v1.Toleration) (bool, PodRequirementsNotMetReason) {
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching_test.go b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching_test.go
index bfa17420184..5ae54c65f8a 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/nodedb/nodematching_test.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func TestNodeSchedulingRequirementsMet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for name, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			matches, _, reason, err := JobRequirementsMet(
+			matches, reason, err := JobRequirementsMet(
 				tc.node,
 				tc.req.Priority,
 				// TODO(albin): Define a jctx in the test case instead.
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/queue_scheduler_test.go b/internal/scheduler/queue_scheduler_test.go
index 4d69b4a8865..5f9493e041b 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/queue_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/queue_scheduler_test.go
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ func TestQueueScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 func NewNodeDb(config configuration.SchedulingConfig, stringInterner *stringinterner.StringInterner) (*nodedb.NodeDb, error) {
 	nodeDb, err := nodedb.NewNodeDb(
 		config.PriorityClasses,
-		config.MaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		config.IndexedResources,
 		config.IndexedTaints,
 		config.IndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo.go b/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo.go
index a6e9ca4ab35..00587eb5cd9 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo.go
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ func (l *FairSchedulingAlgo) scheduleOnExecutors(
 ) (*SchedulerResult, *schedulercontext.SchedulingContext, error) {
 	nodeDb, err := nodedb.NewNodeDb(
 		l.schedulingConfig.PriorityClasses,
-		l.schedulingConfig.MaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		l.schedulingConfig.IndexedResources,
 		l.schedulingConfig.IndexedTaints,
 		l.schedulingConfig.IndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo_test.go b/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo_test.go
index f504e5d9b78..c0b2e07cd3d 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/scheduling_algo_test.go
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ func BenchmarkNodeDbConstruction(b *testing.B) {
 
 				nodeDb, err := nodedb.NewNodeDb(
 					schedulingConfig.PriorityClasses,
-					schedulingConfig.MaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 					schedulingConfig.IndexedResources,
 					schedulingConfig.IndexedTaints,
 					schedulingConfig.IndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/simulator/simulator.go b/internal/scheduler/simulator/simulator.go
index fa21182ed96..be72f9db882 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/simulator/simulator.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/simulator/simulator.go
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ func (s *Simulator) setupClusters() error {
 		for executorGroupIndex, executorGroup := range pool.ClusterGroups {
 			nodeDb, err := nodedb.NewNodeDb(
 				s.schedulingConfig.PriorityClasses,
-				s.schedulingConfig.MaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 				s.schedulingConfig.IndexedResources,
 				s.schedulingConfig.IndexedTaints,
 				s.schedulingConfig.IndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/submitcheck.go b/internal/scheduler/submitcheck.go
index ae1e6583f14..4d4a72b109b 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/submitcheck.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/submitcheck.go
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ func (srv *SubmitChecker) getSchedulingResult(gctx *schedulercontext.GangSchedul
 func (srv *SubmitChecker) constructNodeDb(executor *schedulerobjects.Executor) (*nodedb.NodeDb, error) {
 	nodeDb, err := nodedb.NewNodeDb(
 		srv.schedulingConfig.PriorityClasses,
-		0,
 		srv.schedulingConfig.IndexedResources,
 		srv.schedulingConfig.IndexedTaints,
 		srv.schedulingConfig.IndexedNodeLabels,
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/testfixtures/testfixtures.go b/internal/scheduler/testfixtures/testfixtures.go
index 2a41d81f95e..7fa0254504c 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/testfixtures/testfixtures.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/testfixtures/testfixtures.go
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ var (
 		"armada-preemptible-away":    {Priority: 30000, Preemptible: true, AwayNodeTypes: []types.AwayNodeType{{Priority: 29000, WellKnownNodeTypeName: "gpu"}}},
 		"armada-preemptible":         {Priority: 30000, Preemptible: true},
 	}
-	TestDefaultPriorityClass         = PriorityClass3
-	TestPriorities                   = []int32{0, 1, 2, 3}
-	TestMaxExtraNodesToConsider uint = 1
-	TestResources                    = []schedulerconfiguration.ResourceType{
+	TestDefaultPriorityClass = PriorityClass3
+	TestPriorities           = []int32{0, 1, 2, 3}
+	TestResources            = []schedulerconfiguration.ResourceType{
 		{Name: "cpu", Resolution: resource.MustParse("1")},
 		{Name: "memory", Resolution: resource.MustParse("128Mi")},
 		{Name: "nvidia.com/gpu", Resolution: resource.MustParse("1")},
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ func TestSchedulingConfig() schedulerconfiguration.SchedulingConfig {
 		MaximumSchedulingBurst:                      math.MaxInt,
 		MaximumPerQueueSchedulingRate:               math.Inf(1),
 		MaximumPerQueueSchedulingBurst:              math.MaxInt,
-		MaxExtraNodesToConsider:                     TestMaxExtraNodesToConsider,
 		IndexedResources:                            TestResources,
 		IndexedNodeLabels:                           TestIndexedNodeLabels,
 		IndexedTaints:                               TestIndexedTaints,