diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 34b96d83b8..3a415feb71 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Compatibility notes:
   - removed --noatime (default now, see also --atime)
   - removed --save-space option (does not change behaviour)
 - removed --bypass-lock option
+- removed borg config command (only worked locally anyway)
 - using --list together with --progress is now disallowed (except with --log-json), #7219
 - the --glob-archives option was renamed to --match-archives (the short option
   name -a is unchanged) and extended to support different pattern styles:
diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index 7b6cbbb109..75d0b90de7 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Usage
    usage/serve
    usage/version
    usage/compact
-   usage/config
    usage/lock
    usage/key
 
diff --git a/docs/usage/config.rst b/docs/usage/config.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f06d752985..0000000000
--- a/docs/usage/config.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-.. include:: config.rst.inc
-
-.. note::
-
-   The repository & cache config files are some of the only directly manipulable
-   parts of a repository that aren't versioned or backed up, so be careful when
-   making changes\!
-
-Examples
-~~~~~~~~
-::
-
-    # find cache directory
-    $ cd ~/.cache/borg/$(borg config id)
-
-    # reserve some space
-    $ borg config additional_free_space 2G
-
-    # make a repo append-only
-    $ borg config append_only 1
-
-
diff --git a/docs/usage/config.rst.inc b/docs/usage/config.rst.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6236ba5b3d..0000000000
--- a/docs/usage/config.rst.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-.. IMPORTANT: this file is auto-generated from borg's built-in help, do not edit!
-
-.. _borg_config:
-
-borg config
------------
-.. code-block:: none
-
-    borg [common options] config [options] [NAME] [VALUE]
-
-.. only:: html
-
-    .. class:: borg-options-table
-
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    | **positional arguments**                                                                                              |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    |                                                       | ``NAME``             | name of config key                     |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    |                                                       | ``VALUE``            | new value for key                      |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    | **optional arguments**                                                                                                |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    |                                                       | ``-c``, ``--cache``  | get and set values from the repo cache |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    |                                                       | ``-d``, ``--delete`` | delete the key from the config file    |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    |                                                       | ``-l``, ``--list``   | list the configuration of the repo     |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-    | .. class:: borg-common-opt-ref                                                                                        |
-    |                                                                                                                       |
-    | :ref:`common_options`                                                                                                 |
-    +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------+
-
-    .. raw:: html
-
-        <script type='text/javascript'>
-        $(document).ready(function () {
-            $('.borg-options-table colgroup').remove();
-        })
-        </script>
-
-.. only:: latex
-
-    NAME
-        name of config key
-    VALUE
-        new value for key
-
-
-    optional arguments
-        -c, --cache    get and set values from the repo cache
-        -d, --delete    delete the key from the config file
-        -l, --list     list the configuration of the repo
-
-
-    :ref:`common_options`
-        |
-
-Description
-~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This command gets and sets options in a local repository or cache config file.
-For security reasons, this command only works on local repositories.
-
-To delete a config value entirely, use ``--delete``. To list the values
-of the configuration file or the default values, use ``--list``.  To get an existing
-key, pass only the key name. To set a key, pass both the key name and
-the new value. Keys can be specified in the format "section.name" or
-simply "name"; the section will default to "repository" and "cache" for
-the repo and cache configs, respectively.
-
-
-By default, borg config manipulates the repository config file. Using ``--cache``
-edits the repository cache's config file instead.
\ No newline at end of file