diff --git a/Documentation/config/feature.txt b/Documentation/config/feature.txt
index c0cbf2bb1c..cdecd04e5b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/feature.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/feature.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ feature.experimental::
 +
 * `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
 skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
-+
-* `protocol.version=2` speeds up fetches from repositories with many refs by
-allowing the client to specify which refs to list before the server lists
-them.
 
 feature.manyFiles::
 	Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the
diff --git a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
index c46e9b3d00..756591d77b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ protocol.version::
 	If set, clients will attempt to communicate with a server
 	using the specified protocol version.  If the server does
 	not support it, communication falls back to version 0.
-	If unset, the default is `0`, unless `feature.experimental`
-	is enabled, in which case the default is `2`.
+	If unset, the default is `2`.
 	Supported versions:
 +
 --
diff --git a/protocol.c b/protocol.c
index 8d964fc65e..052d7edbb9 100644
--- a/protocol.c
+++ b/protocol.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ static enum protocol_version parse_protocol_version(const char *value)
 enum protocol_version get_protocol_version_config(void)
 {
 	const char *value;
-	int val;
 	const char *git_test_k = "GIT_TEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION";
 	const char *git_test_v;
 
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@ enum protocol_version get_protocol_version_config(void)
 		return version;
 	}
 
-	if (!git_config_get_bool("feature.experimental", &val) && val)
-		return protocol_v2;
-
 	git_test_v = getenv(git_test_k);
 	if (git_test_v && *git_test_v) {
 		enum protocol_version env = parse_protocol_version(git_test_v);
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ enum protocol_version get_protocol_version_config(void)
 		return env;
 	}
 
-	return protocol_v0;
+	return protocol_v2;
 }
 
 enum protocol_version determine_protocol_version_server(void)