diff --git a/emcc.py b/emcc.py
index 64546c56c729b..2f806e28f0f64 100644
--- a/emcc.py
+++ b/emcc.py
@@ -431,9 +431,6 @@ def phase_setup(options, state):
   if settings.PTHREADS or settings.WASM_WORKERS:
     settings.SHARED_MEMORY = 1
 
-  if settings.SHARED_MEMORY:
-    settings.BULK_MEMORY = 1
-
   if 'DISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING' in user_settings and 'EXCEPTION_CATCHING_ALLOWED' in user_settings:
     # If we get here then the user specified both DISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING and EXCEPTION_CATCHING_ALLOWED
     # on the command line.  This is no longer valid so report either an error or a warning (for
diff --git a/src/settings_internal.js b/src/settings_internal.js
index 2f81a0ea647fc..24581016c317c 100644
--- a/src/settings_internal.js
+++ b/src/settings_internal.js
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ var POST_JS_FILES = [];
 // Set when -pthread / -sPTHREADS is passed
 var PTHREADS = false;
 
-var BULK_MEMORY = false;
-
 var MINIFY_WHITESPACE = true;
 
 var ASYNCIFY_IMPORTS_EXCEPT_JS_LIBS = [];
diff --git a/tools/cmdline.py b/tools/cmdline.py
index cd316d8c8963d..c5d7021d78ce7 100644
--- a/tools/cmdline.py
+++ b/tools/cmdline.py
@@ -520,12 +520,10 @@ def consume_arg_file():
       settings.DISABLE_EXCEPTION_THROWING = 1
       settings.WASM_EXCEPTIONS = 0
     elif arg == '-mbulk-memory':
-      settings.BULK_MEMORY = 1
       feature_matrix.enable_feature(feature_matrix.Feature.BULK_MEMORY,
                                     '-mbulk-memory',
                                     override=True)
     elif arg == '-mno-bulk-memory':
-      settings.BULK_MEMORY = 0
       feature_matrix.disable_feature(feature_matrix.Feature.BULK_MEMORY)
     elif arg == '-msign-ext':
       feature_matrix.enable_feature(feature_matrix.Feature.SIGN_EXT,
diff --git a/tools/link.py b/tools/link.py
index 9b0392d71fcb3..e733532189c47 100644
--- a/tools/link.py
+++ b/tools/link.py
@@ -1473,8 +1473,6 @@ def limit_incoming_module_api():
   # TODO(sbc): Find make a generic way to expose the feature matrix to JS
   # compiler rather then adding them all ad-hoc as internal settings
   settings.SUPPORTS_PROMISE_ANY = feature_matrix.caniuse(feature_matrix.Feature.PROMISE_ANY)
-  if not settings.BULK_MEMORY:
-    settings.BULK_MEMORY = feature_matrix.caniuse(feature_matrix.Feature.BULK_MEMORY)
   default_setting('WASM_BIGINT', feature_matrix.caniuse(feature_matrix.Feature.JS_BIGINT_INTEGRATION))
 
   if settings.AUDIO_WORKLET:
diff --git a/tools/settings.py b/tools/settings.py
index 6a92f5b67ca2f..61818c153974c 100644
--- a/tools/settings.py
+++ b/tools/settings.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
     'SUPPORT_LONGJMP',
     'WASM_OBJECT_FILES',
     'WASM_WORKERS',
-    'BULK_MEMORY',
 
     # Internal settings used during compilation
     'EXCEPTION_CATCHING_ALLOWED',