diff --git a/rc/filetype/sh.kak b/rc/filetype/sh.kak
index 0b518fdba..a48e6d29f 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/sh.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/sh.kak
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=sh %{
     set-option window static_words %opt{sh_static_words}
 
     hook window ModeChange insert:.* -group sh-trim-indent sh-trim-indent
-    hook window InsertChar \n -group sh-indent maybe-sh-indent-on-new-line
+    hook window InsertChar \n -group sh-indent sh-indent-on-new-line
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window sh-.+ }
 }
 
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ hook -group sh-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=sh %{
 
 provide-module sh %[
 
-declare-option -docstring "attempt to automatically indent shell code. Defaults to no." \
-    bool sh_auto_indent no
-
 add-highlighter shared/sh regions
 add-highlighter shared/sh/code default-region group
 add-highlighter shared/sh/double_string region  %{(?<!\\)(?:\\\\)*\K"} %{(?<!\\)(?:\\\\)*"} group
@@ -58,15 +55,6 @@ add-highlighter shared/sh/double_string/expansion regex \$(\w+|\{.+?\}) 0:value
 # Commands
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
-# Check sh_auto_indent option before attempting to auto-indent anything
-define-command -hidden maybe-sh-indent-on-new-line %{
-    evaluate-commands %sh{
-        if [ "${kak_opt_sh_auto_indent}" = true ]; then
-            echo "sh-indent-on-new-line"
-        fi
-    }
-}
-
 define-command -hidden sh-trim-indent %{
     # remove trailing white spaces
     try %{ execute-keys -draft -itersel <a-x> s \h+$ <ret> d }