diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index 3d0dcc111..160a4eff0 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ class Atom extends Model
         @requireUserInitScript() unless safeMode
         @menu.update()
 
+
         @commands.add 'atom-workspace',
           'atom-workspace:add-account': =>
             @newWindow
@@ -687,9 +688,6 @@ class Atom extends Model
     @setWindowDimensions({width, height}) if width and height
 
     @menu.update()
-    @subscribe @config.onDidChange 'core.autoHideMenuBar', ({newValue}) =>
-      @setAutoHideMenuBar(newValue)
-    @setAutoHideMenuBar(true) if @config.get('core.autoHideMenuBar')
 
     ipc.sendChannel('window-command', 'window:loaded')
 
@@ -903,10 +901,6 @@ class Atom extends Model
   updateAvailable: (details) ->
     @emitter.emit 'update-available', details
 
-  setAutoHideMenuBar: (autoHide) ->
-    ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setAutoHideMenuBar', autoHide)
-    ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setMenuBarVisibility', !autoHide)
-
   # Lets multiple components register beforeUnload callbacks.
   # The callbacks are expected to return either true or false.
   #
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 8e9bd8066..62bf293e5 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class AtomWindow
      toolbar,
      resizable,
      pathToOpen,
-     hideMenuBar,
      @isSpec,
      @devMode,
      @safeMode,
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ class AtomWindow
       height: height
       resizable: resizable ? true
       icon: @constructor.iconPath
-      'auto-hide-menu-bar': hideMenuBar
       'web-preferences':
         'direct-write': true
         'subpixel-font-scaling': true
diff --git a/src/browser/window-manager.coffee b/src/browser/window-manager.coffee
index b539212ed..217baa25a 100644
--- a/src/browser/window-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/window-manager.coffee
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ class WindowManager
     devMode: @devMode
     safeMode: @safeMode
     windowType: 'popout'
-    hideMenuBar: true
     resourcePath: @resourcePath
     bootstrapScript: require.resolve("../window-secondary-bootstrap")
 
diff --git a/src/config-schema.coffee b/src/config-schema.coffee
index b0b7a950a..b67293c04 100644
--- a/src/config-schema.coffee
+++ b/src/config-schema.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-path = require 'path'
-fs = require 'fs-plus'
-
 # This is loaded by atom.coffee. See https://atom.io/docs/api/latest/Config for
 # more information about config schemas.
 module.exports =
@@ -56,9 +53,3 @@ module.exports =
             type: 'string'
             default: 'reply-all'
             enum: ['reply', 'reply-all']
-
-if process.platform in ['win32', 'linux']
-  module.exports.core.properties.autoHideMenuBar =
-    type: 'boolean'
-    default: false
-    description: 'Automatically hide the menu bar and toggle it by pressing Alt. This is only supported on Windows & Linux.'
diff --git a/src/window-event-handler.coffee b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
index 8fe3b2a7a..64edd231e 100644
--- a/src/window-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ class WindowEventHandler
       ReactRemote = require './react-remote/react-remote-parent'
       ReactRemote.toggleContainerVisible()
 
-    if process.platform in ['win32', 'linux']
-      @subscribeToCommand $(window), 'window:toggle-menu-bar', ->
-        atom.config.set('core.autoHideMenuBar', !atom.config.get('core.autoHideMenuBar'))
-
     @subscribeToCommand $(document), 'core:focus-next', @focusNext
 
     @subscribeToCommand $(document), 'core:focus-previous', @focusPrevious