diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0c42227b..f39f77c3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	DeployedByOperator         bool          `yaml:"deployed_by_operator"`
 	Environment                string        `yaml:"environment"`
 	JwtValidityDuration        time.Duration `yaml:"jwt_validity_duration" swaggertype:"primitive,integer" format:"int64"`
-	RacAutoDisable             bool          `yaml:"rac_auto_disable"`
 	RacRestrictToSingleNetwork bool          `yaml:"rac_restrict_to_single_network"`
 	CacheEnabled               string        `yaml:"caching_enabled"`
 	EndpointDetection          bool          `yaml:"endpoint_detection"`
diff --git a/controllers/user.go b/controllers/user.go
index 2a7717ee..18b4602c 100644
--- a/controllers/user.go
+++ b/controllers/user.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func authenticateUser(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	response.Write(successJSONResponse)
 
 	go func() {
-		if servercfg.IsPro && logic.GetRacAutoDisable() {
+		if servercfg.IsPro {
 			// enable all associeated clients for the user
 			clients, err := logic.GetAllExtClients()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/logic/jwts.go b/logic/jwts.go
index 3872568c..32c17ce7 100644
--- a/logic/jwts.go
+++ b/logic/jwts.go
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ func CreateJWT(uuid string, macAddress string, network string) (response string,
 // CreateUserJWT - creates a user jwt token
 func CreateUserAccessJwtToken(username string, role models.UserRoleID, d time.Time, tokenID string) (response string, err error) {
 	claims := &models.UserClaims{
-		UserName:       username,
-		Role:           role,
-		TokenType:      models.AccessTokenType,
-		Api:            servercfg.GetAPIHost(),
-		RacAutoDisable: GetRacAutoDisable() && (role != models.SuperAdminRole && role != models.AdminRole),
+		UserName:  username,
+		Role:      role,
+		TokenType: models.AccessTokenType,
+		Api:       servercfg.GetAPIHost(),
 		RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{
 			Issuer:    "Netmaker",
 			Subject:   fmt.Sprintf("user|%s", username),
@@ -85,10 +84,9 @@ func CreateUserJWT(username string, role models.UserRoleID) (response string, er
 	settings := GetServerSettings()
 	expirationTime := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(settings.JwtValidityDuration) * time.Minute)
 	claims := &models.UserClaims{
-		UserName:       username,
-		Role:           role,
-		TokenType:      models.UserIDTokenType,
-		RacAutoDisable: settings.RacAutoDisable && (role != models.SuperAdminRole && role != models.AdminRole),
+		UserName:  username,
+		Role:      role,
+		TokenType: models.UserIDTokenType,
 		RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{
 			Issuer:    "Netmaker",
 			Subject:   fmt.Sprintf("user|%s", username),
diff --git a/logic/settings.go b/logic/settings.go
index d704b6e5..ff4afb4c 100644
--- a/logic/settings.go
+++ b/logic/settings.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func GetServerSettingsFromEnv() (s models.ServerSettings) {
 		Telemetry:                  servercfg.Telemetry(),
 		BasicAuth:                  servercfg.IsBasicAuthEnabled(),
 		JwtValidityDuration:        servercfg.GetJwtValidityDurationFromEnv() / 60,
-		RacAutoDisable:             servercfg.GetRacAutoDisable(),
 		RacRestrictToSingleNetwork: servercfg.GetRacRestrictToSingleNetwork(),
 		EndpointDetection:          servercfg.IsEndpointDetectionEnabled(),
 		AllowedEmailDomains:        servercfg.GetAllowedEmailDomains(),
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ func GetServerConfig() config.ServerConfig {
 		cfg.IsPro = "yes"
 	}
 	cfg.JwtValidityDuration = time.Duration(settings.JwtValidityDuration) * time.Minute
-	cfg.RacAutoDisable = settings.RacAutoDisable
 	cfg.RacRestrictToSingleNetwork = settings.RacRestrictToSingleNetwork
 	cfg.MetricInterval = settings.MetricInterval
 	cfg.ManageDNS = settings.ManageDNS
@@ -206,11 +204,6 @@ func GetJwtValidityDuration() time.Duration {
 	return GetServerConfig().JwtValidityDuration
 }
 
-// GetRacAutoDisable - returns whether the feature to autodisable RAC is enabled
-func GetRacAutoDisable() bool {
-	return GetServerSettings().RacAutoDisable
-}
-
 // GetRacRestrictToSingleNetwork - returns whether the feature to allow simultaneous network connections via RAC is enabled
 func GetRacRestrictToSingleNetwork() bool {
 	return GetServerSettings().RacRestrictToSingleNetwork
diff --git a/models/settings.go b/models/settings.go
index faaa153d..e8baf87d 100644
--- a/models/settings.go
+++ b/models/settings.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type ServerSettings struct {
 	Telemetry                      string   `json:"telemetry"`
 	BasicAuth                      bool     `json:"basic_auth"`
 	JwtValidityDuration            int      `json:"jwt_validity_duration"`
-	RacAutoDisable                 bool     `json:"rac_auto_disable"`
 	RacRestrictToSingleNetwork     bool     `json:"rac_restrict_to_single_network"`
 	EndpointDetection              bool     `json:"endpoint_detection"`
 	AllowedEmailDomains            string   `json:"allowed_email_domains"`
diff --git a/pro/initialize.go b/pro/initialize.go
index b1b7f1b8..19883985 100644
--- a/pro/initialize.go
+++ b/pro/initialize.go
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ func InitPro() {
 			addTrialLicenseHook()
 		}
 
-		if logic.GetRacAutoDisable() {
-			AddRacHooks()
-		}
+		AddUnauthorisedUserNodeHooks()
 
 		var authProvider = auth.InitializeAuthProvider()
 		if authProvider != "" {
diff --git a/pro/remote_access_client.go b/pro/remote_access_client.go
index b9266c84..41efdb6a 100644
--- a/pro/remote_access_client.go
+++ b/pro/remote_access_client.go
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
-const racAutoDisableCheckInterval = 3 * time.Minute
+const unauthorisedUserNodeCheckInterval = 3 * time.Minute
 
-// AddRacHooks - adds hooks for Remote Access Client
-func AddRacHooks() {
-	slog.Debug("adding RAC autodisable hook")
+// AddUnauthorisedUserNodeHooks - adds hook to prevent access from unauthorised (expired) user nodes
+func AddUnauthorisedUserNodeHooks() {
+	slog.Debug("adding unauthorisedUserNode hook")
 	logic.HookManagerCh <- models.HookDetails{
-		Hook:     racAutoDisableHook,
-		Interval: racAutoDisableCheckInterval,
+		Hook:     unauthorisedUserNodeHook,
+		Interval: unauthorisedUserNodeCheckInterval,
 	}
 }
 
-// racAutoDisableHook - checks if RAC is enabled and if it is, checks if it should be disabled
-func racAutoDisableHook() error {
-	slog.Debug("running RAC autodisable hook")
+// unauthorisedUserNodeHook - checks if a user node should be disabled, using the user's last login time
+func unauthorisedUserNodeHook() error {
+	slog.Debug("running unauthorisedUserNode hook")
 
 	users, err := logic.GetUsers()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ func racAutoDisableHook() error {
 			}
 			if (client.OwnerID == user.UserName) &&
 				client.Enabled {
-				slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("disabling ext client %s for user %s due to RAC autodisabling", client.ClientID, client.OwnerID))
+				slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("disabling user node %s for user %s: auth token expired", client.ClientID, client.OwnerID))
 				if err := disableExtClient(&client); err != nil {
-					slog.Error("error disabling ext client in RAC autodisable hook", "error", err)
+					slog.Error("error disabling user node", "error", err)
 					continue // dont return but try for other clients
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	slog.Debug("finished running RAC autodisable hook")
+	slog.Debug("finished running unauthorisedUserNode hook")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/netmaker.default.env b/scripts/netmaker.default.env
index 8b52abd0..14778efe 100644
--- a/scripts/netmaker.default.env
+++ b/scripts/netmaker.default.env
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ AZURE_TENANT=
 OIDC_ISSUER=
 # Duration of JWT token validity in seconds
 JWT_VALIDITY_DURATION=43200
-# Auto disable a user's connecteds clients bassed on JWT token expiration
-RAC_AUTO_DISABLE=false
 # Allow a user to connect to multiple networks simultaneously
 RAC_RESTRICT_TO_SINGLE_NETWORK=false
 # if turned on data will be cached on to improve performance significantly (IMPORTANT: If HA set to `false` )
diff --git a/scripts/nm-quick.sh b/scripts/nm-quick.sh
index 8fa7da13..cc3562a4 100755
--- a/scripts/nm-quick.sh
+++ b/scripts/nm-quick.sh
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ save_config() { (
 		"INSTALL_TYPE" "NODE_ID" "DNS_MODE" "NETCLIENT_AUTO_UPDATE" "API_PORT" "MANAGE_DNS" "DEFAULT_DOMAIN"
 		"CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGIN" "DISPLAY_KEYS" "DATABASE" "SERVER_BROKER_ENDPOINT" "VERBOSITY"
 		"DEBUG_MODE"  "REST_BACKEND" "DISABLE_REMOTE_IP_CHECK" "TELEMETRY" "ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAINS" "AUTH_PROVIDER" "CLIENT_ID" "CLIENT_SECRET"
-		"FRONTEND_URL" "AZURE_TENANT" "OIDC_ISSUER" "EXPORTER_API_PORT" "JWT_VALIDITY_DURATION" "RAC_AUTO_DISABLE" "RAC_RESTRICT_TO_SINGLE_NETWORK" "CACHING_ENABLED" "ENDPOINT_DETECTION"
+		"FRONTEND_URL" "AZURE_TENANT" "OIDC_ISSUER" "EXPORTER_API_PORT" "JWT_VALIDITY_DURATION" "RAC_RESTRICT_TO_SINGLE_NETWORK" "CACHING_ENABLED" "ENDPOINT_DETECTION"
 		"SMTP_HOST" "SMTP_PORT" "EMAIL_SENDER_ADDR" "EMAIL_SENDER_USER" "EMAIL_SENDER_PASSWORD")
 	for name in "${toCopy[@]}"; do
 		save_config_item $name "${!name}"
diff --git a/scripts/nm-upgrade.sh b/scripts/nm-upgrade.sh
index d2a87e1c..42850964 100755
--- a/scripts/nm-upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/nm-upgrade.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ save_config() { (
 		"CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGIN" "DISPLAY_KEYS" "DATABASE" "SERVER_BROKER_ENDPOINT" "STUN_PORT" "VERBOSITY"
 		"TURN_PORT" "USE_TURN" "DEBUG_MODE" "TURN_API_PORT" "REST_BACKEND"
 		"DISABLE_REMOTE_IP_CHECK" "TELEMETRY" "AUTH_PROVIDER" "CLIENT_ID" "CLIENT_SECRET"
-		"FRONTEND_URL" "AZURE_TENANT" "OIDC_ISSUER" "EXPORTER_API_PORT" "JWT_VALIDITY_DURATION" "RAC_AUTO_DISABLE" "RAC_RESTRICT_TO_SINGLE_NETWORK")
+		"FRONTEND_URL" "AZURE_TENANT" "OIDC_ISSUER" "EXPORTER_API_PORT" "JWT_VALIDITY_DURATION" "RAC_RESTRICT_TO_SINGLE_NETWORK")
 	for name in "${toCopy[@]}"; do
 		save_config_item $name "${!name}"
 	done
diff --git a/servercfg/serverconf.go b/servercfg/serverconf.go
index d16ac7d4..ab78cbb9 100644
--- a/servercfg/serverconf.go
+++ b/servercfg/serverconf.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ func GetServerConfig() config.ServerConfig {
 		cfg.IsPro = "yes"
 	}
 	cfg.JwtValidityDuration = GetJwtValidityDuration()
-	cfg.RacAutoDisable = GetRacAutoDisable()
 	cfg.RacRestrictToSingleNetwork = GetRacRestrictToSingleNetwork()
 	cfg.MetricInterval = GetMetricInterval()
 	cfg.ManageDNS = GetManageDNS()
@@ -126,11 +125,6 @@ func GetJwtValidityDurationFromEnv() int {
 	return defaultDuration
 }
 
-// GetRacAutoDisable - returns whether the feature to autodisable RAC is enabled
-func GetRacAutoDisable() bool {
-	return os.Getenv("RAC_AUTO_DISABLE") == "true"
-}
-
 // GetRacRestrictToSingleNetwork - returns whether the feature to allow simultaneous network connections via RAC is enabled
 func GetRacRestrictToSingleNetwork() bool {
 	return os.Getenv("RAC_RESTRICT_TO_SINGLE_NETWORK") == "true"