diff --git a/clightning-config.ini b/clightning-config.ini
index 0d4c6183..ce66f8ea 100644
--- a/clightning-config.ini
+++ b/clightning-config.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ rpc_host=localhost
 rpc_port=18332
 rpc_user=devuser
 rpc_pass=devpass
-zeromq_hashblock_port=28334
 
 [tor]
 proxy_ip=localhost
diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
index 15890193..373a6681 100644
--- a/config.ini
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ rpc_host=localhost
 rpc_port=18332
 rpc_user=devuser
 rpc_pass=devpass
-zeromq_hashblock_port=28334
 
 [tor]
 proxy_ip=localhost
diff --git a/docker/config-clightning.ini b/docker/config-clightning.ini
index dbb94859..d4d3105f 100644
--- a/docker/config-clightning.ini
+++ b/docker/config-clightning.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ rpc_host=bitcoin-core
 rpc_port=18332
 rpc_user=devuser
 rpc_pass=devpass
-zeromq_hashblock_port=28334
 
 [tor]
 proxy_ip=tor-node
diff --git a/docker/config.ini b/docker/config.ini
index ce767ab3..44cf9456 100644
--- a/docker/config.ini
+++ b/docker/config.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ rpc_host=bitcoin-core
 rpc_port=18332
 rpc_user=devuser
 rpc_pass=devpass
-zeromq_hashblock_port=28334
 
 [tor]
 proxy_ip=tor-node
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 2d8bee8e..5e703d6d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ bitcoin.rpc_user | string | | yes | "" | SQUEAKNODE_BITCOIN_RPC_USER | The usern
 bitcoin.rpc_pass | string | | yes | "" | SQUEAKNODE_BITCOIN_RPC_PASS | The password to use for authentication on the bitcoin node.
 bitcoin.rpc_use_ssl | boolean | [true, false] | yes | false | SQUEAKNODE_BITCOIN_USE_SSL | Use SSL for the connection to the bitcoin node.
 bitcoin.rpc_ssl_cert | str |  | yes | "" | SQUEAKNODE_BITCOIN_SSL_CERT | The path to the SSL cert to use for connection to the bitcoin node, if one is used.
-bitcoin.zeromq_hashblock_port | int | | yes | 28334 | SQUEAKNODE_BITCOIN_ZEROMQ_HASHBLOCK_PORT | The port to use to subscribe with zeromq to new block hashes on the bitcoin node.
 lightning.backend | string | | yes | "lnd" | SQUEAKNODE_LIGHTNING_BACKEND | The Lightning Network node implementation to use.
 lightning.external_host | string | | yes | "" | SQUEAKNODE_LIGHTNING_EXTERNAL_HOST | The host of the lightning node to share with other peers.
 lightning.external_port | int | | yes | | SQUEAKNODE_LIGHTNING_EXTERNAL_PORT | The port of the lightning node to share with other peers.
diff --git a/squeaknode/config/config.py b/squeaknode/config/config.py
index 0455f54f..f2ec3303 100644
--- a/squeaknode/config/config.py
+++ b/squeaknode/config/config.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ DEFAULT_WEBADMIN_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
 DEFAULT_WEBADMIN_PORT = 12994
 DEFAULT_BITCOIN_RPC_HOST = "localhost"
 DEFAULT_BITCOIN_RPC_PORT = 18334
-DEFAULT_BITCOIN_ZEROMQ_HASHBLOCK_PORT = 28334
 BITCOIN_RPC_PORT = {
     "mainnet": 8332,
     "testnet": 18332,
@@ -82,8 +81,6 @@ class BitcoinConfig(Config):
     rpc_pass = key(cast=str, required=False, default="")
     rpc_use_ssl = key(cast=bool, required=False, default=False)
     rpc_ssl_cert = key(cast=str, required=False, default="")
-    zeromq_hashblock_port = key(cast=int, required=False,
-                                default=DEFAULT_BITCOIN_ZEROMQ_HASHBLOCK_PORT)
 
 
 @section('lightning')