diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.config.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.config.ts
index 00c59306b6f..65827e5996c 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.config.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.config.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ export class WorkflowsConfig {
 	@Env('N8N_WORKFLOW_ACTIVATION_BATCH_SIZE')
 	activationBatchSize: number = 1;
 
-	/** Whether to build and maintain workflow dependency indexes (for example, for subworkflow callers). */
-	@Env('N8N_WORKFLOWS_INDEXING_ENABLED')
-	indexingEnabled: boolean = true;
-
 	/** Number of workflows to process per batch during dependency indexing on startup. Defaults to 10. */
 	@Env('N8N_WORKFLOW_INDEX_BATCH_SIZE')
 	indexingBatchSize: number = 10;
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
index 267fb7cd101..48ad82c79b7 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 			defaultName: 'My workflow',
 			callerPolicyDefaultOption: 'workflowsFromSameOwner',
 			activationBatchSize: 1,
-			indexingEnabled: true,
 			indexingBatchSize: 10,
 			useWorkflowPublicationService: false,
 			autosaveDisabled: false,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/workflow-index/workflow-dependency.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/workflow-index/workflow-dependency.controller.ts
index d2c42f33386..c9d6f5e43c0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/workflow-index/workflow-dependency.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/workflow-index/workflow-dependency.controller.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import { GetResourceDependenciesDto, GetResourceDependencyCountsDto } from '@n8n/api-types';
-import { WorkflowsConfig } from '@n8n/config';
 import { AuthenticatedRequest } from '@n8n/db';
 import { Body, Post, RestController } from '@n8n/decorators';
 
-import { ServiceUnavailableError } from '@/errors/response-errors/service-unavailable.error';
-
 import { WorkflowDependencyQueryService } from './workflow-dependency-query.service';
 
 @RestController('/workflow-dependencies')
 export class WorkflowDependencyController {
-	constructor(
-		private readonly workflowDependencyQueryService: WorkflowDependencyQueryService,
-		private readonly workflowsConfig: WorkflowsConfig,
-	) {}
+	constructor(private readonly workflowDependencyQueryService: WorkflowDependencyQueryService) {}
 
 	@Post('/counts')
 	async getResourceDependencyCounts(
@@ -20,8 +14,6 @@ export class WorkflowDependencyController {
 		_res: unknown,
 		@Body body: GetResourceDependencyCountsDto,
 	) {
-		this.assertIndexingEnabled();
-
 		return await this.workflowDependencyQueryService.getDependencyCounts(
 			body.resourceIds,
 			body.resourceType,
@@ -35,18 +27,10 @@ export class WorkflowDependencyController {
 		_res: unknown,
 		@Body body: GetResourceDependenciesDto,
 	) {
-		this.assertIndexingEnabled();
-
 		return await this.workflowDependencyQueryService.getResourceDependencies(
 			body.resourceIds,
 			body.resourceType,
 			req.user,
 		);
 	}
-
-	private assertIndexingEnabled() {
-		if (!this.workflowsConfig.indexingEnabled) {
-			throw new ServiceUnavailableError('Workflow dependency indexing is not enabled');
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/server.ts b/packages/cli/src/server.ts
index f6f775a5d2e..52bc37959be 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { inDevelopment, inProduction } from '@n8n/backend-common';
-import { SecurityConfig, WorkflowsConfig } from '@n8n/config';
+import { SecurityConfig } from '@n8n/config';
 import { Time } from '@n8n/constants';
 import type { APIRequest, AuthenticatedRequest } from '@n8n/db';
 import { Container, Service } from '@n8n/di';
@@ -492,12 +492,10 @@ export class Server extends AbstractServer {
 	}
 
 	private async initializeWorkflowIndexing() {
-		if (Container.get(WorkflowsConfig).indexingEnabled) {
-			const { WorkflowIndexService } = await import(
-				'@/modules/workflow-index/workflow-index.service'
-			);
-			Container.get(WorkflowIndexService).init();
-		}
+		const { WorkflowIndexService } = await import(
+			'@/modules/workflow-index/workflow-index.service'
+		);
+		Container.get(WorkflowIndexService).init();
 	}
 
 	protected setupPushServer(): void {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflow-dependency.controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflow-dependency.controller.test.ts
index b1a9b927dc1..1c88e7fc722 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflow-dependency.controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflow-dependency.controller.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
 	randomCredentialPayload,
 	shareWorkflowWithUsers,
 } from '@n8n/backend-test-utils';
-import { WorkflowsConfig } from '@n8n/config';
 import { WorkflowDependencyRepository } from '@n8n/db';
 import { Container } from '@n8n/di';
 
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import * as utils from '../shared/utils';
 
 let testServer: ReturnType<typeof utils.setupTestServer>;
 let depRepo: WorkflowDependencyRepository;
-let workflowsConfig: WorkflowsConfig;
 
 testServer = utils.setupTestServer({
 	endpointGroups: ['workflowDependencies'],
@@ -22,11 +20,6 @@ testServer = utils.setupTestServer({
 
 beforeAll(() => {
 	depRepo = Container.get(WorkflowDependencyRepository);
-	workflowsConfig = Container.get(WorkflowsConfig);
-});
-
-afterEach(() => {
-	workflowsConfig.indexingEnabled = true;
 });
 
 /** Seed a workflow_dependency row (draft). */
@@ -408,35 +401,3 @@ describe('POST /workflow-dependencies/details', () => {
 		expect(resp.statusCode).toBe(400);
 	});
 });
-
-describe('indexing disabled', () => {
-	it('should return 503 for counts when indexing is disabled', async () => {
-		workflowsConfig.indexingEnabled = false;
-		const owner = await createOwner();
-
-		const resp = await testServer
-			.authAgentFor(owner)
-			.post('/workflow-dependencies/counts')
-			.send({
-				resourceIds: ['some-id'],
-				resourceType: 'workflow',
-			});
-
-		expect(resp.statusCode).toBe(503);
-	});
-
-	it('should return 503 for details when indexing is disabled', async () => {
-		workflowsConfig.indexingEnabled = false;
-		const owner = await createOwner();
-
-		const resp = await testServer
-			.authAgentFor(owner)
-			.post('/workflow-dependencies/details')
-			.send({
-				resourceIds: ['some-id'],
-				resourceType: 'workflow',
-			});
-
-		expect(resp.statusCode).toBe(503);
-	});
-});