diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py
index 35043e8ed5cc35a530b75de0c00dd30001cc3632..f0ac6687dbb789ccf281417f141cd4b5387894b4 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/views.py
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ class WellKnownViewSet(viewsets.GenericViewSet):
 
     @action(methods=["get"], detail=False)
     def nodeinfo(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not preferences.get("instance__nodeinfo_enabled"):
-            return HttpResponse(status=404)
         data = {
             "links": [
                 {
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index be360701dd7cb626eee8d6eafb7f3e867b2c7a13..66d8211c155f789c454225d581301cbb435f67b0 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -127,21 +127,6 @@ class RavenDSN(types.StringPreference):
     field_kwargs = {"required": False}
 
 
-@global_preferences_registry.register
-class InstanceNodeinfoEnabled(types.BooleanPreference):
-    show_in_api = False
-    section = instance
-    name = "nodeinfo_enabled"
-    default = True
-    verbose_name = "Enable nodeinfo endpoint"
-    help_text = (
-        "This endpoint is needed for your about page to work. "
-        "It's also helpful for the various monitoring "
-        "tools that map and analyzize the fediverse, "
-        "but you can disable it completely if needed."
-    )
-
-
 @global_preferences_registry.register
 class InstanceNodeinfoPrivate(types.BooleanPreference):
     show_in_api = False
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/views.py
index 1800c3dbc7e60bcc022f24dd3e64d6a0d45b8697..29a947cb16fa2d4628b75d917b64b1e1a2953814 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/views.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from dynamic_preferences.registries import global_preferences_registry
 from rest_framework import views
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
-from funkwhale_api.common import preferences
 from funkwhale_api.users.oauth import permissions as oauth_permissions
 
 from . import nodeinfo
@@ -38,7 +37,5 @@ class NodeInfo(views.APIView):
     authentication_classes = []
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not preferences.get("instance__nodeinfo_enabled"):
-            return Response(status=404)
         data = nodeinfo.get()
         return Response(data, status=200, content_type=NODEINFO_2_CONTENT_TYPE)
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_views.py b/api/tests/federation/test_views.py
index a47fdd198d08a0e051e3cd0f81f5f53ea7cf2eff..4428ae925ae1942d8c56b6dcb3d9f4eaf26911d0 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_views.py
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@ def test_wellknown_nodeinfo(db, preferences, api_client, settings):
     assert response.data == expected
 
 
-def test_wellknown_nodeinfo_disabled(db, preferences, api_client):
-    preferences["instance__nodeinfo_enabled"] = False
-    url = reverse("federation:well-known-nodeinfo")
-    response = api_client.get(url)
-    assert response.status_code == 404
-
-
 def test_local_actor_detail(factories, api_client):
     user = factories["users.User"](with_actor=True)
     url = reverse(
diff --git a/api/tests/instance/test_views.py b/api/tests/instance/test_views.py
index 0b3b7b79ad2e57716159a5fd12396068ef04bdd8..08c448053082f7fad23bb13c9f196b1c623fab14 100644
--- a/api/tests/instance/test_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/instance/test_views.py
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ def test_nodeinfo_endpoint(db, api_client, mocker):
     assert response.data == payload
 
 
-def test_nodeinfo_endpoint_disabled(db, api_client, preferences):
-    preferences["instance__nodeinfo_enabled"] = False
-    url = reverse("api:v1:instance:nodeinfo-2.0")
-    response = api_client.get(url)
-
-    assert response.status_code == 404
-
-
 def test_settings_only_list_public_settings(db, api_client, preferences):
     url = reverse("api:v1:instance:settings")
     response = api_client.get(url)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/982.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/982.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1e0252c3f14e999aa069c1759f9dbf4287581a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/982.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed "nodeinfo disabled" setting, as nodeinfo is required for the UI to work (#982)
diff --git a/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue b/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
index eeba965ad724a86b13cb352e2062c1bd1d4af007..e9072d51196c2723d4d535f9cef4985adeec48ec 100644
--- a/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/admin/Settings.vue
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ export default {
           label: statisticsLabel,
           id: "statistics",
           settings: [
-            "instance__nodeinfo_enabled",
             "instance__nodeinfo_stats_enabled",
             "instance__nodeinfo_private"
           ]