diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_pixelhistory.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_pixelhistory.cpp
index 89393bce4..ac24054e1 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_pixelhistory.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_pixelhistory.cpp
@@ -3194,12 +3194,6 @@ rdcarray<PixelModification> VulkanReplay::PixelHistory(rdcarray<EventUsage> even
                                                        ResourceId target, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
                                                        const Subresource &sub, CompType typeCast)
 {
-  if(!GetAPIProperties().pixelHistory)
-  {
-    VULKANNOTIMP("PixelHistory");
-    return rdcarray<PixelModification>();
-  }
-
   rdcarray<PixelModification> history;
 
   if(events.empty())
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp
index 0dc49e3b2..495da19e2 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 
 RDOC_CONFIG(bool, Vulkan_ShaderDebugging, false,
             "BETA: Enable experimental shader debugging support.");
-RDOC_CONFIG(bool, Vulkan_PixelHistory, false, "BETA: Enable experimental pixel history support.");
 
 static const char *SPIRVDisassemblyTarget = "SPIR-V (RenderDoc)";
 static const char *AMDShaderInfoTarget = "AMD_shader_info";
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ APIProperties VulkanReplay::GetAPIProperties()
   ret.rgpCapture =
       m_DriverInfo.vendor == GPUVendor::AMD && m_RGP != NULL && m_RGP->DriverSupportsInterop();
   ret.shaderDebugging = Vulkan_ShaderDebugging();
-  ret.pixelHistory = Vulkan_PixelHistory();
+  ret.pixelHistory = true;
 
   return ret;
 }