diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 581cf9ca4..48b347c33 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -263,12 +263,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	CheckUpdateInterval    time.Duration `mapstructure:"-"`
 	CheckUpdateIntervalRaw string        `mapstructure:"check_update_interval" json:"-"`
 
-	// CheckUpdateStagger enables a randomization of the CheckUpdateInterval between
-	// .5 and 1.5 of that interval. This is useful if checks happen often to stagger
-	// writes and pervent them from all executing at the end of the same CheckUpdateInterval.
-	// Off by default.
-	CheckUpdateStagger bool `mapstructure:"check_update_stagger"`
-
 	// ACLToken is the default token used to make requests if a per-request
 	// token is not provided. If not configured the 'anonymous' token is used.
 	ACLToken string `mapstructure:"acl_token" json:"-"`
@@ -930,9 +924,6 @@ func MergeConfig(a, b *Config) *Config {
 	if b.CheckUpdateIntervalRaw != "" || b.CheckUpdateInterval != 0 {
 		result.CheckUpdateInterval = b.CheckUpdateInterval
 	}
-	if b.CheckUpdateStagger {
-		result.CheckUpdateStagger = true
-	}
 	if b.SyslogFacility != "" {
 		result.SyslogFacility = b.SyslogFacility
 	}
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index c21070d4e..945e2152d 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -494,17 +494,6 @@ func TestDecodeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", config)
 	}
 
-	// CheckUpdateStagger
-	input = `{"check_update_stagger": true}`
-	config, err = DecodeConfig(bytes.NewReader([]byte(input)))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	if !config.CheckUpdateStagger {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", config)
-	}
-
 	// ACLs
 	input = `{"acl_token": "1234", "acl_datacenter": "dc2",
 	"acl_ttl": "60s", "acl_down_policy": "deny",
diff --git a/command/agent/local.go b/command/agent/local.go
index ea4e40db8..0643776ea 100644
--- a/command/agent/local.go
+++ b/command/agent/local.go
@@ -208,12 +208,7 @@ func (l *localState) UpdateCheck(checkID, status, output string) {
 	if l.config.CheckUpdateInterval > 0 && check.Status == status {
 		check.Output = output
 		if _, ok := l.deferCheck[checkID]; !ok {
-			var intv time.Duration
-			if l.config.CheckUpdateStagger {
-				intv = time.Duration(uint64(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval)/2) + randomStagger(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval)
-			} else {
-				intv = l.config.CheckUpdateInterval
-			}
+			intv := time.Duration(uint64(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval)/2) + randomStagger(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval)
 			deferSync := time.AfterFunc(intv, func() {
 				l.Lock()
 				if _, ok := l.checkStatus[checkID]; ok {
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
index 51dd8f397..8c36fec31 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
@@ -353,12 +353,6 @@ definitions support being updated during a reload.
   reduce write pressure. If a check ever changes state, the new state and associated
   output is synchronized immediately. To disable this behavior, set the value to "0s".
 
-* <a name="check_update_stagger"></a><a href="#check_update_stagger">`check_update_stagger`</a>
-  CheckUpdateStagger enables a randomization of the CheckUpdateInterval between
-  .5 and 1.5 of that interval. This is useful if checks happen often to stagger
-  writes and pervent them from all executing at the end of the same CheckUpdateInterval.
-  Off by default.
-
 * <a name="client_addr"></a><a href="#client_addr">`client_addr`</a> Equivalent to the
   [`-client` command-line flag](#_client).