diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index c57ef1bf7..d01dd8d74 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ config :pleroma, :fetch_initial_posts,
 
 config :auto_linker,
   opts: [
-    scheme: true,
     extra: true,
     # TODO: Set to :no_scheme when it works properly
     validate_tld: true,
diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index 5f3c58b08..a0cb03e48 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -2172,11 +2172,6 @@ config :pleroma, :config_description, [
         description: "Set to `false` to remove target='_blank' attribute"
       },
       %{
-        key: :scheme,
-        type: :boolean,
-        description: "Set to `true` to link urls with schema http://google.com"
-      },
-      %{
         key: :truncate,
         type: [:integer, false],
         description:
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
index 19b9af46c..90895374d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Formatter do
   @auto_linker_config hashtag: true,
                       hashtag_handler: &Pleroma.Formatter.hashtag_handler/4,
                       mention: true,
-                      mention_handler: &Pleroma.Formatter.mention_handler/4
+                      mention_handler: &Pleroma.Formatter.mention_handler/4,
+                      scheme: true
 
   def escape_mention_handler("@" <> nickname = mention, buffer, _, _) do
     case User.get_cached_by_nickname(nickname) do