diff --git a/data/chanserv.example.conf b/data/chanserv.example.conf
index 2069f44be..5e14115f2 100644
--- a/data/chanserv.example.conf
+++ b/data/chanserv.example.conf
@@ -1179,9 +1179,6 @@ module
 {
 	name = "cs_seen"
 
-	/* If set, uses the older 1.8 style seen, which is less resource intensive */
-	simple = no
-
 	/* Sets the time to keep seen entries in the seen database. */
 	purgetime = 90d
 }
diff --git a/modules/chanserv/cs_seen.cpp b/modules/chanserv/cs_seen.cpp
index b869576bd..cd5bbcc7b 100644
--- a/modules/chanserv/cs_seen.cpp
+++ b/modules/chanserv/cs_seen.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ enum TypeInfo
 	NEW, NICK_TO, NICK_FROM, JOIN, PART, QUIT, KICK
 };
 
-static bool simple;
 struct SeenInfo;
 static SeenInfo *FindInfo(const Anope::string &nick);
 typedef Anope::unordered_map<SeenInfo *> database_map;
@@ -241,76 +240,6 @@ public:
 class CommandSeen final
 	: public Command
 {
-	static void SimpleSeen(CommandSource &source, const std::vector<Anope::string> &params)
-	{
-		if (!source.c || !source.c->ci)
-		{
-			if (source.IsOper())
-				source.Reply("Seen in simple mode is designed as a fantasy command only!");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		BotInfo *bi = BotInfo::Find(params[0], true);
-		if (bi)
-		{
-			if (bi == source.c->ci->bi)
-				source.Reply(_("You found me, %s!"), source.GetNick().c_str());
-			else
-				source.Reply(_("%s is a network service."), bi->nick.c_str());
-			return;
-		}
-
-		NickAlias *na = NickAlias::Find(params[0]);
-		if (!na)
-		{
-			source.Reply(_("I don't know who %s is."), params[0].c_str());
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (source.GetAccount() == na->nc)
-		{
-			source.Reply(_("Looking for yourself, eh %s?"), source.GetNick().c_str());
-			return;
-		}
-
-		User *target = User::Find(params[0], true);
-
-		if (target && source.c->FindUser(target))
-		{
-			source.Reply(_("%s is on the channel right now!"), target->nick.c_str());
-			return;
-		}
-
-		for (const auto &[_, uc] : source.c->users)
-		{
-			User *u = uc->user;
-
-			if (u->Account() == na->nc)
-			{
-				source.Reply(_("%s is on the channel right now (as %s)!"), params[0].c_str(), u->nick.c_str());
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-
-		AccessGroup ag = source.c->ci->AccessFor(na->nc);
-		time_t last = 0;
-		for (const auto &p : ag.paths)
-		{
-			if (p.empty())
-				continue;
-
-			ChanAccess *a = p[p.size() - 1];
-
-			if (a->GetAccount() == na->nc && a->last_seen > last)
-				last = a->last_seen;
-		}
-
-		if (last > Anope::CurTime || !last)
-			source.Reply(_("I've never seen %s on this channel."), na->nick.c_str());
-		else
-			source.Reply(_("%s was last seen here %s ago."), na->nick.c_str(), Anope::Duration(Anope::CurTime - last, source.GetAccount()).c_str());
-	}
-
 public:
 	CommandSeen(Module *creator) : Command(creator, "chanserv/seen", 1, 2)
 	{
@@ -323,9 +252,6 @@ public:
 	{
 		const Anope::string &target = params[0];
 
-		if (simple)
-			return this->SimpleSeen(source, params);
-
 		if (target.length() > IRCD->MaxNick)
 		{
 			source.Reply(_("Nick too long, max length is %zu characters."), IRCD->MaxNick);
@@ -443,11 +369,6 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
-	void OnReload(Configuration::Conf &conf) override
-	{
-		simple = conf.GetModule(this).Get<bool>("simple");
-	}
-
 	void OnExpireTick() override
 	{
 		size_t previous_size = database.size();
@@ -503,7 +424,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	static void UpdateUser(const User *u, const TypeInfo Type, const Anope::string &nick, const Anope::string &nick2, const Anope::string &channel, const Anope::string &message)
 	{
-		if (simple || !u->server->IsSynced())
+		if (!u->server->IsSynced())
 			return;
 
 		SeenInfo *&info = database[nick];