diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index 448f856b50..87d288561c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -482,10 +482,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
         let dmOnline;
         const { room } = this.props;
         const member = room.getMember(dmUserId);
-        if (
-            member && member.membership === "join" && room.getJoinedMemberCount() === 2 &&
-            SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_presence_in_room_list")
-        ) {
+        if (member && member.membership === "join" && room.getJoinedMemberCount() === 2) {
             const UserOnlineDot = sdk.getComponent('rooms.UserOnlineDot');
             dmOnline = <UserOnlineDot userId={dmUserId} />;
         }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 24a6568d82..163b3ad341 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@
     "Render simple counters in room header": "Render simple counters in room header",
     "Multiple integration managers": "Multiple integration managers",
     "Try out new ways to ignore people (experimental)": "Try out new ways to ignore people (experimental)",
-    "Show a presence dot next to DMs in the room list": "Show a presence dot next to DMs in the room list",
     "Support adding custom themes": "Support adding custom themes",
     "Enable cross-signing to verify per-user instead of per-session (in development)": "Enable cross-signing to verify per-user instead of per-session (in development)",
     "Enable local event indexing and E2EE search (requires restart)": "Enable local event indexing and E2EE search (requires restart)",
@@ -1075,7 +1074,6 @@
     "Seen by %(userName)s at %(dateTime)s": "Seen by %(userName)s at %(dateTime)s",
     "Seen by %(displayName)s (%(userName)s) at %(dateTime)s": "Seen by %(displayName)s (%(userName)s) at %(dateTime)s",
     "Replying": "Replying",
-    "Direct Chat": "Direct Chat",
     "Room %(name)s": "Room %(name)s",
     "Recent rooms": "Recent rooms",
     "No rooms to show": "No rooms to show",
@@ -1815,6 +1813,7 @@
     "Forget": "Forget",
     "Favourite": "Favourite",
     "Low Priority": "Low Priority",
+    "Direct Chat": "Direct Chat",
     "Clear status": "Clear status",
     "Update status": "Update status",
     "Set status": "Set status",
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.js b/src/settings/Settings.js
index 0d72017878..df3bf91b17 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.js
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
         default: false,
     },
-    "feature_presence_in_room_list": {
-        isFeature: true,
-        displayName: _td("Show a presence dot next to DMs in the room list"),
-        supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
-        default: false,
-    },
     "feature_custom_themes": {
         isFeature: true,
         displayName: _td("Support adding custom themes"),