diff --git a/admin/settings/courses.php b/admin/settings/courses.php
index 0e2a670f862..59a6aa52218 100644
--- a/admin/settings/courses.php
+++ b/admin/settings/courses.php
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ if ($hassiteconfig
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('moodlecourse/maxbytes', get_string('maximumupload'), get_string('coursehelpmaximumupload'), key($choices), $choices));
 
 
-    if (!empty($CFG->legacyfilesinnewcourses)) {
-        $choices = array('0'=>get_string('no'), '2'=>get_string('yes'));
-        $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('moodlecourse/legacyfiles', get_string('courselegacyfiles'), get_string('courselegacyfiles_help'), key($choices), $choices));
-    }
+    $choices = array('0'=>get_string('no'), '2'=>get_string('yes'));
+    $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('moodlecourse/legacyfiles', get_string('courselegacyfiles'), get_string('courselegacyfiles_help'), key($choices), $choices));
 
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_heading('groups', get_string('groups', 'group'), ''));
     $choices = array();