diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
index 2f442a9e49..9037b0a1be 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import com.unciv.logic.civilization.PlayerType
 import com.unciv.logic.civilization.managers.TechManager
 import com.unciv.logic.civilization.managers.TurnManager
 import com.unciv.logic.map.CityDistanceData
-import com.unciv.logic.map.tile.TileInfo
 import com.unciv.logic.map.TileMap
+import com.unciv.logic.map.tile.TileInfo
 import com.unciv.models.Religion
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.GameParameters
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.ModOptionsConstants
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class GameInfo : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization, HasGameInfoSerializationVersion
     fun isReligionEnabled(): Boolean {
         val religionDisabledByRuleset = (ruleSet.eras[gameParameters.startingEra]!!.hasUnique(UniqueType.DisablesReligion)
                 || ruleSet.modOptions.uniques.contains(ModOptionsConstants.disableReligion))
-        return !religionDisabledByRuleset && gameParameters.religionEnabled
+        return !religionDisabledByRuleset
     }
 
     fun isEspionageEnabled(): Boolean {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/models/metadata/GameParameters.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/models/metadata/GameParameters.kt
index 9b5dac7d4f..45fab9dc0d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/models/metadata/GameParameters.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/models/metadata/GameParameters.kt
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class GameParameters : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization { // Default values are the
     var oneCityChallenge = false
     var godMode = false
     var nuclearWeaponsEnabled = true
-    @Deprecated("As of 4.2.3")
-    var religionEnabled = true
     var espionageEnabled = false
     var noStartBias = false
 
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ class GameParameters : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization { // Default values are the
         parameters.ragingBarbarians = ragingBarbarians
         parameters.oneCityChallenge = oneCityChallenge
         parameters.nuclearWeaponsEnabled = nuclearWeaponsEnabled
-        parameters.religionEnabled = religionEnabled
         parameters.victoryTypes = ArrayList(victoryTypes)
         parameters.startingEra = startingEra
         parameters.isOnlineMultiplayer = isOnlineMultiplayer