diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java
index 2ad2a5bf27..53f0986e0c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java
@@ -1761,19 +1761,6 @@ public class StorageService extends NotificationBroadcasterSupport implements IE
         return pojoMapToString(snapshotAsMap, format);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String getCmsCommitMemberPreferencePolicy()
-    {
-        return DatabaseDescriptor.getCmsCommitMemberPreferencePolicy().name();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void setCmsCommitMemberPreferencePolicy(String policy)
-    {
-        DatabaseDescriptor.setCmsCommitMemberPreferencePolicy(policy);
-        logger.info("Set cms_commit_member_preference_policy to {}", policy);
-    }
-
     public Map<String,List<Integer>> getConcurrency(List<String> stageNames)
     {
         Stream<Stage> stageStream = stageNames.isEmpty() ? stream(Stage.values()) : stageNames.stream().map(Stage::fromPoolName);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageServiceMBean.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageServiceMBean.java
index 34db8b4180..b9f47b3b2d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageServiceMBean.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageServiceMBean.java
@@ -1170,18 +1170,6 @@ public interface StorageServiceMBean extends NotificationEmitter
     List<String> getAccordManagedKeyspaces();
     List<String> getAccordManagedTables();
 
-    /** Get the CMS commit member preference policy
-     *
-     * @return how to choose the cms member preference order for commits
-     */
-    public String getCmsCommitMemberPreferencePolicy();
-
-    /** Update the CMS commit member preference policy
-     *
-     * @param policy see Config.CMSCommitMemberPreferencePolicy
-     */
-    public void setCmsCommitMemberPreferencePolicy(String policy);
-
     /** Gets the concurrency settings for processing stages*/
     static class StageConcurrency implements Serializable
     {