diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index cde07ce..65858f2 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ The central paste entity has the following fields:
 * `modificationToken` (string)
     * The token used to authenticate with paste-specific secured endpoints; stored hashed and only returned on initial paste creation
 * `created` (int64; UNIX timestamp)
-* `autoDelete` (boolean)
-    * The AutoDelete feature works on a paste-specific basis (even if you turn it off, pastes created while it was on will still be automatically deleted)
 * `metadata` (key-value store)
     * Different frontends may store simple key-value metadata pairs on pastes to enable specific functionality (for example clientside encryption)
 
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ none
     "id": "paste_id",
     "content": "paste_content",
     "created": 0000000000,
-    "autoDelete": false,
     "metadata": {},
 }
 ```
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ POST /api/v2/pastes
     "content": "paste_content",
     "modificationToken": "raw_modification_token",
     "created": 0000000000,
-    "autoDelete": false,
     "metadata": {},
 }
 ```
@@ -149,7 +145,6 @@ PATCH /api/v2/pastes/{paste_id}
     "id": "paste_id",
     "content": "new_paste_content",
     "created": 0000000000,
-    "autoDelete": false,
     "metadata": {},
 }
 ```
diff --git a/internal/shared/paste.go b/internal/shared/paste.go
index 06e17b9..4c2a762 100644
--- a/internal/shared/paste.go
+++ b/internal/shared/paste.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ type Paste struct {
 	DeletionToken     string                 `json:"deletionToken,omitempty" bson:"deletionToken"` // Required for legacy paste storage support
 	ModificationToken string                 `json:"modificationToken,omitempty" bson:"modificationToken"`
 	Created           int64                  `json:"created" bson:"created"`
-	AutoDelete        bool                   `json:"autoDelete" bson:"autoDelete"`
 	Metadata          map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata" bson:"metadata"`
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/storage/file/file_driver.go b/internal/storage/file/file_driver.go
index 0b3593d..ccdbc78 100644
--- a/internal/storage/file/file_driver.go
+++ b/internal/storage/file/file_driver.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (driver *FileDriver) Cleanup() (int, error) {
 
 		// Delete the paste if it is expired
 		lifetime := config.Current.AutoDelete.Lifetime
-		if paste.AutoDelete && paste.Created+int64(lifetime.Seconds()) < time.Now().Unix() {
+		if paste.Created+int64(lifetime.Seconds()) < time.Now().Unix() {
 			err = driver.Delete(id)
 			if err != nil {
 				return deleted, err
diff --git a/internal/storage/mongodb/mongodb_driver.go b/internal/storage/mongodb/mongodb_driver.go
index 5ba4af8..1116fdf 100644
--- a/internal/storage/mongodb/mongodb_driver.go
+++ b/internal/storage/mongodb/mongodb_driver.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (driver *MongoDBDriver) Cleanup() (int, error) {
 
 		// Delete the paste if it is expired
 		lifetime := config.Current.AutoDelete.Lifetime
-		if paste.AutoDelete && paste.Created+int64(lifetime.Seconds()) < time.Now().Unix() {
+		if paste.Created+int64(lifetime.Seconds()) < time.Now().Unix() {
 			err = driver.Delete(id)
 			if err != nil {
 				return 0, err
diff --git a/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000004_remove_paste_specific_autodelete.down.sql b/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000004_remove_paste_specific_autodelete.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15acea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000004_remove_paste_specific_autodelete.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+begin;
+
+alter table if exists "pastes" add column "autoDelete" boolean;
+
+commit;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000004_remove_paste_specific_autodelete.up.sql b/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000004_remove_paste_specific_autodelete.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e637ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/postgres/migrations/000004_remove_paste_specific_autodelete.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+begin;
+
+alter table if exists "pastes" drop column "autoDelete";
+
+commit;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/storage/postgres/postgres_driver.go b/internal/storage/postgres/postgres_driver.go
index ce39e44..28480f3 100644
--- a/internal/storage/postgres/postgres_driver.go
+++ b/internal/storage/postgres/postgres_driver.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (driver *PostgresDriver) Get(id string) (*shared.Paste, error) {
 	row := driver.pool.QueryRow(context.Background(), query, id)
 
 	paste := new(shared.Paste)
-	if err := row.Scan(&paste.ID, &paste.Content, &paste.ModificationToken, &paste.Created, &paste.AutoDelete, &paste.Metadata); err != nil {
+	if err := row.Scan(&paste.ID, &paste.Content, &paste.ModificationToken, &paste.Created, &paste.Metadata); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -94,17 +94,16 @@ func (driver *PostgresDriver) Get(id string) (*shared.Paste, error) {
 // Save saves a paste
 func (driver *PostgresDriver) Save(paste *shared.Paste) error {
 	query := `
-		INSERT INTO pastes (id, content, "modificationToken", created, "autoDelete", metadata)
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+		INSERT INTO pastes (id, content, "modificationToken", created, metadata)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
 		ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE
 			SET content = excluded.content,
 				"modificationToken" = excluded."modificationToken",
 				created = excluded.created,
-				"autoDelete" = excluded."autoDelete",
 				metadata = excluded.metadata
 	`
 
-	_, err := driver.pool.Exec(context.Background(), query, paste.ID, paste.Content, paste.ModificationToken, paste.Created, paste.AutoDelete, paste.Metadata)
+	_, err := driver.pool.Exec(context.Background(), query, paste.ID, paste.Content, paste.ModificationToken, paste.Created, paste.Metadata)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ func (driver *PostgresDriver) Delete(id string) error {
 
 // Cleanup cleans up the expired pastes
 func (driver *PostgresDriver) Cleanup() (int, error) {
-	query := "DELETE FROM pastes WHERE autoDelete = true AND created < $2"
+	query := "DELETE FROM pastes WHERE created < $2"
 
 	tag, err := driver.pool.Exec(context.Background(), query, time.Now().Add(-config.Current.AutoDelete.Lifetime).Unix())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/storage/s3/s3_driver.go b/internal/storage/s3/s3_driver.go
index e3f0e06..a16f03b 100644
--- a/internal/storage/s3/s3_driver.go
+++ b/internal/storage/s3/s3_driver.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (driver *S3Driver) Cleanup() (int, error) {
 
 		// Delete the paste if it is expired
 		lifetime := config.Current.AutoDelete.Lifetime
-		if paste.AutoDelete && paste.Created+int64(lifetime.Seconds()) < time.Now().Unix() {
+		if paste.Created+int64(lifetime.Seconds()) < time.Now().Unix() {
 			err = driver.Delete(id)
 			if err != nil {
 				return 0, err
diff --git a/internal/web/controllers/v1/hastebin_support.go b/internal/web/controllers/v1/hastebin_support.go
index 3f12f0f..8c8e8f4 100644
--- a/internal/web/controllers/v1/hastebin_support.go
+++ b/internal/web/controllers/v1/hastebin_support.go
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ func HastebinSupportHandler(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 
 	// Create the paste object
 	paste := &shared.Paste{
-		ID:         id,
-		Content:    content,
-		Created:    time.Now().Unix(),
-		AutoDelete: config.Current.AutoDelete.Enabled,
+		ID:      id,
+		Content: content,
+		Created: time.Now().Unix(),
 	}
 
 	// Set a modification token
diff --git a/internal/web/controllers/v1/paste_adapter.go b/internal/web/controllers/v1/paste_adapter.go
index a977b1d..fae442c 100644
--- a/internal/web/controllers/v1/paste_adapter.go
+++ b/internal/web/controllers/v1/paste_adapter.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ type legacyPaste struct {
 	Content       string `json:"content"`
 	DeletionToken string `json:"deletionToken,omitempty"`
 	Created       int64  `json:"created"`
-	AutoDelete    bool   `json:"autoDelete"`
 }
 
 func legacyFromModern(paste *shared.Paste) *legacyPaste {
@@ -21,6 +20,5 @@ func legacyFromModern(paste *shared.Paste) *legacyPaste {
 		Content:       paste.Content,
 		DeletionToken: deletionToken,
 		Created:       paste.Created,
-		AutoDelete:    paste.AutoDelete,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/web/controllers/v1/pastes.go b/internal/web/controllers/v1/pastes.go
index 4f8c20c..076bd2a 100644
--- a/internal/web/controllers/v1/pastes.go
+++ b/internal/web/controllers/v1/pastes.go
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ func v1PostPaste(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 
 	// Create the paste object
 	paste := &shared.Paste{
-		ID:         id,
-		Content:    values["content"],
-		Created:    time.Now().Unix(),
-		AutoDelete: config.Current.AutoDelete.Enabled,
+		ID:      id,
+		Content: values["content"],
+		Created: time.Now().Unix(),
 	}
 
 	// Set a modification token
diff --git a/internal/web/controllers/v2/pastes.go b/internal/web/controllers/v2/pastes.go
index fe363eb..0a3b28d 100644
--- a/internal/web/controllers/v2/pastes.go
+++ b/internal/web/controllers/v2/pastes.go
@@ -136,11 +136,10 @@ func endpointCreatePaste(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 		payload.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{}
 	}
 	paste := &shared.Paste{
-		ID:         id,
-		Content:    payload.Content,
-		Created:    time.Now().Unix(),
-		AutoDelete: config.Current.AutoDelete.Enabled,
-		Metadata:   payload.Metadata,
+		ID:       id,
+		Content:  payload.Content,
+		Created:  time.Now().Unix(),
+		Metadata: payload.Metadata,
 	}
 
 	// Create a new modification token if enabled