diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1abe7bb9..723b4376 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ type ReceivedMessageResult =
 export const multicodec: string = constants.GossipsubIDv11
 
 export interface GossipsubOpts extends GossipsubOptsSpec, PubSubInit {
-  /** if incoming messages on a subscribed topic should be automatically gossiped */
-  gossipIncoming: boolean
   /** if dial should fallback to floodsub */
   fallbackToFloodsub: boolean
   /** if self-published messages should be sent to all peers */
@@ -330,7 +328,6 @@ export class GossipSub extends EventEmitter<GossipsubEvents> implements Initiali
     super()
 
     const opts = {
-      gossipIncoming: true,
       fallbackToFloodsub: true,
       floodPublish: true,
       doPX: false,
diff --git a/test/gossip-incoming.spec.ts b/test/gossip-incoming.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 09cc2ef1..00000000
--- a/test/gossip-incoming.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-env mocha */
-
-import { expect } from 'aegir/utils/chai.js'
-import delay from 'delay'
-import { fromString as uint8ArrayFromString } from 'uint8arrays/from-string'
-import { pEvent } from 'p-event'
-import type { Message } from '@libp2p/interfaces/pubsub'
-import { Components } from '@libp2p/interfaces/components'
-import { createComponentsArray } from './utils/create-pubsub.js'
-import { stop } from '@libp2p/interfaces/startable'
-import { mockNetwork } from '@libp2p/interface-compliance-tests/mocks'
-
-const shouldNotHappen = () => expect.fail()
-
-describe('gossip incoming', () => {
-  const topic = 'Z'
-  let nodes: Components[]
-
-  describe('gossipIncoming == true', () => {
-    // Create pubsub nodes
-    before(async () => {
-      mockNetwork.reset()
-      nodes = await createComponentsArray({ number: 3, connected: true })
-
-      // Create subscriptions
-      nodes[0].getPubSub().subscribe(topic)
-      nodes[1].getPubSub().subscribe(topic)
-      nodes[2].getPubSub().subscribe(topic)
-
-      // await subscription change and heartbeat
-      await Promise.all([
-        pEvent(nodes[0].getPubSub(), 'subscription-change'),
-        pEvent(nodes[0].getPubSub(), 'gossipsub:heartbeat'),
-        pEvent(nodes[1].getPubSub(), 'gossipsub:heartbeat'),
-        pEvent(nodes[2].getPubSub(), 'gossipsub:heartbeat')
-      ])
-    })
-
-    afterEach(async () => {
-      await stop(...nodes)
-      mockNetwork.reset()
-    })
-
-    it('should gossip incoming messages', async () => {
-      const promise = pEvent<'message', CustomEvent<Message>>(nodes[2].getPubSub(), 'message')
-
-      nodes[0].getPubSub().addEventListener('message', shouldNotHappen)
-      const data = uint8ArrayFromString('hey')
-      await nodes[0].getPubSub().publish(topic, data)
-
-      const evt = await promise
-
-      expect(evt.detail.data).to.equalBytes(data)
-      expect(nodes[0].getPeerId().equals(evt.detail.from)).to.be.true()
-
-      nodes[0].getPubSub().removeEventListener('message', shouldNotHappen)
-    })
-  })
-
-  // https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-gossipsub/issues/231
-  describe.skip('gossipIncoming == false', () => {
-    // Create pubsub nodes
-    before(async () => {
-      mockNetwork.reset()
-      nodes = await createComponentsArray({ number: 3, connected: true, init: { gossipIncoming: false } })
-
-      // Create subscriptions
-      nodes[0].getPubSub().subscribe(topic)
-      nodes[1].getPubSub().subscribe(topic)
-      nodes[2].getPubSub().subscribe(topic)
-
-      // await subscription change and heartbeat
-      await Promise.all([
-        pEvent(nodes[0].getPubSub(), 'subscription-change'),
-        pEvent(nodes[0].getPubSub(), 'gossipsub:heartbeat'),
-        pEvent(nodes[1].getPubSub(), 'gossipsub:heartbeat'),
-        pEvent(nodes[2].getPubSub(), 'gossipsub:heartbeat')
-      ])
-    })
-
-    afterEach(async () => {
-      await stop(...nodes)
-      mockNetwork.reset()
-    })
-
-    it('should not gossip incoming messages', async () => {
-      nodes[2].getPubSub().addEventListener('message', shouldNotHappen)
-
-      await nodes[0].getPubSub().publish(topic, uint8ArrayFromString('hey'))
-
-      await delay(1000)
-
-      nodes[2].getPubSub().removeEventListener('message', shouldNotHappen)
-    })
-  })
-})