diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
index 0bb572ebc..51e2630cb 100755
--- a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE = [
 
 ARGS_BACKTEST = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + [
     "position_stacking",
-    "use_max_market_positions",
     "enable_protections",
     "dry_run_wallet",
     "timeframe_detail",
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ ARGS_HYPEROPT = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + [
     "hyperopt",
     "hyperopt_path",
     "position_stacking",
-    "use_max_market_positions",
     "enable_protections",
     "dry_run_wallet",
     "timeframe_detail",
@@ -242,8 +240,7 @@ ARGS_STRATEGY_UPDATER = ["strategy_list", "strategy_path", "recursive_strategy_s
 ARGS_LOOKAHEAD_ANALYSIS = [
     a
     for a in ARGS_BACKTEST
-    if a
-    not in ("position_stacking", "use_max_market_positions", "backtest_cache", "backtest_breakdown")
+    if a not in ("position_stacking", "backtest_cache", "backtest_breakdown")
 ] + ["minimum_trade_amount", "targeted_trade_amount", "lookahead_analysis_exportfilename"]
 
 ARGS_RECURSIVE_ANALYSIS = ["timeframe", "timerange", "dataformat_ohlcv", "pairs", "startup_candle"]
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py b/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
index d279569c5..6e90a521f 100755
--- a/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
@@ -168,14 +168,6 @@ AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
         action="store_true",
         default=False,
     ),
-    "use_max_market_positions": Arg(
-        "--dmmp",
-        "--disable-max-market-positions",
-        help="Disable applying `max_open_trades` during backtest "
-        "(same as setting `max_open_trades` to a very high number).",
-        action="store_false",
-        default=True,
-    ),
     "backtest_show_pair_list": Arg(
         "--show-pair-list",
         help="Show backtesting pairlist sorted by profit.",
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index c9ab86737..4f317719f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -241,11 +241,7 @@ class Configuration:
             logstring="Parameter --enable-protections detected, enabling Protections. ...",
         )
 
-        if "use_max_market_positions" in self.args and not self.args["use_max_market_positions"]:
-            config.update({"use_max_market_positions": False})
-            logger.info("Parameter --disable-max-market-positions detected ...")
-            logger.info("max_open_trades set to unlimited ...")
-        elif "max_open_trades" in self.args and self.args["max_open_trades"]:
+        if "max_open_trades" in self.args and self.args["max_open_trades"]:
             config.update({"max_open_trades": self.args["max_open_trades"]})
             logger.info(
                 "Parameter --max-open-trades detected, overriding max_open_trades to: %s ...",
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index f9bc45fca..21f59ede8 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -1552,12 +1552,6 @@ class Backtesting:
         backtest_start_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
         self._set_strategy(strat)
 
-        # Use max_open_trades in backtesting, except --disable-max-market-positions is set
-        if not self.config.get("use_max_market_positions", True):
-            logger.info("Ignoring max_open_trades (--disable-max-market-positions was used) ...")
-            self.strategy.max_open_trades = float("inf")
-            self.config.update({"max_open_trades": self.strategy.max_open_trades})
-
         # need to reprocess data every time to populate signals
         preprocessed = self.strategy.advise_all_indicators(data)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index daa4661ad..0f7ab5422 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ class Hyperopt:
         self.num_epochs_saved = 0
         self.current_best_epoch: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None
 
-        # Use max_open_trades for hyperopt as well, except --disable-max-market-positions is set
-        if not self.config.get("use_max_market_positions", True):
-            logger.debug("Ignoring max_open_trades (--disable-max-market-positions was used) ...")
-            self.backtesting.strategy.max_open_trades = float("inf")
-            config.update({"max_open_trades": self.backtesting.strategy.max_open_trades})
-
         if HyperoptTools.has_space(self.config, "sell"):
             # Make sure use_exit_signal is enabled
             self.config["use_exit_signal"] = True