diff --git a/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp b/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
index b8f17522643..8979b17fce2 100644
--- a/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
@@ -774,17 +774,16 @@ void ServerKnobs::initialize(Randomize randomize, ClientKnobs* clientKnobs, IsSi
 	init( COORDINATOR_REGISTER_INTERVAL,                         5.0 );
 	init( CLIENT_REGISTER_INTERVAL,                            600.0 );
 	init( CC_ENABLE_WORKER_HEALTH_MONITOR,                     false ); if (isSimulated) CC_ENABLE_WORKER_HEALTH_MONITOR = true;
-	init( CC_PAUSE_HEALTH_MONITOR,                             false, Atomic::NO );
 	init( CC_WORKER_HEALTH_CHECKING_INTERVAL,                   60.0 );
 	init( CC_DEGRADED_LINK_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL,                300.0 );
 	init( CC_MIN_DEGRADATION_INTERVAL,                         120.0 );
 	init( ENCRYPT_KEY_PROXY_FAILURE_TIME,                        0.1 ); if ( isSimulated ) ENCRYPT_KEY_PROXY_FAILURE_TIME = 1.0 + deterministicRandom()->random01();
 	init( CC_DEGRADED_PEER_DEGREE_TO_EXCLUDE,                      3 );
 	init( CC_MAX_EXCLUSION_DUE_TO_HEALTH,                          2 );
-	init( CC_HEALTH_TRIGGER_RECOVERY,                          false );
+	init( CC_HEALTH_TRIGGER_RECOVERY,                          false, Atomic::NO );
 	init( CC_TRACKING_HEALTH_RECOVERY_INTERVAL,               3600.0 );
 	init( CC_MAX_HEALTH_RECOVERY_COUNT,                            5 );
-	init( CC_HEALTH_TRIGGER_FAILOVER,                          false );
+	init( CC_HEALTH_TRIGGER_FAILOVER,                          false, Atomic::NO );
 	init( CC_FAILOVER_DUE_TO_HEALTH_MIN_DEGRADATION,               5 );
 	init( CC_FAILOVER_DUE_TO_HEALTH_MAX_DEGRADATION,              10 );
 	init( CC_ENABLE_ENTIRE_SATELLITE_MONITORING,               false );
diff --git a/fdbclient/include/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.h b/fdbclient/include/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.h
index 9a07ef4927b..a5150c8a17e 100644
--- a/fdbclient/include/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.h
+++ b/fdbclient/include/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.h
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ class SWIFT_CXX_IMMORTAL_SINGLETON_TYPE ServerKnobs : public KnobsImpl<ServerKno
 	double REPLACE_INTERFACE_CHECK_DELAY;
 	double COORDINATOR_REGISTER_INTERVAL;
 	double CLIENT_REGISTER_INTERVAL;
-	bool CC_PAUSE_HEALTH_MONITOR;
 	bool CC_ENABLE_WORKER_HEALTH_MONITOR;
 	double CC_WORKER_HEALTH_CHECKING_INTERVAL; // The interval of refreshing the degraded server list.
 	double CC_DEGRADED_LINK_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL; // The time period from the last degradation report after which a
diff --git a/fdbserver/ClusterController.actor.cpp b/fdbserver/ClusterController.actor.cpp
index 884bfd3ce4a..9620f34ae81 100644
--- a/fdbserver/ClusterController.actor.cpp
+++ b/fdbserver/ClusterController.actor.cpp
@@ -2993,9 +2993,7 @@ ACTOR Future<Void> workerHealthMonitor(ClusterControllerData* self) {
 
 				// Check if the cluster controller should trigger a recovery to exclude any degraded servers from
 				// the transaction system.
-				if (SERVER_KNOBS->CC_PAUSE_HEALTH_MONITOR) {
-					TraceEvent(SevWarnAlways, "HealthMonitorPaused");
-				} else if (self->shouldTriggerRecoveryDueToDegradedServers()) {
+				if (self->shouldTriggerRecoveryDueToDegradedServers()) {
 					if (SERVER_KNOBS->CC_HEALTH_TRIGGER_RECOVERY) {
 						if (self->recentRecoveryCountDueToHealth() < SERVER_KNOBS->CC_MAX_HEALTH_RECOVERY_COUNT) {
 							self->recentHealthTriggeredRecoveryTime.push(now());