diff --git a/config/_default/config.toml b/config/_default/config.toml
index f8f12850..18bc5bb0 100644
--- a/config/_default/config.toml
+++ b/config/_default/config.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ defaultContentLanguage = "en"
 title = "Congo"
 # copyright = "Copy, _right?_ :thinking_face:"
 
-enableEmoji = true
 enableRobotsTXT = true
 
 summaryLength = 0
diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index bccba71d..dc301580 100755
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ theme = "congo"
 languageCode = "en-AU"
 defaultContentLanguage = "en"
 title = "Congo"
-enableEmoji = true
 summaryLength = 0
 
 [author]
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
index 5573531e..dea6ef3f 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Note that the variable names provided in this table use dot notation to simplify
 |`defaultContentLanguage`|string|`"en"`|This value determines the language of theme components."|
 |`title`|string|`"Congo"`|The title of the website. This will be displayed in the site header and footer.|
 |`copyright`|string|_Not set_|A Markdown string containing the copyright message to be displayed in the site footer. If none is provided, Congo will automatically generate a copyright string using the site `title`.
-|`enableEmoji`|boolean|`true`|Whether emoji strings in content should be converted to emoji symbols.|
 |`enableRobotsTXT`|boolean|`true`|When enabled a `robots.txt` file will be created in the site root that allows search engines to crawl the entire site. Set to `false` if you wish to provide your own file.|
 |`summaryLength`|integer|`0`|The number of words that are used to generate the article summary when one is not provided in the [front matter]({{< ref "front-matter" >}}). A value of `0` will use the first sentence. This value has no effect when summaries are hidden.|
 |`author.name`|string|_Not set_|The author's name. This will be displayed in article footers, and on the homepage when the profile layout is used.|
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/samples/emoji.md b/exampleSite/content/samples/emoji.md
index 3efbefc2..b36c7bc2 100755
--- a/exampleSite/content/samples/emoji.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/samples/emoji.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Emoji is supported throughout Congo by default. Emoji can be used in titles, men
 **Note:** The rendering of these glyphs depends on the browser and the platform. To style the emoji you can either use a third party emoji font or a font stack.
 {{< /alert >}}
 
-Emoji replacements are controlled via the `enableEmoji` parameter in your [site configuration]({{< ref "configuration#site-configuration" >}}). Set it to `true` and then you can type Emoji shorthand codes directly in content files.
+Emoji replacements are automatic throughout Congo, so you can use shorthand codes in your content and front matter and they will be converted to their corresponding symbols at build time.
 
 **Example:** `see_no_evil` :see_no_evil:, `hear_no_evil` :hear_no_evil:, `speak_no_evil` :speak_no_evil:.