diff --git a/readthedocs/doc_builder/python_environments.py b/readthedocs/doc_builder/python_environments.py
index 82273c8235e..6b3004a7de3 100644
--- a/readthedocs/doc_builder/python_environments.py
+++ b/readthedocs/doc_builder/python_environments.py
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 """An abstraction over virtualenv and Conda environments."""
 
-import copy
 import codecs
+import copy
 import hashlib
 import itertools
 import json
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
-import yaml
 
+import yaml
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from readthedocs.builds.constants import EXTERNAL
-from readthedocs.config import PIP, SETUPTOOLS, ParseError, parse as parse_yaml
+from readthedocs.config import PIP, SETUPTOOLS, ParseError
+from readthedocs.config import parse as parse_yaml
 from readthedocs.config.models import PythonInstall, PythonInstallRequirements
 from readthedocs.doc_builder.config import load_yaml_config
 from readthedocs.doc_builder.constants import DOCKER_IMAGE
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@
 from readthedocs.projects.constants import LOG_TEMPLATE
 from readthedocs.projects.models import Feature
 
-
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ def install_package(self, install):
                 '--upgrade-strategy',
                 'eager',
                 *self._pip_cache_cmd_argument(),
-                *self._pip_extra_args(),
                 '{path}{extra_requirements}'.format(
                     path=local_path,
                     extra_requirements=extra_req_param,
@@ -124,12 +123,6 @@ def install_package(self, install):
                 bin_path=self.venv_bin(),
             )
 
-    def _pip_extra_args(self):
-        extra_args = []
-        if self.project.has_feature(Feature.USE_NEW_PIP_RESOLVER):
-            extra_args.extend(['--use-feature', '2020-resolver'])
-        return extra_args
-
     def _pip_cache_cmd_argument(self):
         """
         Return the pip command ``--cache-dir`` or ``--no-cache-dir`` argument.
@@ -402,7 +395,6 @@ def install_core_requirements(self):
             ])
 
         cmd = copy.copy(pip_install_cmd)
-        cmd.extend(self._pip_extra_args())
         if self.config.python.use_system_site_packages:
             # Other code expects sphinx-build to be installed inside the
             # virtualenv.  Using the -I option makes sure it gets installed
@@ -451,7 +443,6 @@ def install_requirements_file(self, install):
                 '-m',
                 'pip',
                 'install',
-                *self._pip_extra_args(),
             ]
             if self.project.has_feature(Feature.PIP_ALWAYS_UPGRADE):
                 args += ['--upgrade']
@@ -669,7 +660,6 @@ def install_core_requirements(self):
             'install',
             '-U',
             *self._pip_cache_cmd_argument(),
-            *self._pip_extra_args(),
         ]
         pip_cmd.extend(pip_requirements)
         self.build_env.run(
diff --git a/readthedocs/projects/models.py b/readthedocs/projects/models.py
index 30364abedee..55bd7ecbf05 100644
--- a/readthedocs/projects/models.py
+++ b/readthedocs/projects/models.py
@@ -1601,7 +1601,6 @@ def add_features(sender, **kwargs):
     DEDUPLICATE_BUILDS = 'deduplicate_builds'
     USE_SPHINX_RTD_EXT_LATEST = 'rtd_sphinx_ext_latest'
     DONT_CREATE_INDEX = 'dont_create_index'
-    USE_NEW_PIP_RESOLVER = 'use_new_pip_resolver'
     DONT_INSTALL_LATEST_PIP = 'dont_install_latest_pip'
 
     FEATURES = (
@@ -1752,10 +1751,6 @@ def add_features(sender, **kwargs):
             DONT_CREATE_INDEX,
             _('Do not create index.md or README.rst if the project does not have one.'),
         ),
-        (
-            USE_NEW_PIP_RESOLVER,
-            _('Use new pip resolver'),
-        ),
         (
             DONT_INSTALL_LATEST_PIP,
             _('Don\'t install the latest version of pip'),