diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index bda58085e..ba7fc6661 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -159,37 +159,6 @@ class Client:
         preparing the member cache and firing READY. The default timeout is 2 seconds.
 
         .. versionadded:: 1.4
-    guild_subscriptions: :class:`bool`
-        Whether to dispatch presence or typing events. Defaults to ``True``.
-
-        .. versionadded:: 1.3
-
-        .. warning::
-
-            If this is set to ``False`` then the following features will be disabled:
-
-                - No user related updates (:func:`on_user_update` will not dispatch)
-                - All member related events will be disabled.
-                    - :func:`on_member_update`
-                    - :func:`on_member_join`
-                    - :func:`on_member_remove`
-
-                - Typing events will be disabled (:func:`on_typing`).
-                - If ``fetch_offline_members`` is set to ``False`` then the user cache will not exist.
-                  This makes it difficult or impossible to do many things, for example:
-
-                    - Computing permissions
-                    - Querying members in a voice channel via :attr:`VoiceChannel.members` will be empty.
-                    - Most forms of receiving :class:`Member` will be
-                      receiving :class:`User` instead, except for message events.
-                    - :attr:`Guild.owner` will usually resolve to ``None``.
-                    - :meth:`Guild.get_member` will usually be unavailable.
-                    - Anything that involves using :class:`Member`.
-                    - :attr:`users` will not be as populated.
-                    - etc.
-
-            In short, this makes it so the only member you can reliably query is the
-            message author. Useful for bots that do not require any state.
     assume_unsync_clock: :class:`bool`
         Whether to assume the system clock is unsynced. This applies to the ratelimit handling
         code. If this is set to ``True``, the default, then the library uses the time to reset
diff --git a/discord/gateway.py b/discord/gateway.py
index 4e9e926eb..735544930 100644
--- a/discord/gateway.py
+++ b/discord/gateway.py
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ class DiscordWebSocket:
                 },
                 'compress': True,
                 'large_threshold': 250,
-                'guild_subscriptions': self._connection.guild_subscriptions,
                 'v': 3
             }
         }
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index c75babb90..5650f1eb2 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ class ConnectionState:
         if self.guild_ready_timeout < 0:
             raise ValueError('guild_ready_timeout cannot be negative')
 
-        self.guild_subscriptions = options.get('guild_subscriptions', True)
         allowed_mentions = options.get('allowed_mentions')
 
         if allowed_mentions is not None and not isinstance(allowed_mentions, AllowedMentions):