diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.json b/extensions/typescript/package.json
index b5ba8ce4acc6b..6f6e18f0d083e 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.json
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@
 					"default": null,
 					"description": "%typescript.tsdk.desc%"
 				},
-				"typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition": {
-					"type": "boolean",
-					"default": false,
-					"description": "%typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition%"
-				},
 				"typescript.check.workspaceVersion": {
 					"type": "boolean",
 					"default": true,
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index 20f07aee919ae..54577b1077d29 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -401,9 +401,14 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient implements ITypescriptServiceClient
 					let args: string[] = [];
 					if (this.apiVersion.has206Features()) {
 						args.push('--useSingleInferredProject');
+						/* https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/14889
 						if (workspace.getConfiguration().get<boolean>('typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition', false)) {
 							args.push('--disableAutomaticTypingAcquisition');
 						}
+						*/
+						if (!(process.env.CH_ATA_ENABLE)) {
+							args.push('--disableAutomaticTypingAcquisition');
+						}
 					}
 					electron.fork(modulePath, args, options, (err: any, childProcess: cp.ChildProcess) => {
 						if (err) {