diff --git a/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c b/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c
index 26a80b5ad..c5e40a8e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ static void complete_init(struct impl *impl)
         struct pw_node *this = impl->this;
 
 	impl->init_pending = SPA_ID_INVALID;
-	if (SPA_FLAG_CHECK(impl->flags, PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_DISABLE))
-		pw_node_set_enabled(this, false);
 
 	if (SPA_FLAG_CHECK(impl->flags, PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_ACTIVATE))
 		pw_node_set_active(this, true);
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/spa-node.h b/src/modules/spa/spa-node.h
index caa188132..6f07bb30b 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/spa-node.h
+++ b/src/modules/spa/spa-node.h
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 enum pw_spa_node_flags {
-	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_DISABLE	= (1 << 0),
-	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_ACTIVATE	= (1 << 1),
-	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_NO_REGISTER	= (1 << 2),
-	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_ASYNC		= (1 << 3),
+	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_ACTIVATE	= (1 << 0),
+	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_NO_REGISTER	= (1 << 1),
+	PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_ASYNC		= (1 << 2),
 };
 
 struct pw_node *
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.c b/src/pipewire/core.c
index 1133657bc..8a7b93487 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.c
@@ -731,9 +731,6 @@ struct pw_port *pw_core_find_port(struct pw_core *core,
 		    !PW_PERM_IS_R(pw_global_get_permissions(n->global, core->current_client)))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!n->enabled)
-			continue;
-
 		pw_log_debug("node id \"%d\"", n->global->id);
 
 		if (have_id) {
diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.c b/src/pipewire/node.c
index b05fc3c58..28c8afd1e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.c
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ struct pw_node *pw_node_new(struct pw_core *core,
 	if (properties == NULL)
 		goto clean_impl;
 
-	this->enabled = true;
 	this->properties = properties;
 
 	size = sizeof(struct pw_node_activation);
@@ -1437,7 +1436,7 @@ int pw_node_set_active(struct pw_node *node, bool active)
 		node->active = active;
 		pw_node_emit_active_changed(node, active);
 
-		if (active && node->enabled)
+		if (active)
 			node_activate(node);
 
 		pw_core_recalc_graph(node->core);
@@ -1450,30 +1449,3 @@ bool pw_node_is_active(struct pw_node *node)
 {
 	return node->active;
 }
-
-SPA_EXPORT
-int pw_node_set_enabled(struct pw_node *node, bool enabled)
-{
-	bool old = node->enabled;
-
-	if (old != enabled) {
-		pw_log_debug("node %p: %s", node, enabled ? "enable" : "disable");
-		node->enabled = enabled;
-		pw_node_emit_enabled_changed(node, enabled);
-
-		if (enabled) {
-			if (node->active)
-				node_activate(node);
-		}
-		else {
-			pw_node_set_state(node, PW_NODE_STATE_SUSPENDED);
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-SPA_EXPORT
-bool pw_node_is_enabled(struct pw_node *node)
-{
-	return node->enabled;
-}
diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.h b/src/pipewire/node.h
index 9188fc173..5c0c71bfe 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.h
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ struct pw_node_events {
 			const struct pw_port_info *info);
 	/** the node active state changed */
 	void (*active_changed) (void *data, bool active);
-	/** the node enabled state changed */
-	void (*enabled_changed) (void *data, bool enabled);
 
 	/** a new state is requested on the node */
 	void (*state_request) (void *data, enum pw_node_state state);
@@ -194,12 +192,6 @@ int pw_node_set_active(struct pw_node *node, bool active);
 /** Check if a node is active */
 bool pw_node_is_active(struct pw_node *node);
 
-/** Set a node enabled. The node will be able to be activated */
-int pw_node_set_enabled(struct pw_node *node, bool enabled);
-
-/** Check if a node is enabled */
-bool pw_node_is_enabled(struct pw_node *node);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 82599d3e1..8e992820d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ struct pw_node_activation {
 #define pw_node_emit_info_changed(n,i)		pw_node_emit(n, info_changed, 0, i)
 #define pw_node_emit_port_info_changed(n,p,i)	pw_node_emit(n, port_info_changed, 0, p, i)
 #define pw_node_emit_active_changed(n,a)	pw_node_emit(n, active_changed, 0, a)
-#define pw_node_emit_enabled_changed(n,e)	pw_node_emit(n, enabled_changed, 0, e)
 #define pw_node_emit_state_request(n,s)		pw_node_emit(n, state_request, 0, s)
 #define pw_node_emit_state_changed(n,o,s,e)	pw_node_emit(n, state_changed, 0, o, s, e)
 #define pw_node_emit_async_complete(n,s,r)	pw_node_emit(n, async_complete, 0, s, r)
@@ -366,7 +365,6 @@ struct pw_node {
 	struct spa_param_info params[MAX_PARAMS];
 
 	unsigned int registered:1;
-	unsigned int enabled:1;		/**< if the node is enabled */
 	unsigned int active:1;		/**< if the node is active */
 	unsigned int live:1;		/**< if the node is live */
 	unsigned int driver:1;		/**< if the node can drive the graph */