diff --git a/config_panel.toml b/config_panel.toml
index 459f636..c9fc221 100644
--- a/config_panel.toml
+++ b/config_panel.toml
@@ -25,18 +25,8 @@ help = "Here you can easily configure some things about your GoToSocial instance
         bind = "accounts-registration-open:__INSTALL_DIR__/config.yaml"
         choices = [ "true", "false" ]
         default = "false"
-        help.en = "Do we want people to be able to just submit sign up requests, or do we want invite only?"
-        help.fr = "Voulez-vous que les gens puissent simplement envoyer des demandes d'inscription, ou voulez-vous qu'iels doivent être invité-e-s ?"
-        type = "select"
-
-        [main.accounts.accounts_approval_required]
-        ask.en = "Approval required?"
-        ask.fr = "Validation requise ?"
-        bind = "accounts-approval-required:__INSTALL_DIR__/config.yaml"
-        choices = [ "true", "false" ]
-        default = "true"
-        help.en = "Do sign up requests require approval from an admin/moderator before an account can sign in/use the server?"
-        help.fr = "Les demandes d'inscription doivent-elles être approuvées par un-e administrateur-ice/modérateur-ice avant qu'un compte puisse se connecter/utiliser le serveur ?"
+        help.en = "Allow people to submit new sign-up / registration requests via the form at `/signup`."
+        help.fr = "Permettre aux personnes de déposer de nouvelles demandes d'inscription via le formulaire à l'adresse `/signup`."
         type = "select"
 
         [main.accounts.accounts_reason_required]
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index 4579954..63333f5 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -67,25 +67,13 @@ ask.ar = "التسجيلات مفتوحة؟"
 ask.gl = "Rexistro aberto?"
 ask.ca = "Registres oberts?"
 ask.fr = "Inscriptions ouvertes ?"
-help.en = "Do you want people to be able to just submit sign up requests (true), or do you want invite only (false)?"
+help.en = "Allow people to submit new sign-up / registration requests via the form at `/signup`."
 help.gl = "Queres permitir que calquera poida solicitar unha conta (verdadeiro), ou queres que só sexa a través de convite (falso)?"
 help.ca = "Voleu que la gent puguin enviar peticions de registre (true), o voleu que les registres es facin únicament per invitació (false)?"
-help.fr = "Voulez-vous que les gens puissent envoyer des demandes d'inscription (true) ou voulez-vous que les inscriptions soient uniquement sur invitation (false) ?"
+help.fr = "Permettre aux personnes de déposer de nouvelles demandes d'inscription via le formulaire à l'adresse `/signup`."
 type = "boolean"
 default = false
 
-[install.accounts_approval_required]
-ask.en = "Registration approval?"
-ask.gl = "Aprobar novas contas?"
-ask.ca = "Verificació manual dels registres?"
-ask.fr = "Vérification manuelle des inscriptions ?"
-help.en = "Do sign up requests require approval from an admin/moderator before an account can sign in/use the server?"
-help.gl = "Para indicar se, após crear unha conta, esta debe ser aprobada pola administración antes de poder usar o servidor"
-help.ca = "Ha d'aprovar manualment un administrador/moderador el registre abans que el compte pugui iniciar sessió al servidor?"
-help.fr = "Les demandes d'inscription doivent-elles être approuvées par un-e administrateur-ice/modérateur-ice avant qu'un compte puisse se connecter et utiliser le serveur ?"
-type = "boolean"
-default = true
-
 [install.accounts_reason_required]
 ask.en = "Request registration reason?"
 ask.gl = "Requerir razón para crear conta?"
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 980c26e..af480eb 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ client_max_body_size="100M"
 cache_memory_target="100MiB"
 
 accounts_registration_open=$(convert_bool "$YNH_APP_ARG_ACCOUNTS_REGISTRATION_OPEN")
-accounts_approval_required=$(convert_bool "$YNH_APP_ARG_ACCOUNTS_APPROVAL_REQUIRED")
 accounts_reason_required=$(convert_bool "$YNH_APP_ARG_ACCOUNTS_REASON_REQUIRED")
 accounts_allow_custom_css="false"
 accounts_custom_css_length="10000"
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=password --value="$password"
 ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=cache_memory_target --value="$cache_memory_target"
 
 ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=accounts_registration_open --value="$accounts_registration_open"
-ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=accounts_approval_required --value="$accounts_approval_required"
 ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=accounts_reason_required --value="$accounts_reason_required"
 ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=accounts_allow_custom_css --value="$accounts_allow_custom_css"
 ynh_app_setting_set --app="$app" --key=accounts_custom_css_length --value="$accounts_custom_css_length"
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 759b680..9d43b8c 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ then
 	ynh_app_setting_delete --app="$app" --key=statuses_cw_max_chars
 fi
 
+# Upgrade from <0.16.0~ynh1:
+if ynh_compare_current_package_version --comparison lt --version 0.16.0~ynh1 || [ -n "${accounts_approval_required:-}" ]
+then
+	# parameter removal
+	ynh_app_setting_delete --app="$app" --key=accounts_approval_required
+fi
+
 #=================================================
 # DOWNLOAD, CHECK AND UNPACK SOURCE
 #=================================================