diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 882ccda5b67..6a60d8d95e4 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ module Discourse
     multisite_config_path = ENV['DISCOURSE_MULTISITE_CONFIG_PATH'] || GlobalSetting.multisite_config_path
     config.multisite_config_path = File.absolute_path(multisite_config_path, Rails.root)
 
-    # Disable so this is only run manually
-    # we may want to change this later on
-    # issue is image_optim crashes on missing dependencies
-    config.assets.image_optim = false
-
     # Custom directories with classes and modules you want to be autoloadable.
     config.autoload_paths << "#{root}/lib"
     config.autoload_paths << "#{root}/lib/guardian"