diff --git a/src/documents/admin.py b/src/documents/admin.py
index c6f179e2a..1ebbdc9ce 100644
--- a/src/documents/admin.py
+++ b/src/documents/admin.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class DocumentAdmin(GuardedModelAdmin):
         "added",
         "modified",
         "mime_type",
-        "storage_type",
         "filename",
         "checksum",
         "archive_filename",
diff --git a/src/documents/conditionals.py b/src/documents/conditionals.py
index 47d9bfe4b..b93cabf62 100644
--- a/src/documents/conditionals.py
+++ b/src/documents/conditionals.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def thumbnail_last_modified(request, pk: int) -> datetime | None:
     Cache should be (slightly?) faster than filesystem
     """
     try:
-        doc = Document.objects.only("storage_type").get(pk=pk)
+        doc = Document.objects.only("pk").get(pk=pk)
         if not doc.thumbnail_path.exists():
             return None
         doc_key = get_thumbnail_modified_key(pk)
diff --git a/src/documents/consumer.py b/src/documents/consumer.py
index 98a998cdf..4c8c4dd28 100644
--- a/src/documents/consumer.py
+++ b/src/documents/consumer.py
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
                     create_source_path_directory(document.source_path)
 
                     self._write(
-                        document.storage_type,
                         self.unmodified_original
                         if self.unmodified_original is not None
                         else self.working_copy,
@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
                     )
 
                     self._write(
-                        document.storage_type,
                         thumbnail,
                         document.thumbnail_path,
                     )
@@ -517,7 +515,6 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
                         )
                         create_source_path_directory(document.archive_path)
                         self._write(
-                            document.storage_type,
                             archive_path,
                             document.archive_path,
                         )
@@ -733,7 +730,7 @@ class ConsumerPlugin(
                 }
                 CustomFieldInstance.objects.create(**args)  # adds to document
 
-    def _write(self, storage_type, source, target):
+    def _write(self, source, target):
         with (
             Path(source).open("rb") as read_file,
             Path(target).open("wb") as write_file,
diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
index 1d8feffbe..77b3b6416 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ class Command(CryptMixin, BaseCommand):
                 base_name = generate_filename(
                     document,
                     counter=filename_counter,
-                    append_gpg=False,
                 )
             else:
                 base_name = document.get_public_filename(counter=filename_counter)
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/samples/documents/thumbnails/0000004.webp b/src/documents/tests/samples/documents/thumbnails/0000004.webp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7ff623b2
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diff --git a/src/documents/tests/samples/documents/thumbnails/0000004.webp.gpg b/src/documents/tests/samples/documents/thumbnails/0000004.webp.gpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3abc69d36..000000000
Binary files a/src/documents/tests/samples/documents/thumbnails/0000004.webp.gpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 024c7f076..30ee213d1 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -1203,19 +1203,6 @@ EMAIL_PARSE_DEFAULT_LAYOUT = __get_int(
     1,  # MailRule.PdfLayout.TEXT_HTML but that can't be imported here
 )
 
-# Pre-2.x versions of Paperless stored your documents locally with GPG
-# encryption, but that is no longer the default.  This behaviour is still
-# available, but it must be explicitly enabled by setting
-# `PAPERLESS_PASSPHRASE` in your environment or config file.  The default is to
-# store these files unencrypted.
-#
-# Translation:
-# * If you're a new user, you can safely ignore this setting.
-# * If you're upgrading from 1.x, this must be set, OR you can run
-#   `./manage.py change_storage_type gpg unencrypted` to decrypt your files,
-#   after which you can unset this value.
-PASSPHRASE = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_PASSPHRASE")
-
 # Trigger a script after every successful document consumption?
 PRE_CONSUME_SCRIPT = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_PRE_CONSUME_SCRIPT")
 POST_CONSUME_SCRIPT = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_POST_CONSUME_SCRIPT")