diff --git a/jupyterhub/app.py b/jupyterhub/app.py
index bc04b31f..324656f4 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/app.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/app.py
@@ -1185,10 +1185,6 @@ class JupyterHub(Application):
         False, help="""Shuts down all user servers on logout"""
     ).tag(config=True)
 
-    server_tokens = Bool(
-        True, help="""Display JupyterHub version information on admin page"""
-    ).tag(config=True)
-
     @default('statsd')
     def _statsd(self):
         if self.statsd_host:
@@ -2137,7 +2133,6 @@ class JupyterHub(Application):
             internal_ssl_ca=self.internal_ssl_ca,
             trusted_alt_names=self.trusted_alt_names,
             shutdown_on_logout=self.shutdown_on_logout,
-            server_tokens=self.server_tokens,
             eventlog=self.eventlog,
         )
         # allow configured settings to have priority
diff --git a/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py b/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
index 8b0afa3d..509efd08 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ class AdminHandler(BaseHandler):
             sort={s: o for s, o in zip(sorts, orders)},
             allow_named_servers=self.allow_named_servers,
             named_server_limit_per_user=self.named_server_limit_per_user,
-            server_tokens=self.settings.get('server_tokens', True),
             server_version='{} {}'.format(__version__, self.version_hash),
         )
         self.finish(html)
diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py
index 3b8f242a..d5d31978 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_pages.py
@@ -117,14 +117,6 @@ async def test_admin_version(app):
     assert "version_footer" in r.text
 
 
-async def test_admin_version_disabled(app):
-    cookies = await app.login_user('admin')
-    with mock.patch.dict(app.tornado_settings, {'server_tokens': False}):
-        r = await get_page('admin', app, cookies=cookies, allow_redirects=False)
-    r.raise_for_status()
-    assert "version_footer" not in r.text
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('sort', ['running', 'last_activity', 'admin', 'name'])
 async def test_admin_sort(app, sort):
     cookies = await app.login_user('admin')
diff --git a/share/jupyterhub/templates/admin.html b/share/jupyterhub/templates/admin.html
index f5ddec4a..a0c6fb87 100644
--- a/share/jupyterhub/templates/admin.html
+++ b/share/jupyterhub/templates/admin.html
@@ -103,13 +103,11 @@
   </tbody>
   </table>
 </div>
-{%- if server_tokens -%}
-  <div class="container-fluid navbar-default small version_footer">
-    <div class="navbar-text">
-      JupyterHub {{ server_version }}
-    </div>
+<div class="container-fluid navbar-default small version_footer">
+  <div class="navbar-text">
+    JupyterHub {{ server_version }}
   </div>
-{%- endif -%}
+</div>
 
 {% call modal('Delete User', btn_class='btn-danger delete-button') %}
   Are you sure you want to delete user <span class="delete-username">USER</span>?