# Deprecation/Removal waffle flag ENABLE\_GLOBAL\_STAFF\_OPTIMIZATION
**URL:** https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-waffle-flag-enable-global-staff-optimization/14693
**Category:** Deprecation
**Created:** [January 2, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-waffle-flag-enable-global-staff-optimization/14693 "2025-01-02T22:03:17Z")
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### Author:  [@pdpinch](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/pdpinch)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-waffle-flag-enable-global-staff-optimization/14693/1 "2025-01-02T22:03:17Z")
The waffle switch `ENABLE_GLOBAL_STAFF_OPTIMIZATION` has not functioned since the Quince release because the optimization is no longer relevant with the new studio interface (aka the course-authoring MFE). We’d like to remove this switch.
The proposal is here: [[DEPR]: Remove waffle switch ENABLE\_GLOBAL\_STAFF\_OPTIMIZATION](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/issues/35649)
Acceptance date is: 2025-01-08T05:00:00Z
Removal target would be the end of January, since it’s already non-functional.
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### Author:  [@pdpinch](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/pdpinch)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-waffle-flag-enable-global-staff-optimization/14693/2 "2025-01-09T14:25:43Z")
With no (blocking) comments on this deprecation, this DEPR has been approved.
A PR to remove the waffle switch is up at [feat: Remove DEPR waffle switch: ENABLE\_GLOBAL\_STAFF\_OPTIMIZATION by marslanabdulrauf · Pull Request #36069 · openedx/edx-platform · GitHub](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/36069)
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### Author:  [@pdpinch](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/pdpinch)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-waffle-flag-enable-global-staff-optimization/14693/3 "2025-01-14T21:25:31Z")
The PR has been merged and ENABLE\_GLOBAL\_STAFF\_OPTIMIZATION has been removed.