diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index de514b57..9c2cc2bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: microsoft/playwright-github-action@v1
       - name: Install dependencies and run tests
         run: |
-          ./release-packages/code-server*-linux-amd64/bin/code-server --home $CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS/healthz &
+          ./release-packages/code-server*-linux-amd64/bin/code-server &
           yarn --frozen-lockfile
           yarn test
       - name: Upload test artifacts
diff --git a/ci/dev/test.sh b/ci/dev/test.sh
index 82f6ad36..23e1ed7b 100755
--- a/ci/dev/test.sh
+++ b/ci/dev/test.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ main() {
     echo "  \$PASSWORD"
     echo "  \$CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS"
     echo -e "\n"
-    echo "Please make sure you have code-server running locally with the flag:"
-    echo "  --home \$CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS/healthz "
-    echo -e "\n"
     exit 1
   fi
   CS_DISABLE_PLUGINS=true ./test/node_modules/.bin/jest "$@"
diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md
index 9b08b58d..779bd83d 100644
--- a/docs/FAQ.md
+++ b/docs/FAQ.md
@@ -2,36 +2,36 @@
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 # FAQ
 
-- [Questions?](#questions)
-- [iPad Status?](#ipad-status)
-- [Community Projects (awesome-code-server)](#community-projects-awesome-code-server)
-- [How can I reuse my VS Code configuration?](#how-can-i-reuse-my-vs-code-configuration)
-- [Differences compared to VS Code?](#differences-compared-to-vs-code)
-- [How can I request a missing extension?](#how-can-i-request-a-missing-extension)
-- [How do I configure the marketplace URL?](#how-do-i-configure-the-marketplace-url)
-- [Where are extensions stored?](#where-are-extensions-stored)
-- [How is this different from VS Code Codespaces?](#how-is-this-different-from-vs-code-codespaces)
-- [How should I expose code-server to the internet?](#how-should-i-expose-code-server-to-the-internet)
-- [Can I store my password hashed?](#can-i-store-my-password-hashed)
-- [How do I securely access web services?](#how-do-i-securely-access-web-services)
-  - [Sub-paths](#sub-paths)
-  - [Sub-domains](#sub-domains)
-- [Why does the code-server proxy strip `/proxy/<port>` from the request path?](#why-does-the-code-server-proxy-strip-proxyport-from-the-request-path)
-  - [Proxying to Create React App](#proxying-to-create-react-app)
-- [Multi-tenancy](#multi-tenancy)
-- [Docker in code-server container?](#docker-in-code-server-container)
-- [How can I disable telemetry?](#how-can-i-disable-telemetry)
-- [How does code-server decide what workspace or folder to open?](#how-does-code-server-decide-what-workspace-or-folder-to-open)
-- [How do I debug issues with code-server?](#how-do-i-debug-issues-with-code-server)
-- [Heartbeat File](#heartbeat-file)
-- [Healthz endpoint](#healthz-endpoint)
-- [How does the config file work?](#how-does-the-config-file-work)
-- [How do I customize the "Go Home" button?](#how-do-i-customize-the-go-home-button)
-- [Isn't an install script piped into sh insecure?](#isnt-an-install-script-piped-into-sh-insecure)
-- [How do I make my keyboard shortcuts work?](#how-do-i-make-my-keyboard-shortcuts-work)
-- [Differences compared to Theia?](#differences-compared-to-theia)
-- [`$HTTP_PROXY`, `$HTTPS_PROXY`, `$NO_PROXY`](#http_proxy-https_proxy-no_proxy)
-- [Enterprise](#enterprise)
+- [FAQ](#faq)
+  - [Questions?](#questions)
+  - [iPad Status?](#ipad-status)
+  - [Community Projects (awesome-code-server)](#community-projects-awesome-code-server)
+  - [How can I reuse my VS Code configuration?](#how-can-i-reuse-my-vs-code-configuration)
+  - [Differences compared to VS Code?](#differences-compared-to-vs-code)
+  - [How can I request a missing extension?](#how-can-i-request-a-missing-extension)
+  - [How do I configure the marketplace URL?](#how-do-i-configure-the-marketplace-url)
+  - [Where are extensions stored?](#where-are-extensions-stored)
+  - [How is this different from VS Code Codespaces?](#how-is-this-different-from-vs-code-codespaces)
+  - [How should I expose code-server to the internet?](#how-should-i-expose-code-server-to-the-internet)
+  - [Can I store my password hashed?](#can-i-store-my-password-hashed)
+  - [How do I securely access web services?](#how-do-i-securely-access-web-services)
+    - [Sub-paths](#sub-paths)
+    - [Sub-domains](#sub-domains)
+  - [Why does the code-server proxy strip `/proxy/<port>` from the request path?](#why-does-the-code-server-proxy-strip-proxyport-from-the-request-path)
+    - [Proxying to Create React App](#proxying-to-create-react-app)
+  - [Multi-tenancy](#multi-tenancy)
+  - [Docker in code-server container?](#docker-in-code-server-container)
+  - [How can I disable telemetry?](#how-can-i-disable-telemetry)
+  - [How does code-server decide what workspace or folder to open?](#how-does-code-server-decide-what-workspace-or-folder-to-open)
+  - [How do I debug issues with code-server?](#how-do-i-debug-issues-with-code-server)
+  - [Heartbeat File](#heartbeat-file)
+  - [Healthz endpoint](#healthz-endpoint)
+  - [How does the config file work?](#how-does-the-config-file-work)
+  - [Isn't an install script piped into sh insecure?](#isnt-an-install-script-piped-into-sh-insecure)
+  - [How do I make my keyboard shortcuts work?](#how-do-i-make-my-keyboard-shortcuts-work)
+  - [Differences compared to Theia?](#differences-compared-to-theia)
+  - [`$HTTP_PROXY`, `$HTTPS_PROXY`, `$NO_PROXY`](#http_proxy-https_proxy-no_proxy)
+  - [Enterprise](#enterprise)
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 
@@ -354,16 +354,6 @@ The `--config` flag or `$CODE_SERVER_CONFIG` can be used to change the config fi
 
 The default location also respects `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`.
 
-## How do I customize the "Go Home" button?
-
-You can pass a URL to the `--home` flag like this:
-
-```
-code-server --home=https://my-website.com
-```
-
-Or you can define it in the config file with `home`.
-
 ## Isn't an install script piped into sh insecure?
 
 Please give
diff --git a/src/node/cli.ts b/src/node/cli.ts
index 0990797d..efe3e69e 100644
--- a/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export interface Args extends VsArgs {
   "new-window"?: boolean
 
   link?: OptionalString
-  home?: string
 }
 
 interface Option<T> {
@@ -201,10 +200,6 @@ const options: Options<Required<Args>> = {
     `,
     beta: true,
   },
-  home: {
-    type: "string",
-    description: "Set a custom link for the 'Go Home' button in the Application Menu",
-  },
 }
 
 export const optionDescriptions = (): string[] => {
diff --git a/test/cli.test.ts b/test/cli.test.ts
index 6a0cfd7b..4614ec38 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ describe("parser", () => {
         "--log",
         "error",
         "--help",
-        "--home=http://localhost:8080/",
         "--open",
         "--socket=mumble",
         "3",
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ describe("parser", () => {
       "extra-builtin-extensions-dir": [path.resolve("bazzle")],
       "extra-extensions-dir": [path.resolve("nozzle")],
       help: true,
-      home: "http://localhost:8080/",
       host: "0.0.0.0",
       json: true,
       log: "error",