diff --git a/hooks/utils.py b/hooks/utils.py
index 7ea6c5d..5c6facb 100644
--- a/hooks/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/utils.py
@@ -505,6 +505,16 @@ def parse_data(relid, unit, key):
 
 
 def configure_stonith():
+    if configure_pacemaker_remote_stonith_resource():
+        log('Not disabling STONITH as pacemaker remotes are present',
+            level=INFO)
+    else:
+        log('Disabling STONITH', level=INFO)
+        cmd = "crm configure property stonith-enabled=false"
+        pcmk.commit(cmd)
+
+
+def configure_legacy_stonith():
     if config('stonith_enabled') not in ['true', 'True', True]:
         if configure_pacemaker_remote_stonith_resource():
             log('Not disabling STONITH as pacemaker remotes are present',
@@ -1182,6 +1192,10 @@ def assess_status_helper():
     @returns status, message - status is workload status and message is any
                                corresponding messages
     """
+    if config('stonith_enabled') in ['true', 'True', True]:
+        return(
+            'blocked',
+            'stonith_enabled config option is no longer supported')
 
     if is_unit_upgrading_set():
         return ("blocked",
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_hacluster_utils.py b/unit_tests/test_hacluster_utils.py
index e201b2f..0999891 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_hacluster_utils.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_hacluster_utils.py
@@ -445,21 +445,6 @@ class UtilsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_commit.assert_called_once_with(
             'crm configure property stonith-enabled=false')
 
-    @mock.patch('pcmk.commit')
-    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'config')
-    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'configure_pacemaker_remote_stonith_resource')
-    def test_configure_stonith_stonith_enabled_false_pcmkr_remote(
-            self,
-            mock_cfg_pcmkr_rstonith_res,
-            mock_config,
-            mock_commit):
-        cfg = {
-            'stonith_enabled': 'false'}
-        mock_config.side_effect = lambda key: cfg.get(key)
-        mock_cfg_pcmkr_rstonith_res.return_value = ['st-res']
-        utils.configure_stonith()
-        self.assertFalse(mock_commit.called)
-
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'relation_get')
     def test_parse_data_json(self, relation_get):
         _rel_data = {