diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index 7c6c3009..51e57bd3 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ const UI = {
         UI.initSetting('shared', true);
         UI.initSetting('bell', 'on');
         UI.initSetting('view_only', false);
-        UI.initSetting('show_remote_cursor', true);
         UI.initSetting('show_dot', false);
         UI.initSetting('path', 'websockify');
         UI.initSetting('repeaterID', '');
@@ -370,8 +369,6 @@ const UI = {
         UI.addSettingChangeHandler('shared');
         UI.addSettingChangeHandler('view_only');
         UI.addSettingChangeHandler('view_only', UI.updateViewOnly);
-        UI.addSettingChangeHandler('show_remote_cursor');
-        UI.addSettingChangeHandler('show_remote_cursor', UI.updateShowRemoteCursor);
         UI.addSettingChangeHandler('show_dot');
         UI.addSettingChangeHandler('show_dot', UI.updateShowDotCursor);
         UI.addSettingChangeHandler('host');
@@ -444,7 +441,6 @@ const UI = {
             UI.disableSetting('port');
             UI.disableSetting('path');
             UI.disableSetting('repeaterID');
-            UI.disableSetting('show_remote_cursor');
 
             // Hide the controlbar after 2 seconds
             UI.closeControlbarTimeout = setTimeout(UI.closeControlbar, 2000);
@@ -455,7 +451,6 @@ const UI = {
             UI.enableSetting('port');
             UI.enableSetting('path');
             UI.enableSetting('repeaterID');
-            UI.enableSetting('show_remote_cursor');
             UI.updatePowerButton();
             UI.keepControlbar();
         }
@@ -892,7 +887,6 @@ const UI = {
         UI.updateSetting('compression');
         UI.updateSetting('shared');
         UI.updateSetting('view_only');
-        UI.updateSetting('show_remote_cursor');
         UI.updateSetting('path');
         UI.updateSetting('repeaterID');
         UI.updateSetting('logging');
@@ -1106,7 +1100,6 @@ const UI = {
         UI.rfb.resizeSession = UI.getSetting('resize') === 'remote';
         UI.rfb.qualityLevel = parseInt(UI.getSetting('quality'));
         UI.rfb.compressionLevel = parseInt(UI.getSetting('compression'));
-        UI.rfb.showRemoteCursor = UI.getSetting('show_remote_cursor');
         UI.rfb.showDotCursor = UI.getSetting('show_dot');
 
         UI.updateViewOnly(); // requires UI.rfb
@@ -1761,11 +1754,6 @@ const UI = {
         }
     },
 
-    updateShowRemoteCursor () {
-        if (!UI.rfb) return;
-        UI.rfb.showRemoteCursor = UI.getSetting('show_remote_cursor');
-    },
-
     updateShowDotCursor() {
         if (!UI.rfb) return;
         UI.rfb.showDotCursor = UI.getSetting('show_dot');
diff --git a/core/encodings.js b/core/encodings.js
index d56db734..ffd1eec1 100644
--- a/core/encodings.js
+++ b/core/encodings.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const encodings = {
     pseudoEncodingQualityLevel0: -32,
     pseudoEncodingDesktopSize: -223,
     pseudoEncodingLastRect: -224,
+    pseudoEncodingPointerPos: -232,
     pseudoEncodingCursor: -239,
     pseudoEncodingQEMUExtendedKeyEvent: -258,
     pseudoEncodingQEMULedEvent: -261,
@@ -34,10 +35,7 @@ export const encodings = {
     pseudoEncodingCompressLevel9: -247,
     pseudoEncodingCompressLevel0: -256,
     pseudoEncodingVMwareCursor: 0x574d5664,
-    pseudoEncodingExtendedClipboard: 0xc0a1e5ce,
-    pseudoEncodingRichCursor: 0xffffff11,
-    pseudoEncodingPointerPos: 0xffffff18,
-    pseudoEncodingTightPointerPos: -232
+    pseudoEncodingExtendedClipboard: 0xc0a1e5ce
 };
 
 export function encodingName(num) {
diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
index 41f3a0c1..1797846d 100644
--- a/core/rfb.js
+++ b/core/rfb.js
@@ -413,11 +413,6 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
         }
     }
 
-    get showRemoteCursor() { return this._showRemoteCursor; }
-    set showRemoteCursor(show) {
-        this._showRemoteCursor = show;
-    }
-
     // ===== PUBLIC METHODS =====
 
     disconnect() {
@@ -2256,6 +2251,7 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
 
         encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingDesktopSize);
         encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingLastRect);
+        encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingPointerPos);
         encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingQEMUExtendedKeyEvent);
         encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingQEMULedEvent);
         encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingExtendedDesktopSize);
@@ -2269,12 +2265,6 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
         if (this._fbDepth == 24) {
             encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingVMwareCursor);
             encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingCursor);
-            encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingRichCursor);
-        }
-
-        if (this._showRemoteCursor) {
-            encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingPointerPos);
-            encs.push(encodings.pseudoEncodingTightPointerPos);
         }
 
         RFB.messages.clientEncodings(this._sock, encs);
@@ -2684,7 +2674,6 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
                 return this._handleVMwareCursor();
 
             case encodings.pseudoEncodingCursor:
-            case encodings.pseudoEncodingRichCursor:
                 return this._handleCursor();
 
             case encodings.pseudoEncodingQEMUExtendedKeyEvent:
@@ -2709,7 +2698,6 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
                 return this._handleLedEvent();
 
             case encodings.pseudoEncodingPointerPos:
-            case encodings.pseudoEncodingTightPointerPos:
                 return this._handlePointerPos();
 
             default:
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 17ffedad..eb3ec333 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ protocol stream.
     if the remote session is smaller than its container, or handled
     according to `clipViewport` if it is larger. Disabled by default.
 
-`showRemoteCursor`
-  - Is a `boolean` indicating whether the remote cursor position should
-    be tracked. The server must support the respective pseudo encoding.
-
 `showDotCursor`
   - Is a `boolean` indicating whether a dot cursor should be shown
     instead of a zero-sized or fully-transparent cursor if the server
diff --git a/vnc.html b/vnc.html
index 8625196c..82cacd58 100644
--- a/vnc.html
+++ b/vnc.html
@@ -289,13 +289,6 @@
                                 <input id="noVNC_setting_reconnect_delay" type="number">
                             </li>
                             <li><hr></li>
-                            <li>
-                                <label>
-                                    <input id="noVNC_setting_show_remote_cursor" type="checkbox"
-                                           class="toggle">
-                                    Show remote cursor
-                                </label>
-                            </li>
                             <li>
                                 <label>
                                     <input id="noVNC_setting_show_dot" type="checkbox"