diff --git a/core/src/zeit/content/article/article.py b/core/src/zeit/content/article/article.py
index 4886584d7d..4cfaf08a78 100644
--- a/core/src/zeit/content/article/article.py
+++ b/core/src/zeit/content/article/article.py
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@
 </article>"""
 
 
-class ToggleableAccess(zeit.cms.content.dav.DAVProperty):
-    def __get__(self, instance, class_, properties=None):
-        value = super().__get__(instance, class_, properties)
-        if FEATURE_TOGGLES.find('access_treat_free_as_dynamic') and value == 'free':
-            return 'dynamic'
-        return value
-
-
 @zope.interface.implementer(
     zeit.content.article.interfaces.IArticle, zeit.cms.interfaces.IEditorialContent
 )
@@ -97,7 +89,7 @@ class Article(zeit.cms.content.metadata.CommonMetadata):
         ),
     )
 
-    access = ToggleableAccess(
+    access = zeit.cms.content.dav.DAVProperty(
         ICommonMetadata['access'],
         zeit.cms.interfaces.DOCUMENT_SCHEMA_NS,
         'access',
diff --git a/core/src/zeit/content/article/tests/test_article.py b/core/src/zeit/content/article/tests/test_article.py
index 1cc222846e..e283674b80 100644
--- a/core/src/zeit/content/article/tests/test_article.py
+++ b/core/src/zeit/content/article/tests/test_article.py
@@ -392,17 +392,6 @@ def test_no_checksum_for_ignored_genres(self):
         assert not checksum.checksum
 
 
-class ArticleAccess(zeit.content.article.testing.FunctionalTestCase):
-    def test_free_is_treated_as_dynamic_according_to_toggle(self):
-        article = self.repository['article'] = self.get_article()
-        with zeit.cms.checkout.helper.checked_out(article) as co:
-            co.access = 'free'
-        article = self.repository['article']
-        self.assertEqual('free', article.access)
-        FEATURE_TOGGLES.set('access_treat_free_as_dynamic')
-        self.assertEqual('dynamic', article.access)
-
-
 class AudioArticle(zeit.content.article.testing.FunctionalTestCase):
     def _add_audio_to_article(self):
         self.repository['article'] = self.article