diff --git a/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeInferenceSimplifierTests.vb b/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeInferenceSimplifierTests.vb
index a9754a9ca76527c25dc2abcf92e9f7572cebd6af..71460429d24babcabe668506fcf80699b9364a68 100644
--- a/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeInferenceSimplifierTests.vb
+++ b/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeInferenceSimplifierTests.vb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Module
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Module
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Class
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Module
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Class
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Module
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Module
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Simplification
                     End Class
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class D : C
 }]]>
               </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInference, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ End Class
 ]]>
               </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInference, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ Namespace X
 End Namespace
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ Namespace Y
 End Namespace
                 </text>
 
-            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOptionSet = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Await TestAsync(input, expected, simplificationOptionSet)
         End Function
diff --git a/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeNameSimplifierTest.vb b/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeNameSimplifierTest.vb
index a8b50405bef1be5eecc08b34d0dc7b2ba784da8e..eebd19e1897df693fbb57ec868678e8fa9b831da 100644
--- a/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeNameSimplifierTest.vb
+++ b/src/EditorFeatures/Test2/Simplification/TypeNameSimplifierTest.vb
@@ -1470,7 +1470,6 @@ class C1
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestCSharpSimplifyToVarLocalDeclaration() As Task
             Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {
-                {SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarForBuiltInTypes, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarWhenTypeIsApparent, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarElsewhere, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement}
@@ -1509,7 +1508,6 @@ class Program
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestCSharpSimplifyToVarForeachDecl() As Task
             Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {
-                {SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarForBuiltInTypes, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarWhenTypeIsApparent, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarElsewhere, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement}
@@ -1550,7 +1548,6 @@ class Program
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestCSharpSimplifyToVarCorrect() As Task
             Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {
-                {SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarForBuiltInTypes, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarWhenTypeIsApparent, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarElsewhere, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement}
@@ -1621,7 +1618,6 @@ class Program
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestCSharpSimplifyToVarCorrect_QualifiedTypeNames() As Task
             Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {
-                {SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarForBuiltInTypes, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarWhenTypeIsApparent, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement},
                 {CSharpCodeStyleOptions.VarElsewhere, CodeStyleOptions.TrueWithSilentEnforcement}
@@ -1671,7 +1667,7 @@ class Program
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestCSharpSimplifyToVarDontSimplify() As Task
 
-            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration, True}}
+            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Dim input =
 <Workspace>
@@ -2027,8 +2023,8 @@ class E
 
         <WorkItem(838109, "http://vstfdevdiv:8080/DevDiv2/DevDiv/_workitems/edit/838109")>
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
-        Public Async Function TestDoSimplifyToGenericName() As Task
-            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToGenericType, True}}
+        Public Async Function TestDoNotSimplifyToGenericName() As Task
+            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Dim input =
         <Workspace>
@@ -2079,7 +2075,7 @@ class E
 {
     public static void Main()
     {
-        C<int>.D.F();
+        C.D.F();
     }
 }]]>
               </text>
@@ -2089,7 +2085,7 @@ class E
 
         <Fact, WorkItem(838109, "http://vstfdevdiv:8080/DevDiv2/DevDiv/_workitems/edit/838109"), Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestDontSimplifyAllNodes_SimplifyNestedType() As Task
-            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToBaseType, False}}
+            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Dim input =
         <Workspace>
@@ -2142,7 +2138,7 @@ static class M
 {
 	public static void Main()
 	{
-		int k = Z<float>.X.Y;
+		int k = Preserve.X.Y;
 	}
 }]]></text>
 
@@ -4831,8 +4827,8 @@ End Class
 
         <WorkItem(838109, "http://vstfdevdiv:8080/DevDiv2/DevDiv/_workitems/edit/838109")>
         <Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
-        Public Async Function TestVisualBasic_DoSimplifyToGenericName() As Task
-            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToGenericType, True}}
+        Public Async Function TestVisualBasic_DoNotSimplifyToGenericName() As Task
+            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Dim input =
         <Workspace>
@@ -4865,7 +4861,7 @@ Imports System
 
 Class Program
     Sub Main(args As String())
-        C(OfInteger).D.F()
+        C.D.F()
     End Sub
 End Class
 Public Class C(Of T)
@@ -4885,7 +4881,7 @@ End Class
 
         <Fact, WorkItem(838109, "http://vstfdevdiv:8080/DevDiv2/DevDiv/_workitems/edit/838109"), Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.Simplification)>
         Public Async Function TestVisualBasic_TestDontSimplifyAllNodes_SimplifyNestedType() As Task
-            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {{SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToBaseType, False}}
+            Dim simplificationOption = New Dictionary(Of OptionKey, Object) From {}
 
             Dim input =
         <Workspace>
@@ -4926,7 +4922,7 @@ End Class
 
 NotInheritable Class M
 	Public Shared Sub Main()
-        ReDim Z(Of Integer).X.Y(1)
+        ReDim [Preserve].X.Y(1)
 	End Sub
 End Class]]></text>
 
diff --git a/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.cs b/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.cs
index a0c9c2af79a0893024b32318e4dc06f20c6a9197..886dc0e5f75ad9dd096d43df9b3d82a8b022554f 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.cs
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ private static bool CanReplace(ISymbol symbol)
                 return true;
             }
 
-            return expression.TrySimplify(semanticModel, optionSet, out replacementNode, out issueSpan);
+            return expression.TrySimplify(semanticModel, out replacementNode, out issueSpan);
         }
 
         public static bool TryReduceExplicitName(
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ private static bool CanReplace(ISymbol symbol)
             if (!memberAccess.IsRightSideOfDot())
             {
                 // Check if we need to replace this syntax with an alias identifier
-                if (memberAccess.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification), cancellationToken, out var aliasReplacement))
+                if (memberAccess.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, cancellationToken, out var aliasReplacement))
                 {
                     // get the token text as it appears in source code to preserve e.g. unicode character escaping
                     var text = aliasReplacement.Name;
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ public static bool IsAliasReplaceableExpression(this ExpressionSyntax expression
         [PerformanceSensitive(
             "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/23582",
             Constraint = "Most trees do not have using alias directives, so avoid the expensive " + nameof(CSharpExtensions.GetSymbolInfo) + " call for this case.")]
-        private static bool TryReplaceWithAlias(this ExpressionSyntax node, SemanticModel semanticModel, bool preferAliasToQualifiedName, CancellationToken cancellationToken, out IAliasSymbol aliasReplacement)
+        private static bool TryReplaceWithAlias(this ExpressionSyntax node, SemanticModel semanticModel, CancellationToken cancellationToken, out IAliasSymbol aliasReplacement)
         {
             aliasReplacement = null;
 
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ private static bool TryReplaceWithAlias(this ExpressionSyntax node, SemanticMode
                 return false;
             }
 
+            var preferAliasToQualifiedName = true;
             if (node is QualifiedNameSyntax qualifiedName)
             {
                 if (!qualifiedName.Right.HasAnnotation(Simplifier.SpecialTypeAnnotation))
@@ -1486,12 +1487,6 @@ private static int GetNamespaceId(SyntaxList<MemberDeclarationSyntax> members, N
 
             if (symbol.Kind == SymbolKind.Method && name.Kind() == SyntaxKind.GenericName)
             {
-                // The option wants the generic method invocation name to be explicit, then quit the reduction
-                if (!optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInference))
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
                 var genericName = (GenericNameSyntax)name;
                 replacementNode = SyntaxFactory.IdentifierName(genericName.Identifier)
                     .WithLeadingTrivia(genericName.GetLeadingTrivia())
@@ -1522,7 +1517,7 @@ private static int GetNamespaceId(SyntaxList<MemberDeclarationSyntax> members, N
             {
                 if (!name.IsRightSideOfDotOrColonColon())
                 {
-                    if (name.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification), cancellationToken, out var aliasReplacement))
+                    if (name.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, cancellationToken, out var aliasReplacement))
                     {
                         // get the token text as it appears in source code to preserve e.g. Unicode character escaping
                         var text = aliasReplacement.Name;
@@ -1972,7 +1967,6 @@ public static bool IsPartOfNamespaceDeclarationName(SyntaxNode node)
         private static bool TrySimplify(
             this ExpressionSyntax expression,
             SemanticModel semanticModel,
-            OptionSet optionSet,
             out ExpressionSyntax replacementNode,
             out TextSpan issueSpan)
         {
@@ -1989,7 +1983,7 @@ public static bool IsPartOfNamespaceDeclarationName(SyntaxNode node)
                             return false;
                         }
 
-                        if (TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(memberAccess.Expression, memberAccess.Name, semanticModel, optionSet, out var newLeft, out issueSpan))
+                        if (TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(memberAccess.Expression, memberAccess.Name, semanticModel, out var newLeft, out issueSpan))
                         {
                             // replacement node might not be in it's simplest form, so add simplify annotation to it.
                             replacementNode = memberAccess.Update(newLeft, memberAccess.OperatorToken, memberAccess.Name)
@@ -2005,7 +1999,7 @@ public static bool IsPartOfNamespaceDeclarationName(SyntaxNode node)
                 case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                     {
                         var qualifiedName = (QualifiedNameSyntax)expression;
-                        if (TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(qualifiedName.Left, qualifiedName.Right, semanticModel, optionSet, out var newLeft, out issueSpan))
+                        if (TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(qualifiedName.Left, qualifiedName.Right, semanticModel, out var newLeft, out issueSpan))
                         {
                             // replacement node might not be in it's simplest form, so add simplify annotation to it.
                             replacementNode = qualifiedName.Update((NameSyntax)newLeft, qualifiedName.DotToken, qualifiedName.Right)
@@ -2033,7 +2027,6 @@ private static bool ReplacementChangesSemantics(ExpressionSyntax originalExpress
             ExpressionSyntax left,
             ExpressionSyntax right,
             SemanticModel semanticModel,
-            OptionSet optionSet,
             out ExpressionSyntax replacementNode,
             out TextSpan issueSpan)
         {
@@ -2077,15 +2070,10 @@ private static bool ReplacementChangesSemantics(ExpressionSyntax originalExpress
 
                         if (containingType != null && !containingType.Equals(leftSymbol))
                         {
-                            if (leftSymbol is INamedTypeSymbol namedType)
+                            if (leftSymbol is INamedTypeSymbol namedType &&
+                                containingType.TypeArguments.Length != 0)
                             {
-                                if ((namedType.GetBaseTypes().Contains(containingType) &&
-                                    !optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToBaseType)) ||
-                                    (!optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToGenericType) &&
-                                    containingType.TypeArguments.Length != 0))
-                                {
-                                    return false;
-                                }
+                                return false;
                             }
 
                             // We have a static member access or a nested type member access using a more derived type.
diff --git a/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Utilities/CSharpUseImplicitTypeHelper.cs b/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Utilities/CSharpUseImplicitTypeHelper.cs
index e1e2e78d661449a777cc8f76a3c02a3849b4d49c..59aac19f0e5e1ba9495a473010042b9e494808b7 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Utilities/CSharpUseImplicitTypeHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/CSharp/Portable/Utilities/CSharpUseImplicitTypeHelper.cs
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ private CSharpUseImplicitTypeHelper()
                 return default;
             }
 
-            if (!optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration))
-            {
-                return default;
-            }
-
             if (typeName.HasAnnotation(DoNotAllowVarAnnotation.Annotation))
             {
                 return default;
diff --git a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptionProvider.cs b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptionProvider.cs
index 96fa895b7046a13989f477809d0c3208fad3b20b..f1767ff02e8cbe74ea63ed65ed1238b6e9c414b5 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptionProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptionProvider.cs
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ public SimplificationOptionsProvider()
         }
 
         public ImmutableArray<IOption> Options { get; } = ImmutableArray.Create<IOption>(
-            SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification,
-                SimplificationOptions.PreferOmittingModuleNamesInQualification,
-                SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInference,
-                SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration,
-                SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToGenericType,
-                SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToBaseType,
                 SimplificationOptions.NamingPreferences);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptions.cs b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptions.cs
index 11b8b35ac15fb27a67702e1d3038c36ac8a1618c..af5a889423fbfcdfc4747b86eff96a931c6d89ad 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Simplification/SimplificationOptions.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public static class SimplificationOptions
         /// This option tells the simplification engine if the Qualified Name should be replaced by Alias
         /// if the user had initially not used the Alias
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static Option<bool> PreferAliasToQualification { get; } = new Option<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(PreferAliasToQualification), true,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferAliasToQualification"));
 
@@ -22,78 +23,83 @@ public static class SimplificationOptions
         /// This option influences the name reduction of members of a module in VB. If set to true, the 
         /// name reducer will e.g. reduce Namespace.Module.Member to Namespace.Member.
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static Option<bool> PreferOmittingModuleNamesInQualification { get; } = new Option<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(PreferOmittingModuleNamesInQualification), true,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferOmittingModuleNamesInQualification"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says that if we should simplify the Generic Name which has the type argument inferred
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static Option<bool> PreferImplicitTypeInference { get; } = new Option<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(PreferImplicitTypeInference), true,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferImplicitTypeInference"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify the Explicit Type in Local Declarations
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static Option<bool> PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration { get; } = new Option<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration), true,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify to NonGeneric Name rather than GenericName
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static Option<bool> AllowSimplificationToGenericType { get; } = new Option<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(AllowSimplificationToGenericType), false,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.AllowSimplificationToGenericType"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify from Derived types to Base types in Static Member Accesses
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static Option<bool> AllowSimplificationToBaseType { get; } = new Option<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(AllowSimplificationToBaseType), true,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.AllowSimplificationToBaseType"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify away the <see langword="this"/> or <see langword="Me"/> in member access expressions.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> QualifyMemberAccessWithThisOrMe { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(QualifyMemberAccessWithThisOrMe), defaultValue: false,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.QualifyMemberAccessWithThisOrMe"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify away the <see langword="this"/>. or <see langword="Me"/>. in field access expressions.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> QualifyFieldAccess { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(QualifyFieldAccess), defaultValue: false,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.QualifyFieldAccess"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify away the <see langword="this"/>. or <see langword="Me"/>. in property access expressions.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> QualifyPropertyAccess { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(QualifyPropertyAccess), defaultValue: false,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.QualifyPropertyAccess"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify away the <see langword="this"/>. or <see langword="Me"/>. in method access expressions.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> QualifyMethodAccess { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(QualifyMethodAccess), defaultValue: false,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.QualifyMethodAccess"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should simplify away the <see langword="this"/>. or <see langword="Me"/>. in event access expressions.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> QualifyEventAccess { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(QualifyEventAccess), defaultValue: false,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.QualifyEventAccess"));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should prefer keyword for Intrinsic Predefined Types in Declarations
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> PreferIntrinsicPredefinedTypeKeywordInDeclaration { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(PreferIntrinsicPredefinedTypeKeywordInDeclaration), defaultValue: true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// This option says if we should prefer keyword for Intrinsic Predefined Types in Member Access Expression
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
+        [Obsolete("This option is no longer used")]
         public static PerLanguageOption<bool> PreferIntrinsicPredefinedTypeKeywordInMemberAccess { get; } = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(nameof(SimplificationOptions), nameof(PreferIntrinsicPredefinedTypeKeywordInMemberAccess), defaultValue: true);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Workspaces/VisualBasic/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.vb b/src/Workspaces/VisualBasic/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.vb
index 4bbe367c4b18a6bdeea38f87c8131bc854db8191..2c47f727ff7f8f9bc6bacd09b829be5fb634fbd0 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/VisualBasic/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.vb
+++ b/src/Workspaces/VisualBasic/Portable/Extensions/ExpressionSyntaxExtensions.vb
@@ -799,9 +799,8 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
             issueSpan = Nothing
 
             ' Failfast Conditions
-            If Not optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInLocalDeclaration) OrElse
-                variableDeclarator.AsClause Is Nothing OrElse
-                Not variableDeclarator.Parent.IsKind(
+            If variableDeclarator.AsClause Is Nothing OrElse
+               Not variableDeclarator.Parent.IsKind(
                     SyntaxKind.LocalDeclarationStatement,
                     SyntaxKind.UsingStatement,
                     SyntaxKind.ForStatement,
@@ -923,7 +922,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                 Return True
             End If
 
-            Return expression.TrySimplify(semanticModel, optionSet, replacementNode, issueSpan)
+            Return expression.TrySimplify(semanticModel, replacementNode, issueSpan)
         End Function
 
         <Extension()>
@@ -989,7 +988,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                 If Not memberAccess.IsRightSideOfDot() Then
                     Dim aliasReplacement As IAliasSymbol = Nothing
 
-                    If memberAccess.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, aliasReplacement, optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification)) Then
+                    If memberAccess.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, aliasReplacement) Then
                         Dim identifierToken = SyntaxFactory.Identifier(
                                 memberAccess.GetLeadingTrivia(),
                                 aliasReplacement.Name,
@@ -1047,10 +1046,8 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                     Return True
                 End If
 
-                If optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferOmittingModuleNamesInQualification) Then
-                    If TryOmitModuleName(memberAccess, semanticModel, replacementNode, issueSpan, cancellationToken) Then
-                        Return True
-                    End If
+                If TryOmitModuleName(memberAccess, semanticModel, replacementNode, issueSpan, cancellationToken) Then
+                    Return True
                 End If
             End If
 
@@ -1224,10 +1221,6 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                 End If
 
                 If symbol.Kind = SymbolKind.Method AndAlso name.Kind = SyntaxKind.GenericName Then
-                    If Not optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferImplicitTypeInference) Then
-                        Return False
-                    End If
-
                     Dim genericName = DirectCast(name, GenericNameSyntax)
                     replacementNode = SyntaxFactory.IdentifierName(genericName.Identifier).WithLeadingTrivia(genericName.GetLeadingTrivia()).WithTrailingTrivia(genericName.GetTrailingTrivia())
 
@@ -1256,7 +1249,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                 If Not name.IsRightSideOfDot() Then
 
                     Dim aliasReplacement As IAliasSymbol = Nothing
-                    If name.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, aliasReplacement, optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification)) Then
+                    If name.TryReplaceWithAlias(semanticModel, aliasReplacement) Then
                         Dim identifierToken = SyntaxFactory.Identifier(
                                 name.GetLeadingTrivia(),
                                 aliasReplacement.Name,
@@ -1304,7 +1297,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                             ' check if the alias name ends with an Attribute suffix that can be omitted.
                             Dim replacementNodeWithoutAttributeSuffix As ExpressionSyntax = Nothing
                             Dim issueSpanWithoutAttributeSuffix As TextSpan = Nothing
-                            If TryReduceAttributeSuffix(name, identifierToken, semanticModel, aliasReplacement IsNot Nothing, optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification), replacementNodeWithoutAttributeSuffix, issueSpanWithoutAttributeSuffix, cancellationToken) Then
+                            If TryReduceAttributeSuffix(name, identifierToken, semanticModel, aliasReplacement IsNot Nothing, replacementNodeWithoutAttributeSuffix, issueSpanWithoutAttributeSuffix, cancellationToken) Then
                                 If name.CanReplaceWithReducedName(replacementNodeWithoutAttributeSuffix, semanticModel, cancellationToken) Then
                                     replacementNode = replacementNode.CopyAnnotationsTo(replacementNodeWithoutAttributeSuffix)
                                     issueSpan = issueSpanWithoutAttributeSuffix
@@ -1421,15 +1414,13 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                             Return True
                         End If
 
-                        If optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferOmittingModuleNamesInQualification) Then
-                            If TryOmitModuleName(qualifiedName, semanticModel, replacementNode, issueSpan, cancellationToken) Then
-                                Return True
-                            End If
+                        If TryOmitModuleName(qualifiedName, semanticModel, replacementNode, issueSpan, cancellationToken) Then
+                            Return True
                         End If
 
                     Case SyntaxKind.IdentifierName
                         Dim identifier = DirectCast(name, IdentifierNameSyntax).Identifier
-                        TryReduceAttributeSuffix(name, identifier, semanticModel, False, optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.PreferAliasToQualification), replacementNode, issueSpan, cancellationToken)
+                        TryReduceAttributeSuffix(name, identifier, semanticModel, False, replacementNode, issueSpan, cancellationToken)
                 End Select
             End If
 
@@ -1502,7 +1493,6 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
             identifierToken As SyntaxToken,
             semanticModel As SemanticModel,
             isIdentifierNameFromAlias As Boolean,
-            preferAliasToQualification As Boolean,
             <Out()> ByRef replacementNode As ExpressionSyntax,
             <Out()> ByRef issueSpan As TextSpan,
             cancellationToken As CancellationToken
@@ -1511,8 +1501,8 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
 
                 ' When the replacement is an Alias we don't want the "Attribute" Suffix to be removed because this will result in symbol change
                 Dim aliasSymbol = semanticModel.GetAliasInfo(name, cancellationToken)
-                If (aliasSymbol IsNot Nothing AndAlso preferAliasToQualification AndAlso
-                    String.Compare(aliasSymbol.Name, identifierToken.ValueText, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) = 0) Then
+                If aliasSymbol IsNot Nothing AndAlso
+                   String.Compare(aliasSymbol.Name, identifierToken.ValueText, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) = 0 Then
                     Return False
                 End If
 
@@ -1605,7 +1595,6 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
         Private Function TrySimplify(
             expression As ExpressionSyntax,
             semanticModel As SemanticModel,
-            optionSet As OptionSet,
             <Out()> ByRef replacementNode As ExpressionSyntax,
             <Out()> ByRef issueSpan As TextSpan
         ) As Boolean
@@ -1617,7 +1606,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                     If True Then
                         Dim memberAccess = DirectCast(expression, MemberAccessExpressionSyntax)
                         Dim newLeft As ExpressionSyntax = Nothing
-                        If TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(memberAccess.Expression, memberAccess.Name, semanticModel, optionSet, newLeft, issueSpan) Then
+                        If TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(memberAccess.Expression, memberAccess.Name, semanticModel, newLeft, issueSpan) Then
                             ' replacement node might not be in it's simplest form, so add simplify annotation to it.
                             replacementNode = memberAccess.Update(memberAccess.Kind, newLeft, memberAccess.OperatorToken, memberAccess.Name).WithAdditionalAnnotations(Simplifier.Annotation)
 
@@ -1632,7 +1621,7 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                     If True Then
                         Dim qualifiedName = DirectCast(expression, QualifiedNameSyntax)
                         Dim newLeft As ExpressionSyntax = Nothing
-                        If TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(qualifiedName.Left, qualifiedName.Right, semanticModel, optionSet, newLeft, issueSpan) Then
+                        If TrySimplifyMemberAccessOrQualifiedName(qualifiedName.Left, qualifiedName.Right, semanticModel, newLeft, issueSpan) Then
                             If Not TypeOf newLeft Is NameSyntax Then
                                 Contract.Fail("QualifiedName Left = " + qualifiedName.Left.ToString() + " and QualifiedName Right = " + qualifiedName.Right.ToString() + " . Left is tried to be replaced with the PredefinedType " + replacementNode.ToString())
                             End If
@@ -1661,7 +1650,6 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
             left As ExpressionSyntax,
             right As ExpressionSyntax,
             semanticModel As SemanticModel,
-            optionSet As OptionSet,
             <Out()> ByRef replacementNode As ExpressionSyntax,
             <Out()> ByRef issueSpan As TextSpan
         ) As Boolean
@@ -1686,13 +1674,9 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                         If containingType IsNot Nothing AndAlso Not containingType.Equals(leftSymbol) Then
 
                             Dim namedType = TryCast(leftSymbol, INamedTypeSymbol)
-                            If namedType IsNot Nothing Then
-                                If ((namedType.GetBaseTypes().Contains(containingType) AndAlso
-                                    Not optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToBaseType)) OrElse
-                                    (Not optionSet.GetOption(SimplificationOptions.AllowSimplificationToGenericType) AndAlso
-                                    containingType.TypeArguments.Length <> 0)) Then
-                                    Return False
-                                End If
+                            If namedType IsNot Nothing AndAlso
+                               containingType.TypeArguments.Length <> 0 Then
+                                Return False
                             End If
 
                             ' We have a static member access or a nested type member access using a more derived type.
@@ -1710,10 +1694,9 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
 
         <Extension>
         Private Function TryReplaceWithAlias(
-        node As ExpressionSyntax,
-        semanticModel As SemanticModel,
-        <Out> ByRef aliasReplacement As IAliasSymbol,
-        Optional preferAliasToQualifiedName As Boolean = False) As Boolean
+            node As ExpressionSyntax,
+            semanticModel As SemanticModel,
+            <Out> ByRef aliasReplacement As IAliasSymbol) As Boolean
             aliasReplacement = Nothing
 
             If Not node.IsAliasReplaceableExpression() Then
@@ -1760,6 +1743,8 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Extensions
                 Return False
             End If
 
+            Dim preferAliasToQualifiedName = True
+
             If TypeOf node Is QualifiedNameSyntax Then
                 Dim qualifiedName = DirectCast(node, QualifiedNameSyntax)
                 If Not qualifiedName.Right.HasAnnotation(Simplifier.SpecialTypeAnnotation) Then