diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts
index 265f7b286b405deb48620c5e0f57fcdf2c4d70c2..ca8fb69dd8c1af184368712932ce558335e22eb1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export abstract class BreadcrumbsConfig<T> {
 	static FilePath = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<'on' | 'off' | 'last'>('breadcrumbs.filePath');
 	static SymbolPath = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<'on' | 'off' | 'last'>('breadcrumbs.symbolPath');
 	static SymbolSortOrder = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<'position' | 'name' | 'type'>('breadcrumbs.symbolSortOrder');
-	static FilterOnType = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<boolean>('breadcrumbs.filterOnType');
 
 	static FileExcludes = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<glob.IExpression>('files.exclude');
 
@@ -161,12 +160,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(Extensions.Configuration).registerConfigurat
 				localize('symbolSortOrder.name', "Show symbol outline in alphabetical order."),
 				localize('symbolSortOrder.type', "Show symbol outline in symbol type order."),
 			]
-		},
-		// 'breadcrumbs.filterOnType': {
-		// 	description: localize('filterOnType', "Controls whether the breadcrumb picker filters or highlights when typing."),
-		// 	type: 'boolean',
-		// 	default: false
-		// },
+		}
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts
index d2147f4c5054cbc0fb76cb5e0cfed56b135aa3eb..3da86172b0c4fc3b802dbe02a817d55d44b5064e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { basename, dirname, isEqual } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import 'vs/css!./media/breadcrumbscontrol';
 import { OutlineElement, OutlineModel, TreeElement } from 'vs/editor/contrib/documentSymbols/outlineModel';
-import { IConfigurationService, ConfigurationTarget } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
+import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { FileKind, IFileService, IFileStat } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { IConstructorSignature1, IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { WorkbenchDataTree, WorkbenchAsyncDataTree } from 'vs/platform/list/browser/listService';
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ export abstract class BreadcrumbsPicker {
 		this._treeContainer.style.boxShadow = `0px 5px 8px ${this._themeService.getTheme().getColor(widgetShadow)}`;
 		this._domNode.appendChild(this._treeContainer);
 
-
-		const filterConfig = BreadcrumbsConfig.FilterOnType.bindTo(this._configurationService);
-		this._disposables.push(filterConfig);
-
 		this._layoutInfo = { maxHeight, width, arrowSize, arrowOffset, inputHeight: 0 };
 		this._tree = this._createTree(this._treeContainer);
 
@@ -129,13 +125,6 @@ export abstract class BreadcrumbsPicker {
 			this._layout();
 		}));
 
-		// filter on type: state
-		const cfgFilterOnType = BreadcrumbsConfig.FilterOnType.bindTo(this._configurationService);
-		this._tree.updateOptions({ filterOnType: cfgFilterOnType.getValue() });
-		this._disposables.push(this._tree.onDidUpdateOptions(e => {
-			this._configurationService.updateValue(cfgFilterOnType.name, e.filterOnType, ConfigurationTarget.MEMORY);
-		}));
-
 		this._domNode.focus();
 
 		this._setInput(input).then(() => {
@@ -389,7 +378,6 @@ export class BreadcrumbsFilePicker extends BreadcrumbsPicker {
 		this._disposables.push(labels);
 
 		return this._instantiationService.createInstance(WorkbenchAsyncDataTree, container, new FileVirtualDelegate(), [this._instantiationService.createInstance(FileRenderer, labels)], this._instantiationService.createInstance(FileDataSource), {
-			filterOnType: true,
 			multipleSelectionSupport: false,
 			sorter: new FileSorter(),
 			filter: this._instantiationService.createInstance(FileFilter),
@@ -467,7 +455,6 @@ export class BreadcrumbsOutlinePicker extends BreadcrumbsPicker {
 			[new OutlineGroupRenderer(), this._instantiationService.createInstance(OutlineElementRenderer)],
 			new OutlineDataSource(),
 			{
-				filterOnType: true,
 				expandOnlyOnTwistieClick: true,
 				multipleSelectionSupport: false,
 				sorter: new OutlineItemComparator(this._getOutlineItemCompareType()),