diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorMetadata.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorMetadata.java
index 83b6229b..5b429cef 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorMetadata.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorMetadata.java
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.PreferenceMetadata;
 
 public interface EditorMetadata extends ConfigurationMetadata {
-	/**
-	 * @since 3.0
-	 */
-	public static final String PREFER_LSP_KEY = "prefer_lsp"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	/**
 	 * The predefined metadata for the "Prefer C/C++ Editor (LSP)" option
@@ -30,7 +26,8 @@ public interface EditorMetadata extends ConfigurationMetadata {
 	 * @since 3.0
 	 */
 	PreferenceMetadata<Boolean> preferLspEditor = new PreferenceMetadata<>(Boolean.class, //
-			PREFER_LSP_KEY, false, //
+			"prefer_lsp", //$NON-NLS-1$
+			false, //
 			LspUiMessages.LspEditorConfigurationPage_preferLspEditor,
 			LspUiMessages.LspEditorConfigurationPage_preferLspEditor_description);
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorOptions.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorOptions.java
index 9d7b22fb..8b95cd70 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorOptions.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/editor/EditorOptions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2023, 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
  * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
  * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.editor;
 
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences.IPreferenceChangeListener;
-
 public interface EditorOptions {
 
 	/**
@@ -44,14 +42,4 @@ public interface EditorOptions {
 	 */
 	boolean formatEditedLines();
 
-	/**
-	 * @since 3.0
-	 */
-	void addPreferenceChangedListener(IPreferenceChangeListener listener);
-
-	/**
-	 * @since 3.0
-	 */
-	void removePreferenceChangedListener(IPreferenceChangeListener listener);
-
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/editor/EditorPreferredOptions.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/editor/EditorPreferredOptions.java
index 94490aec..32359f7f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/editor/EditorPreferredOptions.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/editor/EditorPreferredOptions.java
@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.editor;
 
-import java.util.Optional;
-
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.PreferredOptions;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.editor.EditorMetadata;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.editor.EditorOptions;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.editor.LanguageServerEnable;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences.IPreferenceChangeListener;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IScopeContext;
 
 public final class EditorPreferredOptions extends PreferredOptions implements EditorOptions, LanguageServerEnable {
@@ -59,18 +56,4 @@ public boolean isEnabledFor(IProject project) {
 		return booleanValue(EditorMetadata.preferLspEditor);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void addPreferenceChangedListener(IPreferenceChangeListener listener) {
-		for (var scope : scopes) {
-			Optional.ofNullable(scope.getNode(qualifier)).ifPresent(n -> n.addPreferenceChangeListener(listener));
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void removePreferenceChangedListener(IPreferenceChangeListener listener) {
-		for (var scope : scopes) {
-			Optional.ofNullable(scope.getNode(qualifier)).ifPresent(n -> n.removePreferenceChangeListener(listener));
-		}
-	}
-
 }