diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index ace6d3332..4c314456b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -1489,10 +1489,8 @@ fields("broker") ->
             sc(
                 boolean(),
                 #{
-                    %% TODO: deprecated => {since, "5.1.0"}
-                    %% in favor of session message re-dispatch at termination
-                    %% we will stop supporting dispatch acks for shared
-                    %% subscriptions.
+                    deprecated => {since, "5.1.0"},
+                    importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN,
                     default => false,
                     desc => ?DESC(broker_shared_dispatch_ack_enabled)
                 }
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl
index d7dc8c5a6..997364898 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ strategy(Group) ->
 
 -spec ack_enabled() -> boolean().
 ack_enabled() ->
-    emqx:get_config([broker, shared_dispatch_ack_enabled]).
+    emqx:get_config([broker, shared_dispatch_ack_enabled], false).
 
 do_dispatch(SubPid, _Group, Topic, Msg, _Type) when SubPid =:= self() ->
     %% Deadlock otherwise
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ do_dispatch(SubPid, _Group, Topic, Msg, retry) ->
 do_dispatch(SubPid, Group, Topic, Msg, fresh) ->
     case ack_enabled() of
         true ->
-            %% FIXME: replace with `emqx_shared_sub_proto:dispatch_with_ack' in 5.2
+            %% TODO: delete this clase after 5.1.0
             do_dispatch_with_ack(SubPid, Group, Topic, Msg);
         false ->
             send(SubPid, Topic, {deliver, Topic, Msg})
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_config_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_config_SUITE.erl
index 7befd7a16..b54f67f07 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_config_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_config_SUITE.erl
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ t_fill_default_values(_) ->
                         },
                     <<"route_batch_clean">> := false,
                     <<"session_locking_strategy">> := quorum,
-                    <<"shared_dispatch_ack_enabled">> := false,
                     <<"shared_subscription_strategy">> := round_robin
                 }
         },
diff --git a/rel/i18n/emqx_schema.hocon b/rel/i18n/emqx_schema.hocon
index 9c2a1530d..76cce8e78 100644
--- a/rel/i18n/emqx_schema.hocon
+++ b/rel/i18n/emqx_schema.hocon
@@ -1373,9 +1373,9 @@ persistent_session_store_message_gc_interval.label:
 """Message GC interval"""
 
 broker_shared_dispatch_ack_enabled.desc:
-"""Deprecated, will be removed in 5.1.
-Enable/disable shared dispatch acknowledgement for QoS 1 and QoS 2 messages.
-This should allow messages to be dispatched to a different subscriber in the group in case the picked (based on `shared_subscription_strategy`) subscriber is offline."""
+"""Deprecated.
+This was designed to avoid dispatching messages to a shared-subscription session which has the client disconnected.
+However it's no longer useful because the shared-subscrption messages in a expired session will be redispatched to other sessions in the group."""
 
 base_listener_enable_authn.desc:
 """Set <code>true</code> (default) to enable client authentication on this listener, the authentication
diff --git a/rel/i18n/zh/emqx_schema.hocon b/rel/i18n/zh/emqx_schema.hocon
index 3616abe91..1e42a4589 100644
--- a/rel/i18n/zh/emqx_schema.hocon
+++ b/rel/i18n/zh/emqx_schema.hocon
@@ -1313,9 +1313,10 @@ persistent_session_store_message_gc_interval.label:
 """消息清理间隔"""
 
 broker_shared_dispatch_ack_enabled.desc:
-"""该配置项已废弃，会在 5.1 中移除。
+"""该配置项已废弃。
 启用/禁用 QoS 1 和 QoS 2 消息的共享派发确认。
-开启后，允许将消息从未及时回复 ACK 的订阅者 （例如，客户端离线） 重新派发给另外一个订阅者。"""
+该配置最初设计用于避免将消息派发给客户端离线状态下的会话中去。
+但新版本中，已做增强：在一个会话结束时，会话中的消息会重新派发到组内的其他会话中 -- 使这个老配置失去存在的意义。"""
 
 base_listener_enable_authn.desc:
 """配置 <code>true</code> （默认值）启用客户端进行身份认证，通过检查认配置的认认证器链来决定是否允许接入。