diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py b/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
index bb961173b..6e2ecea2e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ARGS_STRATEGY = ["strategy", "strategy_path"]
 ARGS_MAIN = ARGS_COMMON + ARGS_STRATEGY + ["db_url", "sd_notify"]
 
 ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE = ["ticker_interval", "timerange",
-                        "max_open_trades", "stake_amount", "refresh_pairs"]
+                        "max_open_trades", "stake_amount"]
 
 ARGS_BACKTEST = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["position_stacking", "use_max_market_positions",
                                         "strategy_list", "export", "exportfilename"]
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/cli_options.py b/freqtrade/configuration/cli_options.py
index bf1ec3620..cb07dbdba 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/cli_options.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/cli_options.py
@@ -107,13 +107,6 @@ AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
         help='Specify stake_amount.',
         type=float,
     ),
-    "refresh_pairs": Arg(
-        '-r', '--refresh-pairs-cached',
-        help='Refresh the pairs files in tests/testdata with the latest data from the '
-        'exchange. Use it if you want to run your optimization commands with '
-        'up-to-date data.',
-        action='store_true',
-    ),
     # Backtesting
     "position_stacking": Arg(
         '--eps', '--enable-position-stacking',
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index 1aed32e50..af9e420f8 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@ class Configuration:
 
         self._process_datadir_options(config)
 
-        self._args_to_config(config, argname='refresh_pairs',
-                             logstring='Parameter -r/--refresh-pairs-cached detected ...',
-                             deprecated_msg='-r/--refresh-pairs-cached will be removed soon.')
-
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='strategy_list',
                              logstring='Using strategy list of {} strategies', logfun=len)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py b/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
index eb6ec0f2a..7d5e4540b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class DataProvider:
         """
         return load_pair_history(pair=pair,
                                  ticker_interval=ticker_interval or self._config['ticker_interval'],
-                                 refresh_pairs=False,
                                  datadir=Path(self._config['datadir'])
                                  )
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 4956907fb..6074b281b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -414,8 +414,6 @@ class Backtesting:
             datadir=Path(self.config['datadir']),
             pairs=pairs,
             ticker_interval=self.ticker_interval,
-            refresh_pairs=self.config.get('refresh_pairs', False),
-            exchange=self.exchange,
             timerange=timerange,
         )
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
index f22bcb642..6484a5328 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class EdgeCli:
         self.strategy = StrategyResolver(self.config).strategy
 
         self.edge = Edge(config, self.exchange, self.strategy)
-        self.edge._refresh_pairs = self.config.get('refresh_pairs', False)
+        self.edge._refresh_pairs = False
 
         self.timerange = TimeRange.parse_timerange(None if self.config.get(
             'timerange') is None else str(self.config.get('timerange')))
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index c511aa5ac..61623d3df 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -362,8 +362,6 @@ class Hyperopt:
             datadir=Path(self.config['datadir']),
             pairs=self.config['exchange']['pair_whitelist'],
             ticker_interval=self.backtesting.ticker_interval,
-            refresh_pairs=self.config.get('refresh_pairs', False),
-            exchange=self.backtesting.exchange,
             timerange=timerange
         )