diff --git a/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.Config.js b/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.Config.js
index cebfd40fe..023f3d6cd 100644
--- a/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.Config.js
+++ b/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.Config.js
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ class Config {
 		return /\/(\d+)$/;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Regular expression representing the legacy media route
-	 *
-	 * @return {RegExp}
-	 */
-	static get LEGACY_ROUTE_REGEXP() {
-		return /^mediaviewer\/(.+)$/;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if MediaViewer should handle thumbnail clicks.
 	 *
diff --git a/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.bootstrap.js b/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.bootstrap.js
index f5d19919a..2b51b0aca 100644
--- a/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.bootstrap.js
+++ b/resources/mmv.bootstrap/mmv.bootstrap.js
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class MultimediaViewerBootstrap {
 	 */
 	setupRouter( router ) {
 		router.addRoute( Config.ROUTE_REGEXP, this.route.bind( this ) );
-		router.addRoute( Config.LEGACY_ROUTE_REGEXP, this.route.bind( this ) );
 		this.router = router;
 	}
 
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ class MultimediaViewerBootstrap {
 	 */
 	isViewerHash() {
 		const path = location.hash.slice( 1 );
-		return path.match( Config.ROUTE_REGEXP ) || path.match( Config.LEGACY_ROUTE_REGEXP );
+		return path.match( Config.ROUTE_REGEXP );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/qunit/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.test.js b/tests/qunit/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.test.js
index 2c056ed04..62b181218 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.test.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.test.js
@@ -396,14 +396,6 @@ const { asyncMethod, waitForAsync, getMultimediaViewer } = require( './mmv.testh
 		return hashTest( '/media', bootstrap, assert );
 	} );
 
-	QUnit.test( 'Load the viewer on a legacy hash', ( assert ) => {
-		location.hash = '';
-
-		const bootstrap = createBootstrap();
-
-		return hashTest( 'mediaviewer', bootstrap, assert );
-	} );
-
 	QUnit.test( 'Overlay is set up on hash change', function ( assert ) {
 		location.hash = '#/media/foo';