diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/mdx-gfm.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/mdx-gfm.ts
index f844decf1443..7fc07b63349e 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/mdx-gfm.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/mdx-gfm.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const mdxgfm: Fix<Options> = {
       return files.some((f) => f.endsWith('.mdx'));
     }, Promise.resolve(false));
 
+    // @ts-expect-error (user might be upgrading from an older version that still had it)
     const usesMDX1 = mainConfig?.features?.legacyMdx1 === true || false;
     const skip =
       usesMDX1 ||
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/remove-legacymdx1.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/remove-legacymdx1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5cfd26792eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/remove-legacymdx1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
+
+import { writeConfig } from '@storybook/csf-tools';
+
+import type { Fix } from '../types';
+import { updateMainConfig } from '../helpers/mainConfigFile';
+
+const logger = console;
+
+interface RemoveLegacyMDX1Options {
+  hasFeature: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Does the user have 'legacyMdx1' in their main.ts?
+ *
+ * If so, prompt them to upgrade to delete it.
+ */
+export const removeLegacyMDX1: Fix<RemoveLegacyMDX1Options> = {
+  id: 'builder-vite',
+
+  async check({ mainConfig }) {
+    if (mainConfig.features) {
+      //
+      return {
+        hasFeature: !!Object.hasOwn(mainConfig.features, 'legacyMdx1'),
+      };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  },
+
+  prompt({}) {
+    return dedent`
+      You have features.legacyMdx1 in your Storybook main config file, this feature has been removed, shall we remove it from you main.ts file?
+
+      Link: https://storybook.js.org/docs/7.6/migration-guide
+    `;
+  },
+
+  async run({ dryRun, mainConfigPath, skipInstall, packageManager }) {
+    logger.info(`✅ Removing legacyMdx1 feature`);
+    if (!dryRun) {
+      await updateMainConfig({ dryRun: !!dryRun, mainConfigPath }, async (main) => {
+        main.removeField(['features', 'legacyMdx1']);
+        await writeConfig(main);
+      });
+
+      const packageJson = await packageManager.retrievePackageJson();
+
+      await packageManager.removeDependencies({ skipInstall: skipInstall, packageJson }, [
+        '@storybook/mdx1-csf',
+      ]);
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts b/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts
index 7a6bd8a99699..380508211121 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts
+++ b/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@ export interface StorybookConfigRaw {
      */
     argTypeTargetsV7?: boolean;
 
-    /**
-     * Use legacy MDX1, to help smooth migration to 7.0
-     */
-    legacyMdx1?: boolean;
-
     /**
      * Apply decorators from preview.js before decorators from addons or frameworks
      */
diff --git a/docs/api/main-config-features.md b/docs/api/main-config-features.md
index afbab0b01695..1d773b6e1eaf 100644
--- a/docs/api/main-config-features.md
+++ b/docs/api/main-config-features.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Type:
 {
   argTypeTargetsV7?: boolean;
   legacyDecoratorFileOrder?: boolean;
-  legacyMdx1?: boolean;
 }
 ```