diff --git a/changelog.d/6067.feature b/changelog.d/6067.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72685961c964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6067.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove `bind` parameter from Client Server POST `/account` endpoint as per [MSC2290](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2290/).
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diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index c9815810d081..ed77c92dcff7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -573,10 +573,6 @@ def on_POST(self, request):
             user_id, threepid["medium"], threepid["address"], threepid["validated_at"]
         )
 
-        if not requester.app_service and ("bind" in body and body["bind"]):
-            logger.debug("Binding threepid %s to %s", threepid, user_id)
-            yield self.identity_handler.bind_threepid(threepid_creds, user_id)
-
         if self.hs.config.shadow_server:
             shadow_user = UserID(
                 requester.user.localpart, self.hs.config.shadow_server.get("hs")