diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index 12f5af7512..83b509ee29 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -2131,7 +2131,8 @@ class Server {
         middleware: this.setHeaders.bind(this),
       });
     }
-    if (this.options.optionsMethod) {
+
+    {
       /**
        *
        * @param {Request} req
@@ -2151,7 +2152,7 @@ class Server {
       };
 
       middlewares.push({
-        name: "options-request-response",
+        name: "options-middleware",
         path: "*",
         middleware: optionsRequestResponseMiddleware,
       });
diff --git a/lib/options.json b/lib/options.json
index dfcf727a8c..ad49a930d7 100644
--- a/lib/options.json
+++ b/lib/options.json
@@ -458,13 +458,6 @@
       "description": "Allows to set custom headers on response.",
       "link": "https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverheaders"
     },
-    "OptionsMethod": {
-      "type": "boolean",
-      "description": "Response with 204 httpCode when receive an OPTIONS request",
-      "cli": {
-        "exclude": true
-      }
-    },
     "HistoryApiFallback": {
       "anyOf": [
         {
@@ -1178,9 +1171,6 @@
     "headers": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/Headers"
     },
-    "optionsMethod": {
-      "$ref": "#/definitions/OptionsMethod"
-    },
     "historyApiFallback": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/HistoryApiFallback"
     },