diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index d2e2992..6d3705b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	System SystemConfiguration `json:"system" yaml:"system"`
 	Docker DockerConfiguration `json:"docker" yaml:"docker"`
 
-	// The amount of time in seconds that should elapse between disk usage checks
-	// run by the daemon. Setting a higher number can result in better IO performance
-	// at an increased risk of a malicious user creating a process that goes over
-	// the assigned disk limits.
-	DiskCheckTimeout int `yaml:"disk_check_timeout"`
-
 	// Defines internal throttling configurations for server processes to prevent
 	// someone from running an endless loop that spams data to logs.
 	Throttles ConsoleThrottles
diff --git a/config/config_system.go b/config/config_system.go
index 9176403..33b13ac 100644
--- a/config/config_system.go
+++ b/config/config_system.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ type SystemConfiguration struct {
 	// considered stale and a re-check should occur. DANGER: setting this value too low can seriously
 	// impact system performance and cause massive I/O bottlenecks and high CPU usage for the Wings
 	// process.
+	//
+	// Set to 0 to disable disk checking entirely. This will always return 0 for the disk space used
+	// by a server and should only be set in extreme scenarios where performance is critical and
+	// disk usage is not a concern.
 	DiskCheckInterval int64 `default:"150" yaml:"disk_check_interval"`
 
 	// Determines if Wings should detect a server that stops with a normal exit code of
diff --git a/server/filesystem/disk_space.go b/server/filesystem/disk_space.go
index 2f233d7..1762fe4 100644
--- a/server/filesystem/disk_space.go
+++ b/server/filesystem/disk_space.go
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) CachedUsage() int64 {
 // This is primarily to avoid a bunch of I/O operations from piling up on the server, especially on servers
 // with a large amount of files.
 func (fs *Filesystem) DiskUsage(allowStaleValue bool) (int64, error) {
+	// A disk check interval of 0 means this functionality is completely disabled.
+	if fs.diskCheckInterval == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
 	if !fs.lastLookupTime.Get().After(time.Now().Add(time.Second * fs.diskCheckInterval * -1)) {
 		// If we are now allowing a stale response go ahead  and perform the lookup and return the fresh
 		// value. This is a blocking operation to the calling process.