diff --git a/profile/merge.go b/profile/merge.go
index 358f9bf7..a1f7707e 100644
--- a/profile/merge.go
+++ b/profile/merge.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ func MergeProfiles(name string, primary *Profile, secondaries ...*Profile) (newP
 		Description:         primary.Description,
 		Homepage:            primary.Homepage,
 		UsePresentationPath: false, // Disable presentation path.
-		SecurityLevel:       primary.SecurityLevel,
 		Config:              primary.Config,
 		Created:             nowUnix,
 	}
diff --git a/profile/profile-layered.go b/profile/profile-layered.go
index 4b89abda..acd88da3 100644
--- a/profile/profile-layered.go
+++ b/profile/profile-layered.go
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ func NewLayeredProfile(localProfile *Profile) *LayeredProfile {
 
 	// TODO: Load additional profiles.
 
-	lp.updateCaches()
-
 	lp.CreateMeta()
 	lp.SetKey(runtime.DefaultRegistry.DatabaseName() + ":" + revisionProviderPrefix + localProfile.ScopedID())
 
@@ -292,9 +290,6 @@ func (lp *LayeredProfile) Update(md MatchingData, createProfileCallback func() *
 		// get global config validity flag
 		lp.globalValidityFlag.Refresh()
 
-		// update cached data fields
-		lp.updateCaches()
-
 		// bump revision counter
 		lp.increaseRevisionCounter(false)
 	}
@@ -302,17 +297,6 @@ func (lp *LayeredProfile) Update(md MatchingData, createProfileCallback func() *
 	return lp.RevisionCounter
 }
 
-func (lp *LayeredProfile) updateCaches() {
-	// update security level
-	var newLevel uint8
-	for _, layer := range lp.layers {
-		if newLevel < layer.SecurityLevel {
-			newLevel = layer.SecurityLevel
-		}
-	}
-	atomic.StoreUint32(lp.securityLevel, uint32(newLevel))
-}
-
 // SecurityLevel returns the highest security level of all layered profiles. This function is atomic and does not require any locking.
 func (lp *LayeredProfile) SecurityLevel() uint8 {
 	return uint8(atomic.LoadUint32(lp.securityLevel))
diff --git a/profile/profile.go b/profile/profile.go
index 30702b69..6766acf8 100644
--- a/profile/profile.go
+++ b/profile/profile.go
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ type Profile struct { //nolint:maligned // not worth the effort
 	UsePresentationPath bool
 	// Fingerprints holds process matching information.
 	Fingerprints []Fingerprint
-	// SecurityLevel is the mininum security level to apply to
-	// connections made with this profile.
-	// Note(ppacher): we may deprecate this one as it can easily
-	//			      be "simulated" by adjusting the settings
-	//				  directly.
-	SecurityLevel uint8
 	// Config holds profile specific setttings. It's a nested
 	// object with keys defining the settings database path. All keys
 	// until the actual settings value (which is everything that is not