diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/issue4403.txt b/ChangeLog.d/issue4403.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08ac60e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/issue4403.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Removals
+   * Remove the MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT config.h option. Fixes #4403.
diff --git a/docs/3.0-migration-guide.d/remove_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT_option.md b/docs/3.0-migration-guide.d/remove_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT_option.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f81bdad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/3.0-migration-guide.d/remove_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT_option.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Remove MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT option
+-------------------------------------------
+
+This change does not affect users who used the default `config.h`, as the option
+MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT was already on by default.
+
+This option was a trade-off between functionality and code size: it allowed
+users who didn't need that feature to avoid paying the cost in code size, by
+disabling it.
+
+This option is no longer present, but its functionality is now always enabled.
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index 389ae2a..ae23602 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -700,11 +700,6 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_SSL_CID_OUT_LEN_MAX too large (max 255)"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT) &&                              \
-    ( !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS) )
-#error "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT  defined, but not all prerequisites"
-#endif
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC) &&   \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2)
 #error "MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC defined, but not all prerequsites"
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 715c73a..1014091 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -1749,17 +1749,6 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CLIENT_PORT_REUSE
 
 /**
- * \def MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT
- *
- * Enable support for a limit of records with bad MAC.
- *
- * See mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_badmac_limit().
- *
- * Requires: MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
- */
-#define MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT
-
-/**
  * \def MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS
  *
  * Enable support for RFC 5077 session tickets in SSL.
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index bdc2b47..6a908f2 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -1151,9 +1151,7 @@
                                          that triggers renegotiation        */
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
     unsigned int badmac_limit;      /*!< limit of records with a bad MAC    */
-#endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_DHM_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
     unsigned int dhm_min_bitlen;    /*!< min. bit length of the DHM prime   */
@@ -1226,10 +1224,7 @@
 
     int major_ver;              /*!< equal to  MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3    */
     int minor_ver;              /*!< one of MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_x macros */
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
     unsigned badmac_seen;       /*!< records with a bad MAC received    */
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
     /** Callback to customize X.509 certificate chain verification          */
@@ -2261,7 +2256,6 @@
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_anti_replay( mbedtls_ssl_config *conf, char mode );
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
 /**
  * \brief          Set a limit on the number of records with a bad MAC
  *                 before terminating the connection.
@@ -2286,7 +2280,6 @@
  *                 many bogus packets.
  */
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_badmac_limit( mbedtls_ssl_config *conf, unsigned limit );
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_msg.c b/library/ssl_msg.c
index a75b919..ff628b9 100644
--- a/library/ssl_msg.c
+++ b/library/ssl_msg.c
@@ -4499,14 +4499,12 @@
                     return( ret );
                 }
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
                 if( ssl->conf->badmac_limit != 0 &&
                     ++ssl->badmac_seen >= ssl->conf->badmac_limit )
                 {
                     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "too many records with bad MAC" ) );
                     return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_INVALID_MAC );
                 }
-#endif
 
                 /* As above, invalid records cause
                  * dismissal of the whole datagram. */
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index e60c072..a7e5b4c 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -3390,12 +3390,10 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_badmac_limit( mbedtls_ssl_config *conf, unsigned limit )
 {
     conf->badmac_limit = limit;
 }
-#endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
 
@@ -5418,11 +5416,7 @@
 #define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID 0u
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
 #define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT 1u
-#else
-#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT 0u
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
 #define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY 1u
@@ -5639,7 +5633,6 @@
     /*
      * Saved fields from top-level ssl_context structure
      */
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
     used += 4;
     if( used <= buf_len )
     {
@@ -5648,7 +5641,6 @@
         *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->badmac_seen >>  8 ) & 0xFF );
         *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->badmac_seen       ) & 0xFF );
     }
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
     used += 16;
@@ -5904,7 +5896,6 @@
     /*
      * Saved fields from top-level ssl_context structure
      */
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
     if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 4 )
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
@@ -5913,7 +5904,6 @@
                        ( (uint32_t) p[2] <<  8 ) |
                        ( (uint32_t) p[3]       );
     p += 4;
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
     if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 16 )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_context_info.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_context_info.c
index ec24fa8..855102d 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_context_info.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_context_info.c
@@ -872,7 +872,6 @@
     print_if_bit( "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS and client", SESSION_CONFIG_CLIENT_TICKET_BIT, session_cfg_flag );
 
     print_if_bit( "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID", CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID_BIT, context_cfg_flag );
-    print_if_bit( "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT", CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT_BIT, context_cfg_flag );
     print_if_bit( "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY", CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY_BIT, context_cfg_flag );
     print_if_bit( "MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN", CONTEXT_CONFIG_ALPN_BIT, context_cfg_flag );
 
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 2cf2d73..ef55a7c 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -363,12 +363,8 @@
 #define USAGE_ANTI_REPLAY ""
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
 #define USAGE_BADMAC_LIMIT \
     "    badmac_limit=%%d     default: (library default: disabled)\n"
-#else
-#define USAGE_BADMAC_LIMIT ""
-#endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
 #define USAGE_DTLS \
@@ -2685,10 +2681,8 @@
             mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_anti_replay( &conf, opt.anti_replay );
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
         if( opt.badmac_limit != DFL_BADMAC_LIMIT )
             mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_badmac_limit( &conf, opt.badmac_limit );
-#endif
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
 
diff --git a/tests/context-info.sh b/tests/context-info.sh
index 3465298..e02d330 100755
--- a/tests/context-info.sh
+++ b/tests/context-info.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS and client$" \
-         -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN$" \
          -u "ciphersuite.* TLS-ECDHE-RSA-WITH-CHACHA20-POLY1305-SHA256$" \
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS and client$" \
-         -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY$" \
          -u "MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN$" \
          -u "ciphersuite.* TLS-ECDHE-RSA-WITH-CHACHA20-POLY1305-SHA256$" \
@@ -345,7 +343,6 @@
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS and client$" \
-         -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN$" \
 
@@ -357,7 +354,6 @@
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS and client$" \
-         -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY$" \
          -n "MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN$" \