diff --git a/config/config.default.yaml b/config/config.default.yaml
index 4c8bf7d9..a6df173b 100644
--- a/config/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config/config.default.yaml
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ sector:
   methanation: true
   helmeth: false
   coal_cc: false
-  coal_for_industry_cc: false
   dac: true
   co2_vent: false
   central_heat_vent: false
diff --git a/doc/configtables/sector.csv b/doc/configtables/sector.csv
index 599f1ccb..856ea074 100644
--- a/doc/configtables/sector.csv
+++ b/doc/configtables/sector.csv
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ marginal_cost_storage,currency/MWh ,float,The marginal cost of discharging batte
 methanation,--,"{true, false}",Add option for transforming hydrogen and CO2 into methane using methanation.
 helmeth,--,"{true, false}",Add option for transforming power into gas using HELMETH (Integrated High-Temperature ELectrolysis and METHanation for Effective Power to Gas Conversion)
 coal_cc,--,"{true, false}",Add option for coal CHPs with carbon capture
-coal_for_industry_cc,--,"{true, false}",Add option for carbon capture in integrated steel making (blast furnaces)
 dac,--,"{true, false}",Add option for Direct Air Capture (DAC)
 co2_vent,--,"{true, false}",Add option for vent out CO2 from storages to the atmosphere.
 allam_cycle,--,"{true, false}",Add option to include `Allam cycle gas power plants <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allam_power_cycle>`_
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index 5d0f3d1f..ee5a954b 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ Upcoming Release
 
 * Updated Global Energy Monitor LNG terminal data to March 2023 version.
 
-* Add option for carbon capture in integrated steelworks.
-
 * For industry distribution, use EPRTR as fallback if ETS data is not available.
 
 * The minimum capacity for renewable generators when using the myopic option has been fixed.
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py b/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py
index ccfa3352..8a4f98ce 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py
+++ b/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ def define_spatial(nodes, options):
     spatial.coal = SimpleNamespace()
     spatial.coal.nodes = ["EU coal"]
     spatial.coal.locations = ["EU"]
-    spatial.coal.industry = ["coal for industry"]
-    spatial.coal.industry_cc = ["coal for industry CC"]
 
     # lignite
     spatial.lignite = SimpleNamespace()
@@ -2916,56 +2914,15 @@ def add_industry(n, costs):
             + mwh_coal_per_mwh_coke * industrial_demand["coke"].sum()
         ) / nhours
 
-        n.madd(
-            "Bus",
-            spatial.coal.industry,
-            location=spatial.coal.locations,
-            carrier="coal for industry",
-            unit="MWh_LHV",
-        )
-
         n.madd(
             "Load",
-            spatial.coal.industry,
-            bus=spatial.coal.industry,
+            spatial.coal.nodes,
+            suffix=" for industry",
+            bus=spatial.coal.nodes,
             carrier="coal for industry",
             p_set=p_set,
         )
 
-        n.madd(
-            "Link",
-            spatial.coal.industry,
-            bus0=spatial.coal.nodes,
-            bus1=spatial.coal.industry,
-            bus2="co2 atmosphere",
-            carrier="coal for industry",
-            p_nom_extendable=True,
-            p_min_pu=1.0,
-            efficiency=1.0,
-            efficiency2=costs.at["coal", "CO2 intensity"],
-        )
-
-        if options.get("coal_for_industry_cc", False):
-            n.madd(
-                "Link",
-                spatial.coal.industry_cc,
-                bus0=spatial.coal.nodes,
-                bus1=spatial.coal.industry,
-                bus2="co2 atmosphere",
-                bus3=spatial.co2.nodes,
-                carrier="coal for industry CC",
-                p_min_pu=1.0,
-                p_nom_extendable=True,
-                capital_cost=costs.at["cement capture", "fixed"]
-                * costs.at["coal", "CO2 intensity"],
-                efficiency=0.9,
-                efficiency2=costs.at["coal", "CO2 intensity"]
-                * (1 - costs.at["cement capture", "capture_rate"]),
-                efficiency3=costs.at["coal", "CO2 intensity"]
-                * costs.at["cement capture", "capture_rate"],
-                lifetime=costs.at["cement capture", "lifetime"],
-            )
-
 
 def add_waste_heat(n):
     # TODO options?