diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 03892bbe09..eb5510c09a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "@open-policy-agent/opa-wasm": "^1.6.0",
         "@snyk/cli-interface": "2.11.0",
         "@snyk/cloud-config-parser": "^1.14.3",
-        "@snyk/code-client": "^4.13.0",
+        "@snyk/code-client": "^4.14.0",
         "@snyk/dep-graph": "^1.27.1",
         "@snyk/docker-registry-v2-client": "^2.7.3",
         "@snyk/fix": "file:packages/snyk-fix",
@@ -1977,9 +1977,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@snyk/code-client": {
-      "version": "4.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@snyk/code-client/-/code-client-4.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-eOjjsehMfc2Y5gOmLTqqK2gefm9oOORy8Mt1bw3NtVieRW9cBYT93iGwjUzZQ0dJ2Y5nMBNX9f9aY17KZ2FniQ==",
+      "version": "4.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@snyk/code-client/-/code-client-4.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QdwWmQDlT5SjG7NwbVHqma2k/fop0GEX/vm8qeWJUbv13BUGfo1ecoN8wR0vlYjF8cI7vd1QJ/8XuLrPlDnErA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@deepcode/dcignore": "^1.0.4",
         "@types/flat-cache": "^2.0.0",
@@ -21500,9 +21500,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@snyk/code-client": {
-      "version": "4.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@snyk/code-client/-/code-client-4.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-eOjjsehMfc2Y5gOmLTqqK2gefm9oOORy8Mt1bw3NtVieRW9cBYT93iGwjUzZQ0dJ2Y5nMBNX9f9aY17KZ2FniQ==",
+      "version": "4.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@snyk/code-client/-/code-client-4.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QdwWmQDlT5SjG7NwbVHqma2k/fop0GEX/vm8qeWJUbv13BUGfo1ecoN8wR0vlYjF8cI7vd1QJ/8XuLrPlDnErA==",
       "requires": {
         "@deepcode/dcignore": "^1.0.4",
         "@types/flat-cache": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb898aee47..dbd55cd807 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "@open-policy-agent/opa-wasm": "^1.6.0",
     "@snyk/cli-interface": "2.11.0",
     "@snyk/cloud-config-parser": "^1.14.3",
-    "@snyk/code-client": "^4.13.0",
+    "@snyk/code-client": "^4.14.0",
     "@snyk/dep-graph": "^1.27.1",
     "@snyk/docker-registry-v2-client": "^2.7.3",
     "@snyk/fix": "file:packages/snyk-fix",
diff --git a/src/lib/code-config.ts b/src/lib/code-config.ts
index fd603fb2c4..cd6c6195c7 100644
--- a/src/lib/code-config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/code-config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import config from './config';
-import { config as userConfig } from './user-config';
 
-export function getCodeClientProxyUrl() {
+export function getCodeClientProxyUrl(): string {
   const url = new URL(config.API);
   const domain = url.origin;
   return (
@@ -9,12 +8,3 @@ export function getCodeClientProxyUrl() {
     domain.replace(/\/\/(ap[pi]\.)?/, '//deeproxy.')
   );
 }
-
-export function getBase64Encoding(
-  enabled = userConfig.get('use-base64-encoding'),
-): boolean {
-  if (enabled) {
-    return enabled.toLowerCase() === 'true';
-  }
-  return false;
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/sast/analysis.ts b/src/lib/plugins/sast/analysis.ts
index f7cd9784e4..b623e671cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/sast/analysis.ts
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/sast/analysis.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { ReportingDescriptor, Result } from 'sarif';
 import { SEVERITY } from '../../snyk-test/legacy';
 import { api } from '../../api-token';
 import config from '../../config';
-import { getBase64Encoding } from '../../code-config';
 import { spinner } from '../../spinner';
 import { Options } from '../../types';
 import { SastSettings, Log } from './types';
@@ -58,9 +57,6 @@ async function getCodeAnalysis(
     ? sastSettings.localCodeEngine.url
     : getCodeClientProxyUrl();
 
-  const base64Encoding = getBase64Encoding();
-  debug(`base64 encoding enabled: ${base64Encoding}`);
-
   // TODO(james) This mirrors the implementation in request.ts and we need to use this for deeproxy calls
   // This ensures we support lowercase http(s)_proxy values as well
   // The weird IF around it ensures we don't create an envvar with
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ async function getCodeAnalysis(
     ? severityToAnalysisSeverity(options.severityThreshold)
     : AnalysisSeverity.info;
   const result = await analyzeFolders({
-    connection: { baseURL, sessionToken, source, requestId, base64Encoding },
+    connection: { baseURL, sessionToken, source, requestId },
     analysisOptions: { severity },
     fileOptions: { paths: [root] },
     analysisContext: {
diff --git a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-code-config/snyk-code-config.spec.ts b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-code-config/snyk-code-config.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7819e86748..0000000000
--- a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-code-config/snyk-code-config.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { runSnykCLI } from '../../util/runSnykCLI';
-
-jest.setTimeout(1000 * 60);
-
-test('it does not enable base64 encoding by default', async () => {
-  const { code, stdout } = await runSnykCLI('config get use-base64-encoding', {
-    env: {
-      ...process.env,
-    },
-  });
-  expect(code).toEqual(0);
-  expect(stdout).toEqual('');
-});
diff --git a/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-config.spec.ts b/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-config.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ef81f36e9..0000000000
--- a/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-config.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import { getBase64Encoding } from '../../../../src/lib/code-config';
-
-describe('test base64 setting', () => {
-  test('if not defined, base64 encoding is disabled', () => {
-    expect(getBase64Encoding()).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  test('if set to true, base64 encoding is enabled', () => {
-    expect(getBase64Encoding('true')).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  test('if set to false, base64 encoding is disabled', () => {
-    expect(getBase64Encoding('false')).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-test.spec.ts b/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-test.spec.ts
index 5a13dd2342..5677af7b80 100644
--- a/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-test.spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest/unit/snyk-code/snyk-code-test.spec.ts
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ describe('Test snyk code', () => {
         sessionToken,
         source,
         requestId: 'test-id',
-        base64Encoding: false,
       },
       analysisOptions: {
         severity,
@@ -781,7 +780,6 @@ describe('Test snyk code', () => {
           sessionToken,
           source,
           requestId: 'test-id',
-          base64Encoding: false,
         },
         analysisOptions: {
           severity,