diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_wsrep.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_wsrep.result
index 6c584e190f13c..0d9b6b9268263 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_wsrep.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_wsrep.result
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ GLOBAL_VALUE_ORIGIN	COMPILE-TIME
 DEFAULT_VALUE	ON
 VARIABLE_SCOPE	GLOBAL
 VARIABLE_TYPE	BOOLEAN
-VARIABLE_COMMENT	Should slave thread do foreign key constraint checks
+VARIABLE_COMMENT	Should slave thread do foreign key constraint checks (deprecated, has no effect)
 NUMERIC_MIN_VALUE	NULL
 NUMERIC_MAX_VALUE	NULL
 NUMERIC_BLOCK_SIZE	NULL
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_slave_fk_checks_basic.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_slave_fk_checks_basic.result
index 40b3270e22114..ad6b77c9df6c8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_slave_fk_checks_basic.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_slave_fk_checks_basic.result
@@ -12,24 +12,34 @@ SELECT @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 SELECT @@session.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 ERROR HY000: Variable 'wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is a GLOBAL variable
 SET @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks=OFF;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks
 0
 SET @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks=ON;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks
 1
 
 # valid values
 SET @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks='OFF';
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks
 0
 SET @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks=ON;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks
 1
 SET @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks=default;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks;
 @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks
 1
@@ -42,4 +52,6 @@ ERROR 42000: Variable 'wsrep_slave_FK_checks' can't be set to the value of 'junk
 
 # restore the initial value
 SET @@global.wsrep_slave_fk_checks = @wsrep_slave_fk_checks_global_saved;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@wsrep_slave_FK_checks' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
 # End of test
diff --git a/sql/sys_vars.cc b/sql/sys_vars.cc
index 5fe3eb4586b20..79cb29056cf50 100644
--- a/sql/sys_vars.cc
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.cc
@@ -6195,9 +6195,10 @@ static Sys_var_mybool Sys_wsrep_load_data_splitting(
 
 static Sys_var_mybool Sys_wsrep_slave_FK_checks(
        "wsrep_slave_FK_checks", "Should slave thread do "
-       "foreign key constraint checks",
+       "foreign key constraint checks (deprecated, has no effect)",
        GLOBAL_VAR(wsrep_slave_FK_checks), 
-       CMD_LINE(OPT_ARG), DEFAULT(TRUE));
+       CMD_LINE(OPT_ARG), DEFAULT(TRUE), NO_MUTEX_GUARD, NOT_IN_BINLOG,
+       ON_CHECK(0), ON_UPDATE(0), DEPRECATED("")); // since 10.6.26
 
 static Sys_var_mybool Sys_wsrep_slave_UK_checks(
        "wsrep_slave_UK_checks", "Should slave thread do "
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc b/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc
index ce3459db08e0e..8aef448db26d7 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ static void wsrep_setup_uk_and_fk_checks(THD* thd)
   else
     thd->variables.option_bits&= ~OPTION_RELAXED_UNIQUE_CHECKS;
 
-  if (wsrep_slave_FK_checks == FALSE)
-    thd->variables.option_bits|= OPTION_NO_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS;
-  else
-    thd->variables.option_bits&= ~OPTION_NO_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS;
+  thd->variables.option_bits&= ~OPTION_NO_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS;
 }
 
 static int apply_events(THD*                       thd,