diff --git a/modules/candidate_parameters/php/module.class.inc b/modules/candidate_parameters/php/module.class.inc
index bcfe5f3e094..0ed5bc0e371 100644
--- a/modules/candidate_parameters/php/module.class.inc
+++ b/modules/candidate_parameters/php/module.class.inc
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class Module extends \Module
                 return [];
             }
 
+            if (!\NDB_Factory::singleton()->settings()->consentEnabled()) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
             // The candidate getConsents only returns the types of
             // consents that the candidate has saved, we want to
             // summarize all of the types configured in the database.
diff --git a/php/libraries/Settings.class.inc b/php/libraries/Settings.class.inc
index 352c1401949..e67772f820f 100644
--- a/php/libraries/Settings.class.inc
+++ b/php/libraries/Settings.class.inc
@@ -164,5 +164,17 @@ class Settings
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determines whether the useConsent configuration setting is
+     * enabled
+     *
+     * @return bool True if the useConsent setting is enabled
+     */
+    function consentEnabled(): bool
+    {
+        return \NDB_Factory::singleton()->config()->settingEnabled(
+            'useConsent'
+        );
+    }
 
 }