diff --git a/doc/api_break.dox b/doc/api_break.dox
index 5030bacbe65..cce4a3edd00 100644
--- a/doc/api_break.dox
+++ b/doc/api_break.dox
@@ -2123,6 +2123,11 @@ QgsSnapper        {#qgis_api_break_3_0_QgsSnapper}
 - Constructor variant with QgsMapRenderer has been removed. Use the variant with QgsMapSettings.
 - Signature for snapPoint() has changed.
 
+QgsSnappingUtils        {#qgis_api_break_3_0_QgsSnappingUtils}
+----------------
+
+- Snapping mode moved to QgsSnappingConfig
+
 QgsSpatialIndex        {#qgis_api_break_3_0_QgsSpatialIndex}
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/python/core/qgssnappingutils.sip b/python/core/qgssnappingutils.sip
index f22fc4d3e8c..5fea55c2d42 100644
--- a/python/core/qgssnappingutils.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgssnappingutils.sip
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@ The current layer used if mode is SnapCurrentLayer
 %End
 
 
-    enum SnapToMapMode
-    {
-      SnapCurrentLayer,
-      SnapAllLayers,
-      SnapAdvanced,
-    };
-
     enum IndexingStrategy
     {
       IndexAlwaysFull,
@@ -120,7 +113,6 @@ snapping_layer1 = QgsSnappingUtils.LayerConfig(layer1, QgsPointLocator.Vertex, 1
 snapping_layer2 = QgsSnappingUtils.LayerConfig(layer2, QgsPointLocator.Vertex and QgsPointLocator.Edge, 10, QgsTolerance.Pixels)
 
 snapper.setLayers([snapping_layer1, snapping_layer2])
-snapper.setSnapToMapMode(QgsSnappingUtils.SnapAdvanced)
 ```
 
  \param l   The vector layer for which this configuration is
diff --git a/src/core/qgssnappingutils.h b/src/core/qgssnappingutils.h
index bc1c7b290e7..252b8eb2324 100644
--- a/src/core/qgssnappingutils.h
+++ b/src/core/qgssnappingutils.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsSnappingUtils : public QObject
     //! Get a point locator for the given layer. If such locator does not exist, it will be created
     QgsPointLocator *locatorForLayer( QgsVectorLayer *vl );
 
-    //! Snap to map according to the current configuration (mode). Optional filter allows discarding unwanted matches.
+    //! Snap to map according to the current configuration. Optional filter allows discarding unwanted matches.
     QgsPointLocator::Match snapToMap( QPoint point, QgsPointLocator::MatchFilter *filter = nullptr );
     QgsPointLocator::Match snapToMap( const QgsPointXY &pointMap, QgsPointLocator::MatchFilter *filter = nullptr );
 
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsSnappingUtils : public QObject
 
     // configuration
 
-    //! modes for "snap to background"
-    enum SnapToMapMode
-    {
-      SnapCurrentLayer,    //!< Snap just to current layer (tolerance and type from defaultSettings())
-      SnapAllLayers,       //!< Snap to all rendered layers (tolerance and type from defaultSettings())
-      SnapAdvanced,        //!< Snap according to the configuration set in setLayers()
-    };
-
     enum IndexingStrategy
     {
       IndexAlwaysFull,    //!< For all layers build index of full extent. Uses more memory, but queries are faster.
@@ -115,7 +107,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsSnappingUtils : public QObject
         snapping_layer2 = QgsSnappingUtils.LayerConfig(layer2, QgsPointLocator.Vertex and QgsPointLocator.Edge, 10, QgsTolerance.Pixels)
 
         snapper.setLayers([snapping_layer1, snapping_layer2])
-        snapper.setSnapToMapMode(QgsSnappingUtils.SnapAdvanced)
         ```
 
        * \param l   The vector layer for which this configuration is