diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 0b589b33fe..ab2c49be7a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun fullscreen() = rxPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.fullscreen, true)
 
-    fun notchDefaultCutoutMode() = rxPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.isDefaultNotchMode, false)
-
     fun keepScreenOn() = rxPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.keepScreenOn, true)
 
     fun customBrightness() = rxPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.customBrightness, false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
index 106a241e27..1bbfb659b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
@@ -686,9 +686,7 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderPresenter>(),
             subscriptions += preferences.colorFilterMode().asObservable()
                 .subscribe { setColorFilter(preferences.colorFilter().getOrDefault()) }
 
-            subscriptions += preferences.notchDefaultCutoutMode().asObservable()
-                .subscribe { setNotchCutoutMode(preferences.notchDefaultCutoutMode().getOrDefault()) }
-
+            this.setNotchCutoutMode()
         }
 
         /**
@@ -803,12 +801,11 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderPresenter>(),
 
 
         /**
-         * Sets notch cutout mode to "DEFAULT" mode if true and "NEVER" mode if false.
-         * In "NEVER" mode the space next to the notch won't be used and filled with a black background.
+         * Sets notch cutout mode to "NEVER", if mobile is in a landscape view
          */
-        private fun setNotchCutoutMode(isDefault: Boolean) {
+        private fun setNotchCutoutMode() {
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
-                if (!isDefault) {
+
                     val currentOrientation = resources.configuration.orientation
 
                     if(currentOrientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) {
@@ -817,7 +814,6 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderPresenter>(),
                                 WindowManager.LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_NEVER
                     }
 
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
index 24eccef800..0e23b82aae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
@@ -88,18 +88,6 @@ class SettingsReaderController : SettingsController() {
             }
         }
 
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
-        val cutout = activity?.window?.decorView?.rootWindowInsets?.displayCutout
-
-            switchPreference {
-                key = Keys.isDefaultNotchMode
-                titleRes = R.string.pref_notch_display
-                summaryRes = R.string.pref_notch_display_summary
-                defaultValue = false
-                isEnabled = cutout != null // display option only when a mobile has a notch
-            }
-        }
-
         preferenceCategory {
             titleRes = R.string.pager_viewer
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
index 0e8563d6b0..b731bea572 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@
     <string name="pref_double_tap_anim_speed">Szybkość podwójnego stuknięcia</string>
     <string name="pref_show_page_number">Pokazuj numer strony</string>
     <string name="pref_true_color">Kolor 32 bitowy</string>
-    <string name="pref_notch_display">Użyj przestrzeni sąsiadującej z notchem</string>
-    <string name="pref_notch_display_summary">Działa tylko w widoku horyzontalnym, tak by notch nachodził na wyświetlaną stronę</string>
     <string name="pref_crop_borders">Przycinaj krawędzie</string>
     <string name="pref_custom_brightness">Niestandardowa jasność</string>
     <string name="pref_custom_color_filter">Niestandardowy filtr kolorów</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0248cb2ca3..e84d5bf8f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@
     <string name="pref_double_tap_anim_speed">Double tap animation speed</string>
     <string name="pref_show_page_number">Show page number</string>
     <string name="pref_true_color">32-bit color</string>
-    <string name="pref_notch_display">Use space next to the notch</string>
-    <string name="pref_notch_display_summary">Works only for the landscape view for the notch to overlap the displayed page</string>
     <string name="pref_crop_borders">Crop borders</string>
     <string name="pref_custom_brightness">Use custom brightness</string>
     <string name="pref_custom_color_filter">Use custom color filter</string>