diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/BaseActionBarActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/BaseActionBarActivity.java
index c3321504ea..4e385cfe2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/BaseActionBarActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/BaseActionBarActivity.java
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ public abstract class BaseActionBarActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     if (!isResume) {
       getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE);
     } else {
-      if (TextSecurePreferences.isScreenSecurityEnabled(this)) {
-        getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE);
-      } else {
-        getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE);
-      }
+      getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_privacy.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_privacy.xml
index b4082bd125..64bcc29902 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_privacy.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_privacy.xml
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
             android:title="@string/lockApp"
             android:summary="@string/lockAppDescription" />
 
-        <org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.SwitchPreferenceCompat
-            android:defaultValue="@bool/screen_security_default"
-            android:key="pref_screen_security"
-            android:title="@string/screenshotNotifications"
-            android:summary="@string/screenshotNotificationsDescription" />
-
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory
diff --git a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/TextSecurePreferences.kt b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/TextSecurePreferences.kt
index 4c974e7d60..f5069d3b60 100644
--- a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/TextSecurePreferences.kt
+++ b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/TextSecurePreferences.kt
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ interface TextSecurePreferences {
     fun isEnterSendsEnabled(): Boolean
     fun isPasswordDisabled(): Boolean
     fun setPasswordDisabled(disabled: Boolean)
-    fun isScreenSecurityEnabled(): Boolean
     fun getLastVersionCode(): Int
     fun setLastVersionCode(versionCode: Int)
     fun isPassphraseTimeoutEnabled(): Boolean
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ interface TextSecurePreferences {
         const val LED_BLINK_PREF_CUSTOM = "pref_led_blink_custom"
         const val PASSPHRASE_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL_PREF = "pref_timeout_interval"
         const val PASSPHRASE_TIMEOUT_PREF = "pref_timeout_passphrase"
-        const val SCREEN_SECURITY_PREF = "pref_screen_security"
         const val ENTER_SENDS_PREF = "pref_enter_sends"
         const val THREAD_TRIM_ENABLED = "pref_trim_threads"
         const val LOCAL_NUMBER_PREF = "pref_local_number"
@@ -687,11 +685,6 @@ interface TextSecurePreferences {
             setBooleanPreference(context, DISABLE_PASSPHRASE_PREF, disabled)
         }
 
-        @JvmStatic
-        fun isScreenSecurityEnabled(context: Context): Boolean {
-            return getBooleanPreference(context, SCREEN_SECURITY_PREF, context.resources.getBoolean(R.bool.screen_security_default))
-        }
-
         fun getLastVersionCode(context: Context): Int {
             return getIntegerPreference(context, LAST_VERSION_CODE_PREF, 0)
         }
@@ -1329,10 +1322,6 @@ class AppTextSecurePreferences @Inject constructor(
         setBooleanPreference(TextSecurePreferences.DISABLE_PASSPHRASE_PREF, disabled)
     }
 
-    override fun isScreenSecurityEnabled(): Boolean {
-        return getBooleanPreference(TextSecurePreferences.SCREEN_SECURITY_PREF, true)
-    }
-
     override fun getLastVersionCode(): Int {
         return getIntegerPreference(TextSecurePreferences.LAST_VERSION_CODE_PREF, 0)
     }