diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java
index 36c7d244..c3965fc9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ public abstract class AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity extends AbsMusicServiceActivi
                 setUpProgressSliderTint();
                 setUpPlayerPlayPauseFabTint();
                 break;
-            case PreferenceUtil.HIDE_BOTTOM_BAR:
-                recreate();
-                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -353,8 +350,6 @@ public abstract class AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity extends AbsMusicServiceActivi
     }
 
     private void setUpMiniPlayer() {
-        hideBottomBar(PreferenceUtil.getInstance(this).hideBottomBar());
-
         miniPlayer.setOnTouchListener(new FlingPlayBackController(this));
 
         miniPlayer.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/PreferenceUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/PreferenceUtil.java
index 49b2e7b0..dc4bd688 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/PreferenceUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/PreferenceUtil.java
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ public final class PreferenceUtil {
 
     public static final String IGNORE_MEDIA_STORE_ARTWORK = "ignore_media_store_artwork";
 
-    public static final String HIDE_BOTTOM_BAR = "hide_bottom_bar";
-
     public static final String LAST_CHANGELOG_VERSION = "last_changelog_version";
 
     private static PreferenceUtil sInstance;
@@ -201,10 +199,6 @@ public final class PreferenceUtil {
         return mPreferences.getBoolean(IGNORE_MEDIA_STORE_ARTWORK, false);
     }
 
-    public final boolean hideBottomBar() {
-        return mPreferences.getBoolean(HIDE_BOTTOM_BAR, false);
-    }
-
     public final String getArtistSortOrder() {
         return mPreferences.getString(ARTIST_SORT_ORDER, SortOrder.ArtistSortOrder.ARTIST_A_Z);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5acd47de..2d5ad1a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
     <string name="pref_title_alternative_progress_slider_now_playing">Alternative progress slider</string>
     <string name="pref_title_playback_controller_card_now_playing">Show card below playback controls</string>
     <string name="pref_title_colored_playback_controls_now_playing">Colored playback controls</string>
-    <string name="pref_title_hide_bottom_bar">Hide bottom bar</string>
     <string name="no_equalizer">No equalizer found.</string>
     <string name="no_audio_ID">"Play a song first, then try again."</string>
     <string name="delete_action">Delete</string>
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@
     <string name="pref_summary_alternative_progress_slider_now_playing">Uses a progressbar which does not cover the album art instead of the default progress slider.</string>
     <string name="pref_summary_playback_controller_card_now_playing">Shows a card below play/pause, skip, rewind, shuffle and repeat.</string>
     <string name="pref_summary_ignore_media_store_artwork">Can increase the album cover quality but causes slower image loading times. Only enable this if you have problems with low resolution artworks.</string>
-    <string name="pref_summary_hide_bottom_bar">Hides the bar with the current playing information at the bottom. You can still fling the play/pause button in any direction to open the now playing view.</string>
     <string name="pref_summary_colored_playback_controls_now_playing">Colors play/pause, shuffle and repeat as well as the progress slider in the album cover\u2019s vibrant color.</string>
     <string name="pref_summary_colored_navigation_bar">Colors the navigation bar in the primary color.</string>
     <string name="could_not_download_album_cover">"Couldn\u2019t download a matching album cover."</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
index dcb8f85e..0137a57b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
             android:positiveButtonText="@null"
             android:title="@string/pref_title_set_default_start_page" />
 
-        <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="false"
-            android:key="hide_bottom_bar"
-            android:layout="@layout/preference_custom"
-            android:summary="@string/pref_summary_hide_bottom_bar"
-            android:title="@string/pref_title_hide_bottom_bar"
-            android:widgetLayout="@layout/preference_dynamic_checkbox" />
-
     </com.kabouzeid.gramophone.prefs.DynamicPreferenceCategory>
 
 </PreferenceScreen>