diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt
index ae82123490..bc0a7d8771 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ class LibraryPreferences(
 
     fun localBadge() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("display_local_badge", true)
 
-    fun unreadBadge() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("display_unread_badge", true)
-
     fun languageBadge() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("display_language_badge", false)
 
     fun newShowUpdatesCount() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("library_show_updates_count", true)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt
index eb9d799692..89e07cba38 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ class LibraryScreenModel(
     private fun getLibraryItemPreferencesFlow(): Flow<ItemPreferences> {
         return combine(
             libraryPreferences.downloadBadge().changes(),
-            libraryPreferences.unreadBadge().changes(),
             libraryPreferences.localBadge().changes(),
             libraryPreferences.languageBadge().changes(),
 
@@ -345,15 +344,14 @@ class LibraryScreenModel(
             transform = {
                 ItemPreferences(
                     downloadBadge = it[0] as Boolean,
-                    unreadBadge = it[1] as Boolean,
-                    localBadge = it[2] as Boolean,
-                    languageBadge = it[3] as Boolean,
-                    globalFilterDownloaded = it[4] as Boolean,
-                    filterDownloaded = it[5] as Int,
-                    filterUnread = it[6] as Int,
-                    filterStarted = it[7] as Int,
-                    filterBookmarked = it[8] as Int,
-                    filterCompleted = it[9] as Int,
+                    localBadge = it[1] as Boolean,
+                    languageBadge = it[2] as Boolean,
+                    globalFilterDownloaded = it[3] as Boolean,
+                    filterDownloaded = it[4] as Int,
+                    filterUnread = it[5] as Int,
+                    filterStarted = it[6] as Int,
+                    filterBookmarked = it[7] as Int,
+                    filterCompleted = it[8] as Int,
                 )
             },
         )
@@ -377,7 +375,7 @@ class LibraryScreenModel(
                         } else {
                             0
                         }
-                        unreadCount = if (prefs.unreadBadge) libraryManga.unreadCount else 0
+                        unreadCount = libraryManga.unreadCount
                         isLocal = if (prefs.localBadge) libraryManga.manga.isLocal() else false
                         sourceLanguage = if (prefs.languageBadge) {
                             sourceManager.getOrStub(libraryManga.manga.source).lang
@@ -707,7 +705,6 @@ class LibraryScreenModel(
     @Immutable
     private data class ItemPreferences(
         val downloadBadge: Boolean,
-        val unreadBadge: Boolean,
         val localBadge: Boolean,
         val languageBadge: Boolean,
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibrarySettingsSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibrarySettingsSheet.kt
index 1a128ae615..a852af28d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibrarySettingsSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibrarySettingsSheet.kt
@@ -351,17 +351,15 @@ class LibrarySettingsSheet(
 
         inner class BadgeGroup : Group {
             private val downloadBadge = Item.CheckboxGroup(R.string.action_display_download_badge, this)
-            private val unreadBadge = Item.CheckboxGroup(R.string.action_display_unread_badge, this)
             private val localBadge = Item.CheckboxGroup(R.string.action_display_local_badge, this)
             private val languageBadge = Item.CheckboxGroup(R.string.action_display_language_badge, this)
 
             override val header = Item.Header(R.string.badges_header)
-            override val items = listOf(downloadBadge, unreadBadge, localBadge, languageBadge)
+            override val items = listOf(downloadBadge, localBadge, languageBadge)
             override val footer = null
 
             override fun initModels() {
                 downloadBadge.checked = libraryPreferences.downloadBadge().get()
-                unreadBadge.checked = libraryPreferences.unreadBadge().get()
                 localBadge.checked = libraryPreferences.localBadge().get()
                 languageBadge.checked = libraryPreferences.languageBadge().get()
             }
@@ -371,7 +369,6 @@ class LibrarySettingsSheet(
                 item.checked = !item.checked
                 when (item) {
                     downloadBadge -> libraryPreferences.downloadBadge().set((item.checked))
-                    unreadBadge -> libraryPreferences.unreadBadge().set((item.checked))
                     localBadge -> libraryPreferences.localBadge().set((item.checked))
                     languageBadge -> libraryPreferences.languageBadge().set((item.checked))
                     else -> {}
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9fd40a7f77..a0c7859550 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
     <string name="action_display_list">List</string>
     <string name="action_display_cover_only_grid">Cover-only grid</string>
     <string name="action_display_download_badge">Downloaded chapters</string>
-    <string name="action_display_unread_badge">Unread chapters</string>
     <string name="action_display_local_badge">Local source</string>
     <string name="action_display_language_badge">Language</string>
     <string name="action_display_show_tabs">Show category tabs</string>