diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/DomainModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/DomainModule.kt
index 0b5db26c8..e007f4950 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/DomainModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/DomainModule.kt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class DomainModule : InjektModule {
         addFactory { GetExtensionLanguages(get(), get()) }
 
         addSingletonFactory<UpdatesRepository> { UpdatesRepositoryImpl(get()) }
-        addFactory { GetUpdates(get(), get()) }
+        addFactory { GetUpdates(get()) }
 
         addSingletonFactory<SourceRepository> { SourceRepositoryImpl(get(), get()) }
         addSingletonFactory<SourceDataRepository> { SourceDataRepositoryImpl(get()) }
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 d78d980fc..7f3d21544 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
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ class LibraryPreferences(
 
     fun languageBadge() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("display_language_badge", false)
 
-    fun showUpdatesNavBadge() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("library_update_show_tab_badge", false)
-    fun unreadUpdatesCount() = preferenceStore.getInt("library_unread_updates_count", 0)
+    fun newUpdatesCount() = preferenceStore.getInt("library_unseen_updates_count", 0)
 
     // endregion
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt
index c26ebfb18..b9e04b880 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 package eu.kanade.domain.updates.interactor
 
-import eu.kanade.domain.library.service.LibraryPreferences
 import eu.kanade.domain.updates.model.UpdatesWithRelations
 import eu.kanade.domain.updates.repository.UpdatesRepository
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import java.util.Calendar
 
 class GetUpdates(
     private val repository: UpdatesRepository,
-    private val preferences: LibraryPreferences,
 ) {
 
     fun subscribe(calendar: Calendar): Flow<List<UpdatesWithRelations>> = subscribe(calendar.time.time)
 
     fun subscribe(after: Long): Flow<List<UpdatesWithRelations>> {
         return repository.subscribeAll(after)
-            .onEach { updates ->
-                // Set unread chapter count for bottom bar badge
-                preferences.unreadUpdatesCount().set(updates.count { !it.read })
-            }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsGeneralScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsGeneralScreen.kt
index e518636ac..9df7d12a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsGeneralScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsGeneralScreen.kt
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ object SettingsGeneralScreen : SearchableSettings {
         val prefs = remember { Injekt.get<BasePreferences>() }
         val libraryPrefs = remember { Injekt.get<LibraryPreferences>() }
         return mutableListOf<Preference>().apply {
-            add(
-                Preference.PreferenceItem.SwitchPreference(
-                    pref = libraryPrefs.showUpdatesNavBadge(),
-                    title = stringResource(R.string.pref_library_update_show_tab_badge),
-                ),
-            )
-
             add(
                 Preference.PreferenceItem.SwitchPreference(
                     pref = prefs.confirmExit(),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt
index 6c37379d7..eb7970436 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import eu.kanade.domain.track.interactor.InsertTrack
 import eu.kanade.domain.track.model.toDbTrack
 import eu.kanade.domain.track.model.toDomainTrack
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.core.preference.getAndSet
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.cache.CoverCache
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.download.DownloadManager
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.download.DownloadService
@@ -312,7 +313,6 @@ class LibraryUpdateService(
         val failedUpdates = CopyOnWriteArrayList<Pair<Manga, String?>>()
         val hasDownloads = AtomicBoolean(false)
         val loggedServices by lazy { trackManager.services.filter { it.isLogged } }
-        val currentUnreadUpdatesCount = libraryPreferences.unreadUpdatesCount().get()
         val restrictions = libraryPreferences.libraryUpdateMangaRestriction().get()
 
         withIOContext {
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ class LibraryUpdateService(
                                                         hasDownloads.set(true)
                                                     }
 
+                                                    libraryPreferences.newUpdatesCount().getAndSet { it + newChapters.size }
+
                                                     // Convert to the manga that contains new chapters
                                                     newUpdates.add(manga to newChapters.toTypedArray())
                                                 }
@@ -392,8 +394,6 @@ class LibraryUpdateService(
 
         if (newUpdates.isNotEmpty()) {
             notifier.showUpdateNotifications(newUpdates)
-            val newChapterCount = newUpdates.sumOf { it.second.size }
-            libraryPreferences.unreadUpdatesCount().set(currentUnreadUpdatesCount + newChapterCount)
             if (hasDownloads.get()) {
                 DownloadService.start(this)
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt
index 757026514..a6ac722e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/home/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import eu.kanade.domain.source.service.SourcePreferences
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.NavigationBar
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.NavigationRail
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.Scaffold
-import eu.kanade.presentation.util.Tab
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.Transition
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.isTabletUi
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.more.MoreTab
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.updates.UpdatesTab
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
@@ -219,11 +217,8 @@ object HomeScreen : Screen {
                 when {
                     tab is UpdatesTab -> {
                         val count by produceState(initialValue = 0) {
-                            val pref = Injekt.get<LibraryPreferences>()
-                            combine(
-                                pref.showUpdatesNavBadge().changes(),
-                                pref.unreadUpdatesCount().changes(),
-                            ) { show, count -> if (show) count else 0 }
+                            Injekt.get<LibraryPreferences>()
+                                .newUpdatesCount().changes()
                                 .collectLatest { value = it }
                         }
                         if (count > 0) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesScreenModel.kt
index 47e172d4e..c5de15e0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesScreenModel.kt
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ class UpdatesScreenModel(
     private val getUpdates: GetUpdates = Injekt.get(),
     private val getManga: GetManga = Injekt.get(),
     private val getChapter: GetChapter = Injekt.get(),
+    private val libraryPreferences: LibraryPreferences = Injekt.get(),
     val snackbarHostState: SnackbarHostState = SnackbarHostState(),
     basePreferences: BasePreferences = Injekt.get(),
     uiPreferences: UiPreferences = Injekt.get(),
-    libraryPreferences: LibraryPreferences = Injekt.get(),
 ) : StateScreenModel<UpdatesState>(UpdatesState()) {
 
     private val _events: Channel<Event> = Channel(Int.MAX_VALUE)
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ class UpdatesScreenModel(
         mutableState.update { it.copy(dialog = dialog) }
     }
 
+    fun resetNewUpdatesCount() {
+        libraryPreferences.newUpdatesCount().set(0)
+    }
+
     sealed class Dialog {
         data class DeleteConfirmation(val toDelete: List<UpdatesItem>) : Dialog()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesTab.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesTab.kt
index ba3af64f1..3f0248891 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesTab.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesTab.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.compose.animation.graphics.res.animatedVectorResource
 import androidx.compose.animation.graphics.res.rememberAnimatedVectorPainter
 import androidx.compose.animation.graphics.vector.AnimatedImageVector
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
@@ -110,5 +111,12 @@ object UpdatesTab : Tab {
                 (context as? MainActivity)?.ready = true
             }
         }
+        DisposableEffect(Unit) {
+            screenModel.resetNewUpdatesCount()
+
+            onDispose {
+                screenModel.resetNewUpdatesCount()
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index aaa6df186..5f926ae22 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@
     <string name="pref_update_only_completely_read">With unread chapter(s)</string>
     <string name="pref_update_only_non_completed">With \"Completed\" status</string>
     <string name="pref_update_only_started">That haven\'t been started</string>
-    <string name="pref_library_update_show_tab_badge">Show unread count on Updates icon</string>
     <string name="pref_library_update_refresh_metadata">Automatically refresh metadata</string>
     <string name="pref_library_update_refresh_metadata_summary">Check for new cover and details when updating library</string>
     <string name="pref_library_update_refresh_trackers">Automatically refresh trackers</string>