diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/ui/UiPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/ui/UiPreferences.kt
index 69868bb13..9a7577fee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/ui/UiPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/ui/UiPreferences.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ class UiPreferences(
     private val preferenceStore: PreferenceStore,
 ) {
 
-    fun sideNavIconAlignment() = preferenceStore.getInt("pref_side_nav_icon_alignment", 0)
-
     fun themeMode() = preferenceStore.getEnum(
         "pref_theme_mode_key",
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) { ThemeMode.SYSTEM } else { ThemeMode.LIGHT },
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAppearanceScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAppearanceScreen.kt
index cb9cbec8b..e423712ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAppearanceScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAppearanceScreen.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import eu.kanade.domain.ui.model.setAppCompatDelegateThemeMode
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.Preference
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.collectAsState
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isAutoTabletUiAvailable
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.drop
@@ -105,22 +104,11 @@ class SettingsAppearanceScreen : SearchableSettings {
         context: Context,
         uiPreferences: UiPreferences,
     ): Preference.PreferenceGroup {
-        val tabletUiModePref = uiPreferences.tabletUiMode()
-        val tabletUiMode by tabletUiModePref.collectAsState()
-
-        val isTabletUiAvailable = remember(tabletUiMode) { // won't survive config change
-            when (tabletUiMode) {
-                TabletUiMode.AUTOMATIC -> context.resources.configuration.isAutoTabletUiAvailable()
-                TabletUiMode.NEVER -> false
-                else -> true
-            }
-        }
-
         return Preference.PreferenceGroup(
             title = stringResource(R.string.pref_category_display),
             preferenceItems = listOf(
                 Preference.PreferenceItem.ListPreference(
-                    pref = tabletUiModePref,
+                    pref = uiPreferences.tabletUiMode(),
                     title = stringResource(R.string.pref_tablet_ui_mode),
                     entries = TabletUiMode.values().associateWith { stringResource(it.titleResId) },
                     onValueChanged = {
@@ -128,17 +116,6 @@ class SettingsAppearanceScreen : SearchableSettings {
                         true
                     },
                 ),
-                Preference.PreferenceItem.ListPreference(
-                    pref = uiPreferences.sideNavIconAlignment(),
-                    title = stringResource(R.string.pref_side_nav_icon_alignment),
-                    subtitle = "%s",
-                    enabled = isTabletUiAvailable,
-                    entries = mapOf(
-                        0 to stringResource(R.string.alignment_top),
-                        1 to stringResource(R.string.alignment_center),
-                        2 to stringResource(R.string.alignment_bottom),
-                    ),
-                ),
             ),
         )
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 6bb4c3370..366d9a64a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
-import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.view.Window
 import android.widget.Toast
@@ -158,18 +157,6 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
         }
         setSplashScreenExitAnimation(splashScreen)
 
-        if (binding.sideNav != null) {
-            uiPreferences.sideNavIconAlignment()
-                .asHotFlow {
-                    binding.sideNav?.menuGravity = when (it) {
-                        1 -> Gravity.CENTER
-                        2 -> Gravity.BOTTOM
-                        else -> Gravity.TOP
-                    }
-                }
-                .launchIn(lifecycleScope)
-        }
-
         nav.setOnItemSelectedListener { item ->
             val id = item.itemId
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-sw720dp/main_activity.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-sw720dp/main_activity.xml
index cf51be786..8d5efb178 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-sw720dp/main_activity.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-sw720dp/main_activity.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
             android:paddingTop="?attr/actionBarSize"
             app:elevation="1dp"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:menu="@menu/main_nav" />
+            app:menu="@menu/main_nav"
+            app:menuGravity="center" />
 
         <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.TachiyomiChangeHandlerFrameLayout
             android:id="@+id/controller_container"
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b7c8da831..92166b7d1 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@
     <string name="theme_yotsuba">Yotsuba</string>
     <string name="theme_tidalwave">Tidal Wave</string>
     <string name="pref_dark_theme_pure_black">Pure black dark mode</string>
-    <string name="pref_side_nav_icon_alignment">Side navigation icon alignment</string>
-    <string name="alignment_top">Top</string>
-    <string name="alignment_center">Center</string>
-    <string name="alignment_bottom">Bottom</string>
     <string name="pref_category_timestamps">Timestamps</string>
     <string name="pref_relative_format">Relative timestamps</string>
     <string name="pref_relative_time_short">Short (Today, Yesterday)</string>