diff --git a/rsrc/dialogs/preferences.xml b/rsrc/dialogs/preferences.xml
index 9217145a..87ebf760 100644
--- a/rsrc/dialogs/preferences.xml
+++ b/rsrc/dialogs/preferences.xml
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
 	<button name='autosave-details' type='tiny' text-size='10' relative='pos pos-in' rel-anchor='prev' top='0' left='4'>
 		Details
 	</button>
-	<led name='repeatdesc' relative='pos-in pos' anchor='autosave-toggle' top='10' left='0'>Show room descriptions more than once</led>
-	<led name='easier' relative='pos-in pos' rel-anchor='prev' top='10' left='0'>Make game easier (monsters much weaker)</led>
+	<led name='easier' relative='pos-in pos' anchor='autosave-toggle' top='10' left='0'>Make game easier (monsters much weaker)</led>
 	<led name='lesswm' relative='pos-in pos' rel-anchor='prev' top='10' left='0'>Fewer wandering monsters</led>
 	<led name='skipsplash' relative='pos-in pos' rel-anchor='prev' top='10' left='0'>Skip splash screen on startup</led>
 	<led name='nohelp' relative='pos-in pos' rel-anchor='prev' top='10' left='0'>Never show instant help</led>
diff --git a/src/game/boe.dlgutil.cpp b/src/game/boe.dlgutil.cpp
index be850657..ba79fa9e 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.dlgutil.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.dlgutil.cpp
@@ -1330,7 +1330,6 @@ static bool prefs_event_filter (cDialog& me, std::string id, eKeyMod) {
 		set_pref("DirectionalKeyScrolling", dynamic_cast<cLed&>(me["screen-shift"]).getState() != led_off);
 		set_pref("FancyFilePicker", dynamic_cast<cLed&>(me["fancypicker"]).getState() != led_off);
 		set_pref("Autosave", dynamic_cast<cLed&>(me["autosave-toggle"]).getState() != led_off);
-		set_pref("RepeatRoomDescriptions", dynamic_cast<cLed&>(me["repeatdesc"]).getState() != led_off);
 		set_pref("ShowInstantHelp", dynamic_cast<cLed&>(me["nohelp"]).getState() == led_off);
 		
 		if(overall_mode == MODE_STARTUP && !party_in_memory) {
@@ -1431,7 +1430,6 @@ void pick_preferences(bool record) {
 	dynamic_cast<cLed&>(prefsDlog["autosave-toggle"]).setState(autosave_on ? led_red : led_off);
 	if(!autosave_on)
 		prefsDlog["autosave-details"].hide();
-	dynamic_cast<cLed&>(prefsDlog["repeatdesc"]).setState(get_bool_pref("RepeatRoomDescriptions") ? led_red : led_off);
 	dynamic_cast<cLed&>(prefsDlog["nohelp"]).setState(get_bool_pref("ShowInstantHelp", true) ? led_off : led_red);
 	if(overall_mode == MODE_STARTUP && !party_in_memory) {
 		dynamic_cast<cLed&>(prefsDlog["easier"]).setState(get_bool_pref("EasyMode") ? led_red : led_off);
diff --git a/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm b/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm
index 372579ec..35ac1683 100644
--- a/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm
+++ b/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ NSDictionary* prefsToRecord = @{
 	@"LessWanderingMonsters": @(kBool),
 	@"PlaySounds": @(kBool),
 	@"ReceivedHelp": @(kIArray),
-	@"RepeatRoomDescriptions": @(kBool),
 	@"ShowInstantHelp": @(kBool),
 	@"ShowStartupSplash": @(kBool),
 	@"UIScale": @(kFloat),