diff --git a/src/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js b/src/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js
index 554c63694..c9dfd3965 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   doPrepareEdit,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { selectBlackListedOutpoints, selectFilteredOutpoints } from 'lbryinc';
-import { selectShowMatureContent, selectShowAnonymousContent } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
+import { selectShowMatureContent } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { makeSelectHasVisitedUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
 import { makeSelectIsSubscribed } from 'redux/selectors/subscriptions';
 import { push } from 'connected-react-router';
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
   pending: props.uri && makeSelectClaimIsPending(props.uri)(state),
   claim: props.uri && makeSelectClaimForUri(props.uri)(state),
   obscureNsfw: !selectShowMatureContent(state),
-  hideAnonymous: !selectShowAnonymousContent(state),
   claimIsMine: props.uri && makeSelectClaimIsMine(props.uri)(state),
   isResolvingUri: props.uri && makeSelectIsUriResolving(props.uri)(state),
   thumbnail: props.uri && makeSelectThumbnailForUri(props.uri)(state),
diff --git a/src/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx b/src/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
index 34a57961f..094e40ffd 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ type Props = {
   uri: string,
   claim: ?Claim,
   obscureNsfw: boolean,
-  hideAnonymous: boolean,
   showUserBlocked: boolean,
   claimIsMine: boolean,
   pending?: boolean,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ type Props = {
 const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
   const {
     obscureNsfw,
-    hideAnonymous,
     claimIsMine,
     pending,
     history,
@@ -101,9 +99,8 @@ const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
   const isChannel = isValid ? parseURI(uri).isChannel : false;
   const includeChannelTooltip = type !== 'inline' && type !== 'tooltip' && !isChannel;
   const signingChannel = claim && claim.signing_channel;
-  const isAnonymous = !isChannel && !signingChannel;
-  const blocked = !claimIsMine && ((obscureNsfw && nsfw) || (hideAnonymous && isAnonymous));
-  let shouldHide = placeholder !== 'loading' && ((abandoned && !showPublishLink) || (blocked && !showUserBlocked));
+  let shouldHide =
+    placeholder !== 'loading' && ((abandoned && !showPublishLink) || (!claimIsMine && obscureNsfw && nsfw));
 
   // This will be replaced once blocking is done at the wallet server level
   if (claim && !shouldHide && blackListedOutpoints) {
diff --git a/src/ui/page/settings/index.js b/src/ui/page/settings/index.js
index 2f2d4bead..7de1c56b1 100644
--- a/src/ui/page/settings/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/page/settings/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import SettingsPage from './view';
 const select = state => ({
   daemonSettings: selectDaemonSettings(state),
   showNsfw: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_MATURE)(state),
-  showAnonymous: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_ANONYMOUS)(state),
   instantPurchaseEnabled: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.INSTANT_PURCHASE_ENABLED)(state),
   instantPurchaseMax: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.INSTANT_PURCHASE_MAX)(state),
   currentTheme: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.THEME)(state),
diff --git a/src/ui/page/settings/view.jsx b/src/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
index 58d4cc90f..8b6d45310 100644
--- a/src/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ type Props = {
   clearCache: () => Promise<any>,
   daemonSettings: DaemonSettings,
   showNsfw: boolean,
-  showAnonymous: boolean,
   instantPurchaseEnabled: boolean,
   instantPurchaseMax: Price,
   currentTheme: string,
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const {
       daemonSettings,
       showNsfw,
-      showAnonymous,
       instantPurchaseEnabled,
       instantPurchaseMax,
       currentTheme,
@@ -374,14 +372,14 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                     )}
                   />
 
-                  <FormField
+                  {/* <FormField
                     type="checkbox"
                     name="show_anonymous"
                     onChange={() => setClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_ANONYMOUS, !showAnonymous)}
                     checked={showAnonymous}
                     label={__('Show anonymous content')}
                     helper={__('Anonymous content is published without a channel.')}
-                  />
+                  /> */}
 
                   <FormField
                     type="checkbox"
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js b/src/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js
index 0a7b72a43..5d77d1da6 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const defaultState = {
 
     // Content
     [SETTINGS.SHOW_MATURE]: false,
-    [SETTINGS.SHOW_ANONYMOUS]: true,
     [SETTINGS.AUTOPLAY]: true,
     [SETTINGS.FLOATING_PLAYER]: true,
     [SETTINGS.AUTO_DOWNLOAD]: true,
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js b/src/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js
index f38be8e73..e7a0b5f71 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const makeSelectClientSetting = setting =>
 
 // refactor me
 export const selectShowMatureContent = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_MATURE);
-export const selectShowAnonymousContent = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_ANONYMOUS);
 
 export const selectTheme = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.THEME);
 export const selectAutomaticDarkModeEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.AUTOMATIC_DARK_MODE_ENABLED);