diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/app.js b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
index 52b6d97c3..a56934963 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ import {
   doPreferenceGet,
   doToast,
   doClearSupport,
-  SHARED_PREFERENCES,
+  // SHARED_PREFERENCES,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import Native from 'native';
-import { doFetchDaemonSettings, doSetAutoLaunch, doSetDaemonSetting } from 'redux/actions/settings';
+import {
+  doFetchDaemonSettings,
+  doSetAutoLaunch,
+  //  doSetDaemonSetting
+} from 'redux/actions/settings';
 import {
   selectIsUpgradeSkipped,
   selectUpdateUrl,
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ import {
   selectModal,
   selectAllowAnalytics,
 } from 'redux/selectors/app';
-import { selectDaemonSettings } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
+// import { selectDaemonSettings } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { doAuthenticate, doGetSync } from 'lbryinc';
 import { lbrySettings as config, version as appVersion } from 'package.json';
 import analytics, { SHARE_INTERNAL } from 'analytics';
@@ -482,31 +486,31 @@ export function doToggle3PAnalytics(allowParam, doNotDispatch) {
 export function doGetAndPopulatePreferences() {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     function successCb(savedPreferences) {
-      const state = getState();
-      const daemonSettings = selectDaemonSettings(state);
+      // const state = getState();
+      // const daemonSettings = selectDaemonSettings(state);
 
       if (savedPreferences !== null) {
         dispatch(doPopulateSharedUserState(savedPreferences));
         // @if TARGET='app'
-        const { settings, sharing_3P: sharing3P } = savedPreferences.value;
-        // apply daemonSettings (todo: separate function)
-        Object.entries(settings).forEach(([key, val]) => {
-          if (val !== null && daemonSettings[key] !== val) {
-            if (key === SHARED_PREFERENCES.WALLET_SERVERS) {
-              const hasSavedServers = Array.isArray(val) && val.length > 0;
-              if (hasSavedServers) {
-                // Ignore this key if there are no actual saved servers in the list
-                const servers = val.map(item => `${item[0]}:${item[1]}`);
-                dispatch(doSetDaemonSetting(key, servers, true));
-              }
-            } else {
-              dispatch(doSetDaemonSetting(key, val, true));
-            }
-          }
-        });
-        if (sharing3P !== undefined) {
-          doToggle3PAnalytics(sharing3P, true);
-        }
+        // const { settings, sharing_3P: sharing3P } = savedPreferences.value;
+        // // apply daemonSettings (todo: separate function)
+        // Object.entries(settings).forEach(([key, val]) => {
+        //   if (val !== null && daemonSettings[key] !== val) {
+        //     if (key === SHARED_PREFERENCES.WALLET_SERVERS) {
+        //       const hasSavedServers = Array.isArray(val) && val.length > 0;
+        //       if (hasSavedServers) {
+        //         // Ignore this key if there are no actual saved servers in the list
+        //         const servers = val.map(item => `${item[0]}:${item[1]}`);
+        //         dispatch(doSetDaemonSetting(key, servers, true));
+        //       }
+        //     } else {
+        //       dispatch(doSetDaemonSetting(key, val, true));
+        //     }
+        //   }
+        // });
+        // if (sharing3P !== undefined) {
+        //   doToggle3PAnalytics(sharing3P, true);
+        // }
         // @endif
       }
     }