diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
index 597b092579..1a73a07243 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
@@ -384,8 +384,6 @@ public class ApplicationEx extends Application implements SharedPreferences.OnSh
                 editor.putBoolean("beige", false);
         } else if (version < 1385)
             editor.remove("parse_classes");
-        else if (version < 1393)
-            editor.remove("text_separators");
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O && !BuildConfig.DEBUG)
             editor.remove("background_service");
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index f76d956147..22ef8d668f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         swTextSize.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_size", true));
         swTextFont.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_font", true));
         swTextAlign.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_align", true));
-        swTextSeparators.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", true));
+        swTextSeparators.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false));
         swCollapseQuotes.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("collapse_quotes", false));
         swImagesInline.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false));
         swAttachmentsAlt.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("attachments_alt", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index 193684731f..82aa6a1ef4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
         boolean disable_tracking = prefs.getBoolean("disable_tracking", true);
         boolean parse_classes = prefs.getBoolean("parse_classes", true);
         boolean inline_images = prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false);
-        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", true);
+        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false);
 
         int textColorPrimary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);