diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/LauncherApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/LauncherApplication.kt
index d61bb9a2..f6aa1e8d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/LauncherApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/LauncherApplication.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.files.filesModule
 import de.mm20.launcher2.hiddenitems.hiddenItemsModule
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.iconsModule
 import de.mm20.launcher2.music.musicModule
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.searchModule
 import de.mm20.launcher2.unitconverter.unitConverterModule
 import de.mm20.launcher2.websites.websitesModule
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class LauncherApplication : Application(), CoroutineScope, ImageLoaderFactory {
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
         Debug()
-        LauncherPreferences.initialize(this)
 
         startKoin {
             androidLogger(if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) Level.ERROR else Level.NONE)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesCardFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesCardFragment.kt
index f6ebbf67..6662d34f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesCardFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesCardFragment.kt
@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@ import androidx.preference.Preference
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import de.mm20.launcher2.R
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.dp
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.legacy.view.LauncherCardView
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
 class PreferencesCardFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_card_settings) {
 
-    val preferences = LauncherPreferences.instance
-
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
         val previewCard = view.findViewById<LauncherCardView>(R.id.previewCard)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesEasterEggFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesEasterEggFragment.kt
index c7ae44f5..c5ca1003 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesEasterEggFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesEasterEggFragment.kt
@@ -11,16 +11,13 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import android.widget.ToggleButton
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import de.mm20.launcher2.R
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 
 class PreferencesEasterEggFragment : Fragment() {
     override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle?): View? {
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_easteregg, null, false)
         val root = view.findViewById<FrameLayout>(R.id.easterEggRoot)
         val toggle = view.findViewById<ToggleButton>(R.id.magicModeToggle)
-        toggle.isChecked = LauncherPreferences.instance.easterEggEnabled
         toggle.setOnCheckedChangeListener { _, isChecked ->
-            LauncherPreferences.instance.easterEggEnabled = isChecked
             Toast.makeText(requireContext(), if (isChecked) R.string.easter_egg_activated else R.string.easter_egg_deactivated, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
         }
         return view
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesSearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesSearchFragment.kt
index 3af03af9..d6a183be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesSearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/fragment/PreferencesSearchFragment.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.checkPermission
 import de.mm20.launcher2.msservices.MicrosoftGraphApiHelper
 import de.mm20.launcher2.nextcloud.NextcloudApiHelper
 import de.mm20.launcher2.owncloud.OwncloudClient
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.koin.android.ext.android.inject
 
diff --git a/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt b/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt
index 5cabc788..a18f1298 100644
--- a/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt
+++ b/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/applications/AppRepository.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import android.os.UserHandle
 import android.os.UserManager
 import android.util.Log
 import de.mm20.launcher2.hiddenitems.HiddenItemsRepository
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.AppInstallation
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.Application
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.LauncherApp
diff --git a/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/AppShortcut.kt b/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/AppShortcut.kt
index 6d67c96c..bbb42e6d 100644
--- a/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/AppShortcut.kt
+++ b/applications/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/AppShortcut.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.applications.R
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.LauncherIcon
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.getSerialNumber
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.isAtLeastApiLevel
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.Settings
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.Settings.IconSettings.LegacyIconBackground
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
diff --git a/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/CalendarEvent.kt b/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/CalendarEvent.kt
index b9abba13..291a80cc 100644
--- a/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/CalendarEvent.kt
+++ b/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/CalendarEvent.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.checkPermission
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.dp
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionGroup
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionsManager
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import org.koin.core.component.KoinComponent
 import org.koin.core.component.get
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
diff --git a/contacts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Contact.kt b/contacts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Contact.kt
index aa8dca29..22013dbd 100644
--- a/contacts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Contact.kt
+++ b/contacts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Contact.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.asBitmap
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.sp
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionGroup
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionsManager
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.Settings
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.Settings.IconSettings.LegacyIconBackground
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
diff --git a/favorites/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/favorites/FavoritesRepository.kt b/favorites/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/favorites/FavoritesRepository.kt
index 427d0fd0..1d74330f 100644
--- a/favorites/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/favorites/FavoritesRepository.kt
+++ b/favorites/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/favorites/FavoritesRepository.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.database.AppDatabase
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.FavoritesItemEntity
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.ceilToInt
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherDataStore
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.SearchableDeserializer
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.CalendarEvent
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.Searchable
diff --git a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/GDriveFile.kt b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/GDriveFile.kt
index d476df07..8c5ee4c5 100644
--- a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/GDriveFile.kt
+++ b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/GDriveFile.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.gservices.DriveFileMeta
 import de.mm20.launcher2.gservices.GoogleApiHelper
 import de.mm20.launcher2.helper.NetworkUtils
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.LauncherIcon
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 
 class GDriveFile(
     val fileId: String,
diff --git a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/NextcloudFile.kt b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/NextcloudFile.kt
index acd12ef1..792e286b 100644
--- a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/NextcloudFile.kt
+++ b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/NextcloudFile.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import de.mm20.launcher2.files.R
 import de.mm20.launcher2.helper.NetworkUtils
 import de.mm20.launcher2.nextcloud.NextcloudApiHelper
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 
 class NextcloudFile(
         fileId: Long,
diff --git a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OneDriveFile.kt b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OneDriveFile.kt
index a37f2a41..983ca5ed 100644
--- a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OneDriveFile.kt
+++ b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OneDriveFile.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.msservices.DriveItem
 import de.mm20.launcher2.files.R
 import de.mm20.launcher2.msservices.MicrosoftGraphApiHelper
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.LauncherIcon
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 
 class OneDriveFile(
         val fileId: String,
diff --git a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OwncloudFile.kt b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OwncloudFile.kt
index a7e5a751..8c05e623 100644
--- a/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OwncloudFile.kt
+++ b/files/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/OwncloudFile.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import de.mm20.launcher2.files.R
 import de.mm20.launcher2.helper.NetworkUtils
 import de.mm20.launcher2.owncloud.OwncloudClient
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 
 class OwncloudFile(
         fileId: Long,
diff --git a/icons/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/icons/providers/CalendarIconProvider.kt b/icons/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/icons/providers/CalendarIconProvider.kt
index bd2a42f5..253cc856 100644
--- a/icons/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/icons/providers/CalendarIconProvider.kt
+++ b/icons/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/icons/providers/CalendarIconProvider.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.CalendarDynamicLauncherIcon
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.LauncherIcon
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.obtainTypedArrayOrNull
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.Application
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.Searchable
 
diff --git a/ms-services/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/msservices/MicrosoftGraphApiHelper.kt b/ms-services/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/msservices/MicrosoftGraphApiHelper.kt
index 8866db77..95f34ec2 100644
--- a/ms-services/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/msservices/MicrosoftGraphApiHelper.kt
+++ b/ms-services/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/msservices/MicrosoftGraphApiHelper.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import com.microsoft.identity.client.PublicClientApplication
 import com.microsoft.identity.client.exception.MsalClientException
 import com.microsoft.identity.client.exception.MsalException
 import de.mm20.launcher2.crashreporter.CrashReporter
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import java.net.URLEncoder
diff --git a/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherPreferences.kt b/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherPreferences.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c55628f..00000000
--- a/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherPreferences.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-package de.mm20.launcher2.preferences
-
-import android.app.Application
-import android.content.SharedPreferences
-import androidx.core.content.edit
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
-
-
-class LauncherPreferences(val context: Application, version: Int = 3) {
-    internal val preferences by lazy {
-        PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
-    }
-
-
-    var version by IntPreference("preferences_version", default = 1)
-
-    init {
-        val oldVersion = this.version
-        if ( version >= 2 && oldVersion <= 1) {
-            val appStartAnim = preferences.getInt("app_start_anim", 0)
-            preferences.edit {
-                remove("app_start_anim")
-                putString("app_start_anim", appStartAnim.toString())
-            }
-        }
-        if (version >= 3 && oldVersion <= 2) {
-            val translucentCards = preferences.getBoolean("translucent_cards", false)
-            val theme = preferences.getString("theme", "2")
-
-            preferences.edit {
-                remove("translucent_cards")
-                putInt("card_opacity", if (translucentCards) 0xCC else 0xFF)
-                if (theme == "4") {
-                    putString("theme", "1")
-                    putString("card_background", "2")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (version >= 4 && oldVersion <= 3) {
-            val appStartAnim = preferences.getString("app_start_anim", "5")
-            if (appStartAnim == "0" || appStartAnim == "1")
-            preferences.edit {
-                putString("app_start_anim", "2")
-            }
-        }
-        this.version = version
-    }
-
-
-    var appStartAnim by EnumPreference("app_start_anim", default = AppStartAnimation.M)
-
-    var cardRadius by IntPreference("card_radius", default = 8)
-
-    var easterEggEnabled by BooleanPreference("easter_egg", default = false)
-
-    companion object {
-        lateinit var instance: LauncherPreferences
-        fun initialize(app: Application) {
-            instance = LauncherPreferences(app)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-enum class AppStartAnimation(override val value: String): PreferenceEnum {
-    DEFAULT("5"),
-    M("2"),
-    FADE("3"),
-    SLIDE_BOTTOM("4")
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/PreferenceDelegates.kt b/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/PreferenceDelegates.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1883082a..00000000
--- a/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/PreferenceDelegates.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package de.mm20.launcher2.preferences
-
-import androidx.core.content.edit
-import de.mm20.launcher2.crashreporter.CrashReporter
-import org.json.JSONArray
-import org.json.JSONException
-import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
-import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
-
-class StringPreference(val key: String, val default: String) : ReadWriteProperty<LauncherPreferences, String> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>): String {
-        return thisRef.preferences.getString(key, default)!!
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>, value: String) {
-        thisRef.preferences.edit {
-            putString(key, value)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-class BooleanPreference(val key: String, val default: Boolean) : ReadWriteProperty<LauncherPreferences, Boolean> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>): Boolean {
-        return thisRef.preferences.getBoolean(key, default)
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>, value: Boolean) {
-        thisRef.preferences.edit {
-            putBoolean(key, value)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-class IntPreference(val key: String, val default: Int) : ReadWriteProperty<LauncherPreferences, Int> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>): Int {
-        return thisRef.preferences.getInt(key, default)
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>, value: Int) {
-        thisRef.preferences.edit {
-            putInt(key, value)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-class LongListPreference(val key: String, val default: List<Long>) : ReadWriteProperty<LauncherPreferences, List<Long>> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>): List<Long> {
-        val list = mutableListOf<Long>()
-        try {
-            val jsonArray = JSONArray(thisRef.preferences.getString(key, null) ?: return default)
-            for (i in 0 until jsonArray.length()) {
-                list.add(jsonArray.getLong(i))
-            }
-        } catch (e: JSONException) {
-            CrashReporter.logException(e)
-            return default
-        }
-        return list
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>, value: List<Long>) {
-        val jsonArray = JSONArray()
-        for (i in value) {
-            jsonArray.put(i)
-        }
-        thisRef.preferences.edit {
-            putString(key, jsonArray.toString())
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-interface PreferenceEnum {
-    val value: String
-}
-
-class EnumPreference<T>(val key: String, val default: T) : ReadWriteProperty<LauncherPreferences, T> where T : Enum<T>, T : PreferenceEnum {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>): T {
-        val value = thisRef.preferences.getString(key, null) ?: return default
-        val enumConstants = default::class.java.enumConstants as Array<out T>
-        return enumConstants.firstOrNull { it.value == value } ?: default
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: LauncherPreferences, property: KProperty<*>, value: T) {
-        thisRef.preferences.edit {
-            putString(key, value.value)
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/search/SearchVM.kt b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/search/SearchVM.kt
index 521f2507..8dc4f9b2 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/search/SearchVM.kt
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/search/SearchVM.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.calendar.CalendarRepository
 import de.mm20.launcher2.contacts.ContactRepository
 import de.mm20.launcher2.favorites.FavoritesRepository
 import de.mm20.launcher2.files.FileRepository
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.WebsearchRepository
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.*
 import de.mm20.launcher2.unitconverter.UnitConverterRepository
diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/weather/WeatherWidgetWM.kt b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/weather/WeatherWidgetWM.kt
index c9b87ece..cd0a6b98 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/weather/WeatherWidgetWM.kt
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/weather/WeatherWidgetWM.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.*
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionGroup
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionsManager
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherDataStore
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.weather.DailyForecast
 import de.mm20.launcher2.weather.Forecast
 import de.mm20.launcher2.weather.WeatherRepository
diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/legacy/view/InnerCardView.kt b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/legacy/view/InnerCardView.kt
index 89ed14d3..53f321df 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/legacy/view/InnerCardView.kt
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/legacy/view/InnerCardView.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.dp
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.lifecycleOwner
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.lifecycleScope
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherDataStore
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.R
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
diff --git a/wikipedia/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Wikipedia.kt b/wikipedia/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Wikipedia.kt
index d23b60f6..fd5ff5d1 100644
--- a/wikipedia/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Wikipedia.kt
+++ b/wikipedia/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/search/data/Wikipedia.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import androidx.core.text.toHtml
 import de.mm20.launcher2.wikipedia.R
 import de.mm20.launcher2.icons.LauncherIcon
 import de.mm20.launcher2.helper.NetworkUtils
-import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherPreferences
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import org.json.JSONException