diff --git a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
index d12d88fe..ae6fffcb 100644
--- a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
+++ b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
@@ -113,19 +113,6 @@ void MobileShellSettings::setNavigationPanelEnabled(bool navigationPanelEnabled)
     updateNavigationBarsInPlasma(navigationPanelEnabled);
 }
 
-bool MobileShellSettings::taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled() const
-{
-    auto group = KConfigGroup{m_config, GENERAL_CONFIG_GROUP};
-    return group.readEntry("taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled", true);
-}
-
-void MobileShellSettings::setTaskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled(bool taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled)
-{
-    auto group = KConfigGroup{m_config, GENERAL_CONFIG_GROUP};
-    group.writeEntry("taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled", taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled, KConfigGroup::Notify);
-    m_config->sync();
-}
-
 MobileShellSettings::ActionDrawerMode MobileShellSettings::actionDrawerTopLeftMode() const
 {
     auto group = KConfigGroup{m_config, GENERAL_CONFIG_GROUP};
diff --git a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h
index 9485b686..3f731c70 100644
--- a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h
+++ b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ class MobileShellSettings : public QObject
     // navigation panel
     Q_PROPERTY(bool navigationPanelEnabled READ navigationPanelEnabled WRITE setNavigationPanelEnabled NOTIFY navigationPanelEnabledChanged)
 
-    // task switcher
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled READ taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled WRITE setTaskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled NOTIFY taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabledChanged)
-
     // action drawer
     Q_PROPERTY(ActionDrawerMode actionDrawerTopLeftMode READ actionDrawerTopLeftMode WRITE setActionDrawerTopLeftMode NOTIFY actionDrawerTopLeftModeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(ActionDrawerMode actionDrawerTopRightMode READ actionDrawerTopRightMode WRITE setActionDrawerTopRightMode NOTIFY actionDrawerTopRightModeChanged)
@@ -119,18 +116,6 @@ public:
      */
     void setNavigationPanelEnabled(bool navigationPanelEnabled);
 
-    /**
-     * Whether task switcher application previews are enabled.
-     */
-    bool taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled() const;
-
-    /**
-     * Set whether task switcher application previews are enabled.
-     *
-     * @param taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled Whether task switcher previews are enabled.
-     */
-    void setTaskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled(bool taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled);
-
     /**
      * The mode of the action drawer when swiped down from the top left.
      */
diff --git a/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml b/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml
index d583c947..688a0b98 100644
--- a/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcms/mobileshell/ui/main.qml
@@ -67,23 +67,6 @@ KCM.SimpleKCM {
             }
         }
 
-        FormCard.FormHeader {
-            title: i18n("Task Switcher")
-        }
-
-        FormCard.FormCard {
-            FormCard.FormSwitchDelegate {
-                text: i18n("Show Application Previews")
-                description: i18n("Turning this off may help improve performance.")
-                checked: ShellSettings.Settings.taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled
-                onCheckedChanged: {
-                    if (checked != ShellSettings.Settings.taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled) {
-                        ShellSettings.Settings.taskSwitcherPreviewsEnabled = checked;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         FormCard.FormHeader {
             title: i18n("Action Drawer")
         }