diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
index d9d4aea2c6a02c5a96da2caae4280f9801eb4829..0837346e53ab4017b95c141278b06e5baae98554 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity implements UpdateImport
         SwitchCompat meteredNetworkWarning = view.findViewById(
                 R.id.preferences_metered_network_warning);
         SwitchCompat abPerfMode = view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_ab_perf_mode);
-        SwitchCompat updateRecovery = view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_update_recovery);
 
         if (!Utils.isABDevice()) {
             abPerfMode.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -630,34 +629,6 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity implements UpdateImport
         abPerfMode.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_AB_PERF_MODE,
                 getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_prioritizeUpdateProcess)));
 
-        if (getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_hideRecoveryUpdate)) {
-            // Hide the update feature if explicitly requested.
-            // Might be the case of A-only devices using prebuilt vendor images.
-            updateRecovery.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        } else if (Utils.isRecoveryUpdateExecPresent()) {
-            updateRecovery.setChecked(
-                    SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.UPDATE_RECOVERY_PROPERTY, false));
-        } else {
-            // There is no recovery updater script in the device, so the feature is considered
-            // forcefully enabled, just to avoid users to be confused and complain that
-            // recovery gets overwritten. That's the case of A/B and recovery-in-boot devices.
-            updateRecovery.setChecked(true);
-            updateRecovery.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
-                private Toast forcedUpdateToast = null;
-
-                @Override
-                public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
-                    if (forcedUpdateToast != null) {
-                        forcedUpdateToast.cancel();
-                    }
-                    forcedUpdateToast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
-                            getString(R.string.toast_forced_update_recovery), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
-                    forcedUpdateToast.show();
-                    return true;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
         new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
                 .setTitle(R.string.menu_preferences)
                 .setView(view)
@@ -683,11 +654,6 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity implements UpdateImport
                         boolean enableABPerfMode = abPerfMode.isChecked();
                         mUpdaterService.getUpdaterController().setPerformanceMode(enableABPerfMode);
                     }
-                    if (Utils.isRecoveryUpdateExecPresent()) {
-                        boolean enableRecoveryUpdate = updateRecovery.isChecked();
-                        SystemProperties.set(Constants.UPDATE_RECOVERY_PROPERTY,
-                                String.valueOf(enableRecoveryUpdate));
-                    }
                 })
                 .show();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
index 5c38037acc9ba880a9289afdd42ea7893ac99e41..b3c6185d20dd8bd40100ee6bc17f6802c4e7c06c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final String PREF_INSTALL_AGAIN = "install_again";
     public static final String PREF_INSTALL_NOTIFIED = "install_notified";
 
-    public static final String UPDATE_RECOVERY_EXEC = "/vendor/bin/install-recovery.sh";
-    public static final String UPDATE_RECOVERY_PROPERTY = "persist.vendor.recovery_update";
-
     public static final String RESUME_DOWNLOAD_ID = "resume_download_id";
     public static final String AUTO_UPDATE_CHECK_FAILED = "auto_update_check_failed";
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
index 8be602824a8b6ff1357cfe52d31d42fd8f15404c..3b8f6830a1c8887af67e62bfa0d24df718becec5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
@@ -594,10 +594,6 @@ public class Utils {
         }
     }
 
-    public static boolean isRecoveryUpdateExecPresent() {
-        return new File(Constants.UPDATE_RECOVERY_EXEC).exists();
-    }
-
     public static boolean isBatteryLevelOk(Context context) {
         Intent intent = context.registerReceiver(null,
                 new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml
index bad8f44a5412f030088f80c35b087709917353d8..49ec137d3ecf5cdd187db6fd4a0ccd91b0c2a243 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml
@@ -60,11 +60,4 @@
         android:text="@string/menu_ab_perf_mode"
         android:textSize="16sp" />
 
-    <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
-        android:id="@+id/preferences_update_recovery"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
-        android:text="@string/menu_update_recovery"
-        android:textSize="16sp" />
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/config.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/config.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 16ab670ff81a5f35f992790d5f80524ca7c86bd2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/config.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-     Copyright (C) 2020 The LineageOS Project
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-<resources>
-    <bool name="config_hideRecoveryUpdate">false</bool>
-    <bool name="config_prioritizeUpdateProcess">false</bool>
-</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/symbols.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/symbols.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 992614c0cba99474236ec7ff0838753e84f53e0f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-     Copyright (C) 2020 The LineageOS Project
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-<resources>
-    <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_hideRecoveryUpdate" />
-    <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_prioritizeUpdateProcess" />
-</resources>