diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MainActivity.java
index d96073feb9803d83c224a0f02ce2d38cac2d14dc..8c66d6398f8a550f05c8255c4201925302f0ce5b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MainActivity.java
@@ -666,16 +666,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                         alertDialog.setTitle(R.string.whats_new);
                         alertDialog.setMessage(R.string.whats_new_text);
                         alertDialog.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
-                        alertDialog.setNegativeButton(R.string.donate, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-                            @Override
-                            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-                                if (MyDebug.LOG)
-                                    Log.d(TAG, "donate");
-                                // if we change this, remember that any page linked to must abide by Google Play developer policies!
-                                Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(MainActivity.DonateLink));
-                                startActivity(browserIntent);
-                            }
-                        });
                         showAlertDialog(alertDialog, "whats new dialog dismissed");
                     }
                 }
@@ -5518,9 +5508,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         this.supports_force_video_4k = false;
     }
 
-    // if we change this, remember that any page linked to must abide by Google Play developer policies!
-    public static final String DonateLink = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=harman.mark.donation";
-
     public Preview getPreview() {
         return this.preview;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MyPreferenceFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MyPreferenceFragment.java
index 116646c3b2f4b7ba67e604ff90bf2d2a41c3b19c..b43d8249bd49a9974c664c86e2c6eecd02dc9f6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MyPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/MyPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -1000,34 +1000,6 @@ public class MyPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements OnShared
             });
         }
 
-        {
-            final Preference pref = findPreference("preference_donate");
-            pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-                @Override
-                public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference arg0) {
-                    if( pref.getKey().equals("preference_donate") ) {
-                        if( MyDebug.LOG )
-                            Log.d(TAG, "user clicked to donate");
-            	        /*Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(MainActivity.getDonateMarketLink()));
-            	        try {
-            	        	startActivity(browserIntent);
-            	        }
-            			catch(ActivityNotFoundException e) {
-            				// needed in case market:// not supported
-            				if( MyDebug.LOG )
-            					Log.d(TAG, "can't launch market:// intent");
-                	        browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(MainActivity.getDonateLink()));
-            	        	startActivity(browserIntent);
-            			}*/
-                        Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(MainActivity.DonateLink));
-                        startActivity(browserIntent);
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    return false;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
         {
             final Preference pref = findPreference("preference_debug_info");
             pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 54e183574d39de3de26ac0877bd1829cf7c42218..6019e4588450a19b3220d4c2ab60c682306ae7c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -1271,12 +1271,6 @@
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_preference_help"
             />
 
-        <Preference
-            android:key="preference_donate"
-            android:title="@string/preference_donate"
-            android:summary="@string/preference_donate_summary"
-            />
-
         <!--  if we move this to another PreferenceGroup, we should update code for the findPreference() call -->
         <SwitchPreference
             android:key="preference_use_camera2"