diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/player/playeroverlayfilter/PlayerOverlayFilterPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/player/playeroverlayfilter/PlayerOverlayFilterPatch.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 423690f8c..000000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/player/playeroverlayfilter/PlayerOverlayFilterPatch.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-package app.revanced.patches.youtube.player.playeroverlayfilter
-
-import app.revanced.extensions.exception
-import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
-import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstruction
-import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchException
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotation.CompatiblePackage
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotation.Patch
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.fingerprints.YouTubeControlsOverlayFingerprint
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.resourceid.SharedResourceIdPatch
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.resourceid.SharedResourceIdPatch.ScrimOverlay
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.settings.SettingsPatch
-import app.revanced.util.bytecode.getWideLiteralIndex
-import app.revanced.util.integrations.Constants.PLAYER
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.OneRegisterInstruction
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.ReferenceInstruction
-
-@Patch(
-    name = "Hide player overlay filter",
-    description = "Hides the dark filter layer from the player's background.",
-    dependencies = [
-        SettingsPatch::class,
-        SharedResourceIdPatch::class
-    ],
-    compatiblePackages = [
-        CompatiblePackage(
-            "com.google.android.youtube",
-            [
-                "18.24.37",
-                "18.25.40",
-                "18.27.36",
-                "18.29.38",
-                "18.30.37",
-                "18.31.40",
-                "18.32.39",
-                "18.33.40",
-                "18.34.38",
-                "18.35.36",
-                "18.36.39",
-                "18.37.36",
-                "18.38.44",
-                "18.39.41"
-            ]
-        )
-    ]
-)
-@Suppress("unused")
-object PlayerOverlayFilterPatch : BytecodePatch(
-    setOf(YouTubeControlsOverlayFingerprint)
-) {
-    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext) {
-
-        YouTubeControlsOverlayFingerprint.result?.let {
-            it.mutableMethod.apply {
-                val targetIndex = getWideLiteralIndex(ScrimOverlay) + 3
-                val targetParameter = getInstruction<ReferenceInstruction>(targetIndex).reference
-                val targetRegister = getInstruction<OneRegisterInstruction>(targetIndex).registerA
-
-                if (!targetParameter.toString().endsWith("Landroid/widget/ImageView;"))
-                    throw PatchException("Method signature parameter did not match: $targetParameter")
-
-                addInstruction(
-                    targetIndex + 1,
-                    "invoke-static {v$targetRegister}, $PLAYER->hidePlayerOverlayFilter(Landroid/widget/ImageView;)V"
-                )
-            }
-        } ?: throw YouTubeControlsOverlayFingerprint.exception
-
-        /**
-         * Add settings
-         */
-        SettingsPatch.addPreference(
-            arrayOf(
-                "PREFERENCE: PLAYER_SETTINGS",
-                "SETTINGS: HIDE_PLAYER_OVERLAY_FILTER"
-            )
-        )
-
-        SettingsPatch.updatePatchStatus("Hide player overlay filter")
-
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
index 03ac78857..32efb82ae 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml
@@ -453,9 +453,6 @@
     <string name="revanced_hide_player_flyout_panel_watch_in_vr_summary_off">Watch in VR menu is shown</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_player_flyout_panel_watch_in_vr_summary_on">Watch in VR menu is hidden</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_player_flyout_panel_watch_in_vr_title">Hide watch in VR menu</string>
-    <string name="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_summary_off">Player overlay filter is shown</string>
-    <string name="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_summary_on">Player overlay filter is hidden</string>
-    <string name="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_title">Hide player overlay filter</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_preview_comment_off">Preview comment is shown</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_preview_comment_on">Preview comment is hidden</string>
     <string name="revanced_hide_preview_comment_title">Hide preview comment</string>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
index e4cc81945..4a27e9033 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@
             <Preference android:title="Hide info cards" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
             <Preference android:title="Hide music button" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
             <Preference android:title="Hide player button background" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
-            <Preference android:title="Hide player overlay filter" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
             <Preference android:title="Hide previous next button" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
             <Preference android:title="Hide seek message" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
             <Preference android:title="Hide suggested actions" android:summary="@string/revanced_patches_excluded" android:selectable="false"/>
@@ -522,9 +521,6 @@
         <!-- SETTINGS: HIDE_PLAYER_BUTTON_BACKGROUND
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_player_button_background_title" android:key="revanced_hide_player_button_background" android:defaultValue="false" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_player_button_background_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_player_button_background_summary_off" />SETTINGS: HIDE_PLAYER_BUTTON_BACKGROUND -->
 
-        <!-- SETTINGS: HIDE_PLAYER_OVERLAY_FILTER
-        <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_title" android:key="revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter" android:defaultValue="false" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_player_overlay_filter_summary_off" />SETTINGS: HIDE_PLAYER_OVERLAY_FILTER -->
-
         <!-- SETTINGS: HIDE_PREVIOUS_NEXT_BUTTON
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_hide_previous_next_button_title" android:key="revanced_hide_previous_next_button" android:defaultValue="false" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_hide_previous_next_button_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_hide_previous_next_button_summary_off" />SETTINGS: HIDE_PREVIOUS_NEXT_BUTTON -->