diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java
index 18d49b507..c0639131c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ public class ContentSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
 
     private ContentSettingsManager manager;
 
-    private File databasesDir;
-    private File newpipeDb;
-    private File newpipeDbJournal;
-    private File newpipeDbShm;
-    private File newpipeDbWal;
-    private File newpipeSettings;
-
     private String thumbnailLoadToggleKey;
     private String youtubeRestrictedModeEnabledKey;
 
@@ -115,16 +108,8 @@ public class ContentSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
     @Override
     public void onCreatePreferences(final Bundle savedInstanceState, final String rootKey) {
         final File homeDir = ContextCompat.getDataDir(requireContext());
-        databasesDir = new File(homeDir, "/databases");
-        newpipeDb = new File(homeDir, "/databases/newpipe.db");
-        newpipeDbJournal = new File(homeDir, "/databases/newpipe.db-journal");
-        newpipeDbShm = new File(homeDir, "/databases/newpipe.db-shm");
-        newpipeDbWal = new File(homeDir, "/databases/newpipe.db-wal");
-
-        newpipeSettings = new File(homeDir, "/databases/newpipe.settings");
-        newpipeSettings.delete();
-
         manager = new ContentSettingsManager(new NewPipeFileLocator(homeDir));
+        manager.deleteSettingsFile();
 
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.content_settings);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManager.kt
index bab29a30a..d461ac61b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManager.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.io.FileOutputStream
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream
-import java.util.zip.ZipFile
 import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream
 
 class ContentSettingsManager(private val fileLocator: NewPipeFileLocator) {
@@ -36,6 +35,10 @@ class ContentSettingsManager(private val fileLocator: NewPipeFileLocator) {
             }
     }
 
+    fun deleteSettingsFile() {
+        fileLocator.settings.delete()
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tries to create database directory if it does not exist.
      *
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManagerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManagerTest.kt
index 875ef758a..088b7e1d1 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManagerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsManagerTest.kt
@@ -65,6 +65,26 @@ class ContentSettingsManagerTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `Settings file must be deleted`() {
+        val settings = File.createTempFile("newpipe_", "")
+        `when`(fileLocator.settings).thenReturn(settings)
+
+        ContentSettingsManager(fileLocator).deleteSettingsFile()
+
+        assertFalse(settings.exists())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Deleting settings file must do nothing if none exist`() {
+        val settings = File("non_existent")
+        `when`(fileLocator.settings).thenReturn(settings)
+
+        ContentSettingsManager(fileLocator).deleteSettingsFile()
+
+        assertFalse(settings.exists())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `The database must be extracted from the zip file`() {
         val db = File.createTempFile("newpipe_", "")