diff --git a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-de/defaults.xml b/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-de/defaults.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c7751955a..000000000
--- a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-de/defaults.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <bool name="default_imperialUnits">false</bool>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-en-rUS/defaults.xml b/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-en-rUS/defaults.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a6d2b4b5e..000000000
--- a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-en-rUS/defaults.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <bool name="default_imperialUnits">true</bool>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-fr/defaults.xml b/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-fr/defaults.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c7751955a..000000000
--- a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values-fr/defaults.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <bool name="default_imperialUnits">false</bool>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml b/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c7751955a..000000000
--- a/core/i18n/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <bool name="default_imperialUnits">false</bool>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherSettingsData.kt b/core/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherSettingsData.kt
index 7125ba818..382e27793 100644
--- a/core/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherSettingsData.kt
+++ b/core/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/LauncherSettingsData.kt
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ data class LauncherSettingsData internal constructor(
     val weatherLastLocation: LatLon? = null,
     val weatherLastUpdate: Long = 0L,
     val weatherProviderSettings: Map<String, ProviderSettings> = emptyMap(),
-    val weatherImperialUnits: Boolean = false,
 
     @Deprecated("Use locationSearchProviders instead")
     val locationSearchEnabled: Boolean = false,
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ data class LauncherSettingsData internal constructor(
     constructor(
         context: Context,
     ) : this(
-        weatherImperialUnits = context.resources.getBoolean(R.bool.default_imperialUnits),
         locationSearchImperialUnits = context.resources.getBoolean(R.bool.default_imperialUnits),
         gridColumnCount = context.resources.getInteger(R.integer.config_columnCount),
     )