diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index 6fad83404d..0bc039ea6f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
 
     const val hideBottomBar = "pref_hide_bottom_bar_on_scroll"
 
-    const val hideUpdatesButton = "pref_hide_updates_button"
-
-    const val hideHistoryButton = "pref_hide_history_button"
+    const val showNavUpdates = "pref_nav_show_updates"
+    const val showNavHistory = "pref_nav_show_history"
 
     const val enableTransitions = "pref_enable_transitions_key"
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index db157250c0..a68c1ceacf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun hideBottomBar() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.hideBottomBar, true)
 
-    fun hideUpdatesButton() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.hideUpdatesButton, true)
-
-    fun hideHistoryButton() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.hideHistoryButton, true)
+    fun showNavUpdates() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.showNavUpdates, true)
+    fun showNavHistory() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.showNavHistory, true)
 
     fun useBiometricLock() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.useBiometricLock, false)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 5c3be4bf5f..cfc19ffb3c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -487,10 +487,8 @@ class MainActivity : BaseViewBindingActivity<MainActivityBinding>() {
     }
 
     private fun updateNavMenu(menu: Menu) {
-        val navUpdates = menu.findItem(R.id.nav_updates)
-        navUpdates.isVisible = !preferences.hideUpdatesButton().get()
-        val navHistory = menu.findItem(R.id.nav_history)
-        navHistory.isVisible = !preferences.hideHistoryButton().get()
+        menu.findItem(R.id.nav_updates).isVisible = preferences.showNavUpdates()
+        menu.findItem(R.id.nav_history).isVisible = preferences.showNavHistory()
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
index e814f5caca..1b34784cf7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ class SettingsGeneralController : SettingsController() {
                 defaultValue = true
             }
             switchPreference {
-                key = Keys.hideUpdatesButton
-                titleRes = R.string.pref_hide_updates_button
-                defaultValue = false
+                key = Keys.showNavUpdates
+                titleRes = R.string.label_recent_updates
+                defaultValue = true
             }
             switchPreference {
-                key = Keys.hideHistoryButton
-                titleRes = R.string.pref_hide_history_button
-                defaultValue = false
+                key = Keys.showNavHistory
+                titleRes = R.string.label_recent_manga
+                defaultValue = true
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ee8f0f1cbc..f08077b8f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@
     <string name="pref_date_format">Date format</string>
     <string name="pref_confirm_exit">Confirm exit</string>
     <string name="pref_hide_bottom_bar_on_scroll">Hide bottom bar on scroll</string>
-    <string name="pref_hide_updates_button">Hide Updates button</string>
-    <string name="pref_hide_history_button">Hide History button</string>
     <string name="pref_manage_notifications">Manage notifications</string>
 
     <string name="pref_category_security">Security</string>