diff --git a/PerformanceOverlay/Controller.cs b/PerformanceOverlay/Controller.cs
index 14a4c39..723b1a9 100644
--- a/PerformanceOverlay/Controller.cs
+++ b/PerformanceOverlay/Controller.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace PerformanceOverlay
         RTSSSharedMemoryNET.OSD? osd;
         System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip contextMenu;
         ToolStripMenuItem showItem;
-        ToolStripMenuItem showOnDesktopItem;
         System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon notifyIcon;
         System.Windows.Forms.Timer osdTimer;
         Sensors sensors = new Sensors();
@@ -54,16 +53,6 @@ namespace PerformanceOverlay
             showItem.Click += ShowItem_Click;
             showItem.Checked = Settings.Default.ShowOSD;
             contextMenu.Items.Add(showItem);
-
-            showOnDesktopItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Always show on &desktop");
-            showOnDesktopItem.Click += delegate
-            {
-                Settings.Default.ShowOnDesktop = !Settings.Default.ShowOnDesktop;
-                updateContextItems(contextMenu);
-            };
-            showOnDesktopItem.Checked = Settings.Default.ShowOnDesktop;
-            contextMenu.Items.Add(showOnDesktopItem);
-
             contextMenu.Items.Add(new ToolStripSeparator());
             foreach (var mode in Enum.GetValues<OverlayMode>())
             {
@@ -169,7 +158,6 @@ namespace PerformanceOverlay
             }
 
             showItem.Checked = Settings.Default.ShowOSD;
-            showOnDesktopItem.Checked = Settings.Default.ShowOnDesktop;
         }
 
         private void NotifyIcon_Click(object? sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -270,13 +258,6 @@ namespace PerformanceOverlay
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!Settings.Default.ShowOnDesktop && !OSDHelpers.IsOSDForeground())
-            {
-                osdTimer.Interval = 1000;
-                osdReset();
-                return;
-            }
-
             osdTimer.Interval = 250;
 
             sensors.Update();
diff --git a/PerformanceOverlay/Settings.cs b/PerformanceOverlay/Settings.cs
index ff5051f..b573f2a 100644
--- a/PerformanceOverlay/Settings.cs
+++ b/PerformanceOverlay/Settings.cs
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ namespace PerformanceOverlay
             set { Set("ShowOSD", value); }
         }
 
-
-        public bool ShowOnDesktop
-        {
-            get { return Get<bool>("ShowOnDesktop", false); }
-            set { Set("ShowOnDesktop", value); }
-        }
-
         public bool EnableFullOnPowerControl
         {
             get { return Get<bool>("EnableFullOnPowerControl", false); }