diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/activities/EditProfileActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/activities/EditProfileActivity.java
index 1919377d..e00462d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/activities/EditProfileActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/activities/EditProfileActivity.java
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ public class EditProfileActivity extends BaseBarActivity {
                 case "public" -> binding.visibilityPublic.setChecked(true);
                 case "unlisted" -> binding.visibilityUnlisted.setChecked(true);
                 case "private" -> binding.visibilityPrivate.setChecked(true);
-                case "direct" -> binding.visibilityDirect.setChecked(true);
             }
         } else {
             binding.sensitive.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -392,8 +391,6 @@ public class EditProfileActivity extends BaseBarActivity {
             return "unlisted";
         } else if (binding.visibilityPrivate.isChecked()) {
             return "private";
-        } else if (binding.visibilityDirect.isChecked()) {
-            return "direct";
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layouts/mastodon/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml b/app/src/main/res/layouts/mastodon/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml
index d65cea38..3fa841c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layouts/mastodon/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layouts/mastodon/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml
@@ -365,15 +365,6 @@
                     android:textAlignment="textStart"
                     app:icon="@drawable/ic_compose_visibility_private" />
 
-                <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
-                    android:id="@+id/visibility_direct"
-                    style="@style/Fedilab.OutlinedButton"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:text="@string/v_direct"
-                    android:textAlignment="textStart"
-                    app:icon="@drawable/ic_compose_visibility_direct" />
-
             </com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButtonToggleGroup>
 
             <com.google.android.material.textview.MaterialTextView