diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/PreferencesSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/PreferencesSettingsTab.js
index b455938563..d76dc8f3dd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/PreferencesSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/PreferencesSettingsTab.js
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ export default class PreferencesSettingsTab extends React.Component {
         'sendTypingNotifications',
     ];
 
-    static ROOM_LIST_SETTINGS = [
-        'pinUnreadRooms',
-        'pinMentionedRooms',
-    ];
-
     static TIMELINE_SETTINGS = [
         'autoplayGifsAndVideos',
         'urlPreviewsEnabled',
@@ -106,9 +101,6 @@ export default class PreferencesSettingsTab extends React.Component {
                     <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Composer")}</span>
                     {this._renderGroup(PreferencesSettingsTab.COMPOSER_SETTINGS)}
 
-                    <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Room list")}</span>
-                    {this._renderGroup(PreferencesSettingsTab.ROOM_LIST_SETTINGS)}
-
                     <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Timeline")}</span>
                     {this._renderGroup(PreferencesSettingsTab.TIMELINE_SETTINGS)}
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index fe41beb7ae..380b9e894f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@
     "Enable URL previews for this room (only affects you)": "Enable URL previews for this room (only affects you)",
     "Enable URL previews by default for participants in this room": "Enable URL previews by default for participants in this room",
     "Room Colour": "Room Colour",
-    "Pin rooms I'm mentioned in to the top of the room list": "Pin rooms I'm mentioned in to the top of the room list",
-    "Pin unread rooms to the top of the room list": "Pin unread rooms to the top of the room list",
     "Enable widget screenshots on supported widgets": "Enable widget screenshots on supported widgets",
     "Prompt before sending invites to potentially invalid matrix IDs": "Prompt before sending invites to potentially invalid matrix IDs",
     "Show developer tools": "Show developer tools",
@@ -551,7 +549,6 @@
     "Start automatically after system login": "Start automatically after system login",
     "Preferences": "Preferences",
     "Composer": "Composer",
-    "Room list": "Room list",
     "Timeline": "Timeline",
     "Autocomplete delay (ms)": "Autocomplete delay (ms)",
     "To change the room's avatar, you must be a": "To change the room's avatar, you must be a",
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.js b/src/settings/Settings.js
index 4108848033..cf68fed8ba 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.js
@@ -321,16 +321,6 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
         default: true,
         controller: new AudioNotificationsEnabledController(),
     },
-    "pinMentionedRooms": {
-        supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
-        displayName: _td("Pin rooms I'm mentioned in to the top of the room list"),
-        default: false,
-    },
-    "pinUnreadRooms": {
-        supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
-        displayName: _td("Pin unread rooms to the top of the room list"),
-        default: false,
-    },
     "enableWidgetScreenshots": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
         displayName: _td('Enable widget screenshots on supported widgets'),