diff --git a/panel.js b/panel.js
index abfdb97..22f9f0f 100644
--- a/panel.js
+++ b/panel.js
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ export var Panel = GObject.registerClass({
 
         this.panel.add_child(this.taskbar.actor);
 
-        this._setAppmenuVisible(SETTINGS.get_boolean('show-appmenu'));
         this._setShowDesktopButton(true);
         
         this._setAllocationMap();
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ export var Panel = GObject.registerClass({
         this._signalsHandler.destroy();
         
         this.panel.remove_child(this.taskbar.actor);
-        this._setAppmenuVisible(false);
 
         if (this.intellihide) {
             this.intellihide.destroy();
@@ -514,11 +512,6 @@ export var Panel = GObject.registerClass({
                 ],
                 () => this.taskbar.resetAppIcons()
             ],
-            [
-                SETTINGS,
-                'changed::show-appmenu',
-                () => this._setAppmenuVisible(SETTINGS.get_boolean('show-appmenu'))
-            ],
             [
                 SETTINGS,
                 [
@@ -1012,22 +1005,6 @@ export var Panel = GObject.registerClass({
         this._unmappedButtons.splice(this._unmappedButtons.indexOf(actor), 1);
     }
 
-    _setAppmenuVisible(isVisible) {
-        let parent;
-        let appMenu = this.statusArea.appMenu;
-
-        if(appMenu)
-            parent = appMenu.container.get_parent();
-
-        if (parent) {
-            parent.remove_child(appMenu.container);
-        }
-
-        if (isVisible && appMenu) {
-            this._leftBox.insert_child_above(appMenu.container, null);
-        }
-    }
-
     _formatVerticalClock() {
         // https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-desktop/blob/master/libgnome-desktop/gnome-wall-clock.c#L310
         if (this.statusArea.dateMenu) {
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index cd7acc5..2e78629 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -1312,11 +1312,6 @@ const Preferences = class {
                         'sensitive',
                         Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
 
-        this._settings.bind('show-appmenu',
-                            this._builder.get_object('show_appmenu_switch'),
-                            'active',
-                            Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
-
         this._settings.bind('show-window-previews',
                             this._builder.get_object('show_window_previews_switch'),
                             'active',
@@ -1903,6 +1898,7 @@ const Preferences = class {
                 this._settings.set_value('secondarymenu-contains-showdetails', this._settings.get_default_value('secondarymenu-contains-showdetails'));
             });
 
+            // TODO setting secondarymenu-contains-appmenu is not being used anywhere
             this._settings.bind('secondarymenu-contains-appmenu',
                     this._builder.get_object('secondarymenu_appmenu_switch'),
                     'active',
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
index 7e8ea3a..9e9fb6f 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
@@ -429,11 +429,6 @@
       <summary>Show desktop animation time</summary>
       <description>Window fade animation time when showing the destop</description>
     </key>
-    <key type="b" name="show-appmenu">
-      <default>false</default>
-      <summary>Show appMenu button</summary>
-      <description>Show appMenu on the right hand side of the panel</description>
-    </key>
     <key type="b" name="show-window-previews">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Show window preview</summary>
diff --git a/ui/SettingsBehavior.ui b/ui/SettingsBehavior.ui
index 18db943..677f38a 100644
--- a/ui/SettingsBehavior.ui
+++ b/ui/SettingsBehavior.ui
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@
           </object>
         </child>
 
-        <child>
-          <object class="AdwActionRow">
-            <property name="title" translatable="yes">Show &lt;i&gt;AppMenu&lt;/i&gt; button</property>
-            <property name="subtitle">Top Bar &gt; Show App Menu must be enabled in Tweak Tool</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkSwitch" id="show_appmenu_switch">
-                <property name="valign">center</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-        
         <child>
           <object class="AdwActionRow">
             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Ungroup applications</property>