diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleSettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleSettingsActivity.java
index 06a774f32..cd3ac9ecc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleSettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleSettingsActivity.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public class PebbleSettingsActivity extends AbstractSettingsActivityV2 {
         public void onCreatePreferences(final Bundle savedInstanceState, final String rootKey) {
             setPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.pebble_preferences, rootKey);
 
-            setInputTypeFor("pebble_reconnect_attempts", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
             setInputTypeFor("pebble_mtu_limit", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
             setInputTypeFor("pebble_emu_port", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pebble_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pebble_preferences.xml
index 1924911c6..9dd4c98d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pebble_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pebble_preferences.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
-    <PreferenceCategory
-        android:title="@string/pref_header_general"
-        app:iconSpaceReserved="false">
-        <EditTextPreference
-            android:defaultValue="12"
-            android:inputType="number"
-            android:key="pebble_reconnect_attempts"
-            android:maxLength="4"
-            android:title="@string/pref_title_pebble_reconnect_attempts"
-            app:iconSpaceReserved="false"
-            app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
-    </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:title="@string/pref_header_development"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false">