diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
index fa6b0af2bc..36bf6fe8e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ object SettingsDownloadScreen : SearchableSettings {
                 pref = downloadPreferences.saveChaptersAsCBZ(),
                 title = stringResource(R.string.save_chapter_as_cbz),
             ),
-            Preference.PreferenceItem.SwitchPreference(
-                pref = downloadPreferences.splitTallImages(),
-                title = stringResource(R.string.split_tall_images),
-                subtitle = stringResource(R.string.split_tall_images_summary),
-            ),
             getDeleteChaptersGroup(
                 downloadPreferences = downloadPreferences,
                 categories = allCategories,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
index 9f4682ad67..81965ba6c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
@@ -410,10 +410,8 @@ class Downloader(
             }
 
             // When the page is ready, set page path, progress (just in case) and status
-            val success = splitTallImageIfNeeded(page, tmpDir)
-            if (!success) {
-                notifier.onError(context.getString(R.string.download_notifier_split_failed), download.chapter.name, download.manga.title)
-            }
+            splitTallImageIfNeeded(page, tmpDir)
+
             page.uri = file.uri
             page.progress = 100
             page.status = Page.State.READY
@@ -501,21 +499,18 @@ class Downloader(
         return ImageUtil.getExtensionFromMimeType(mime)
     }
 
-    private fun splitTallImageIfNeeded(page: Page, tmpDir: UniFile): Boolean {
-        if (!downloadPreferences.splitTallImages().get()) return true
+    private fun splitTallImageIfNeeded(page: Page, tmpDir: UniFile) {
+        try {
+            val filenamePrefix = String.format("%03d", page.number)
+            val imageFile = tmpDir.listFiles()?.firstOrNull { it.name.orEmpty().startsWith(filenamePrefix) }
+                ?: error(context.getString(R.string.download_notifier_split_page_not_found, page.number))
 
-        val filenamePrefix = String.format("%03d", page.number)
-        val imageFile = tmpDir.listFiles()?.firstOrNull { it.name.orEmpty().startsWith(filenamePrefix) }
-            ?: throw Error(context.getString(R.string.download_notifier_split_page_not_found, page.number))
+            // If the original page was previously split, then skip
+            if (imageFile.name.orEmpty().startsWith("${filenamePrefix}__")) return
 
-        // If the original page was previously split, then skip
-        if (imageFile.name.orEmpty().startsWith("${filenamePrefix}__")) return true
-
-        return try {
             ImageUtil.splitTallImage(tmpDir, imageFile, filenamePrefix)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            logcat(LogPriority.ERROR, e)
-            false
+            logcat(LogPriority.ERROR, e) { "Failed to split downloaded image" }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/download/service/DownloadPreferences.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/download/service/DownloadPreferences.kt
index cc930cf513..060963028a 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/download/service/DownloadPreferences.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/download/service/DownloadPreferences.kt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class DownloadPreferences(
 
     fun saveChaptersAsCBZ() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("save_chapter_as_cbz", true)
 
-    fun splitTallImages() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("split_tall_images", false)
-
     fun autoDownloadWhileReading() = preferenceStore.getInt("auto_download_while_reading", 0)
 
     fun removeAfterReadSlots() = preferenceStore.getInt("remove_after_read_slots", -1)
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9cdd8ad11a..88ac37d838 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@
     </plurals>
     <string name="download_ahead_info">Only works on entries in library and if the current chapter plus the next one are already downloaded</string>
     <string name="save_chapter_as_cbz">Save as CBZ archive</string>
-    <string name="split_tall_images">Split tall images</string>
     <string name="split_tall_images_summary">Improves reader performance</string>
 
     <!-- Tracking section -->
@@ -898,7 +897,6 @@
     <string name="download_notifier_download_paused">Downloads paused</string>
     <string name="download_notifier_split_page_not_found">Page %d not found while splitting</string>
     <string name="download_notifier_split_page_path_not_found">Couldn\'t find file path of page %d</string>
-    <string name="download_notifier_split_failed">Couldn\'t split downloaded image</string>
     <string name="download_notifier_cache_renewal">Checking downloads</string>
 
     <!-- Notification channels -->