diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
index df9a8fd..6e93153 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
             // Might be the case of A-only devices using prebuilt vendor images.
             updateRecovery.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         } else if (Utils.isRecoveryUpdateExecPresent()) {
-            updateRecovery.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_UPDATE_RECOVERY, false));
+            updateRecovery.setChecked(
+                    SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.UPDATE_RECOVERY_PROPERTY, false));
         } else {
             // There is no recovery updater script in the device, so the feature is considered
             // forcefully enabled, just to avoid users to be confused and complain that
@@ -469,8 +470,6 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
                                     dataWarning.isChecked())
                             .putBoolean(Constants.PREF_AB_PERF_MODE,
                                     abPerfMode.isChecked())
-                            .putBoolean(Constants.PREF_UPDATE_RECOVERY,
-                                    updateRecovery.isChecked())
                             .apply();
 
                     if (Utils.isUpdateCheckEnabled(this)) {
diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
index 5e1cc8b..0597eab 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final String PREF_AB_PERF_MODE = "ab_perf_mode";
     public static final String PREF_MOBILE_DATA_WARNING = "pref_mobile_data_warning";
     public static final String PREF_NEEDS_REBOOT_ID = "needs_reboot_id";
-    public static final String PREF_UPDATE_RECOVERY = "update_recovery";
 
     public static final String UNCRYPT_FILE_EXT = ".uncrypt";