diff --git a/app/db/tables.ts b/app/db/tables.ts
index e3055d559..252768c15 100644
--- a/app/db/tables.ts
+++ b/app/db/tables.ts
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@ export interface User {
   >;
   qWeaponPool: ColumnType<MainWeaponId[] | null, string | null, string | null>;
   plusSkippedForSeasonNth: number | null;
-  noScreen: Generated<number>;
+  // TODO: remove with migration
+  // noScreen: Generated<number>;
 }
 
 export interface UserResultHighlight {
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-match/QMatchRepository.server.ts b/app/features/sendouq-match/QMatchRepository.server.ts
index 016e6231b..4d869f220 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-match/QMatchRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-match/QMatchRepository.server.ts
@@ -159,15 +159,3 @@ export async function findGroupById({
     })),
   } as GroupForMatch;
 }
-
-export function groupMembersNoScreenSettings(groups: GroupForMatch[]) {
-  return db
-    .selectFrom("User")
-    .select("User.noScreen")
-    .where(
-      "User.id",
-      "in",
-      groups.flatMap((group) => group.members.map((member) => member.id)),
-    )
-    .execute();
-}
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-settings/QSettingsRepository.server.ts b/app/features/sendouq-settings/QSettingsRepository.server.ts
index 1ab2cfb26..77f51d196 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-settings/QSettingsRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-settings/QSettingsRepository.server.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export async function settingsByUserId(userId: number) {
       "User.vc",
       "User.languages",
       "User.qWeaponPool",
-      "User.noScreen",
     ])
     .where("id", "=", userId)
     .executeTakeFirstOrThrow();
@@ -63,19 +62,3 @@ export function updateSendouQWeaponPool(args: {
     .where("User.id", "=", args.userId)
     .execute();
 }
-
-export function updateNoScreen({
-  noScreen,
-  userId,
-}: {
-  noScreen: number;
-  userId: number;
-}) {
-  return db
-    .updateTable("User")
-    .set({
-      noScreen,
-    })
-    .where("User.id", "=", userId)
-    .execute();
-}
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-settings/q-settings-schemas.server.ts b/app/features/sendouq-settings/q-settings-schemas.server.ts
index 7ffde7db8..1b33a8d49 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-settings/q-settings-schemas.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-settings/q-settings-schemas.server.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { languagesUnified } from "~/modules/i18n/config";
 import {
   _action,
-  checkboxValueToBoolean,
   modeShort,
   noDuplicates,
   safeJSONParse,
@@ -43,8 +42,4 @@ export const settingsActionSchema = z.union([
       z.array(weaponSplId).max(SENDOUQ_WEAPON_POOL_MAX_SIZE),
     ),
   }),
-  z.object({
-    _action: _action("UPDATE_NO_SCREEN"),
-    noScreen: z.preprocess(checkboxValueToBoolean, z.boolean()),
-  }),
 ]);
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-settings/routes/q.settings.tsx b/app/features/sendouq-settings/routes/q.settings.tsx
index 999a541b5..de959a87a 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-settings/routes/q.settings.tsx
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-settings/routes/q.settings.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { assertUnreachable } from "~/utils/types";
 import {
   SENDOUQ_PAGE,
   SENDOUQ_SETTINGS_PAGE,
-  SPLATTERCOLOR_SCREEN_TWITTER_URL,
   navIconUrl,
   preferenceEmojiUrl,
 } from "~/utils/urls";
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ import { settingsActionSchema } from "../q-settings-schemas.server";
 import styles from "../q-settings.css";
 import { BANNED_MAPS } from "../banned-maps";
 import { Divider } from "~/components/Divider";
-import { Toggle } from "~/components/Toggle";
-import { FormMessage } from "~/components/FormMessage";
 
 export const links: LinksFunction = () => {
   return [{ rel: "stylesheet", href: styles }];
@@ -95,13 +92,6 @@ export const action = async ({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
       });
       break;
     }
-    case "UPDATE_NO_SCREEN": {
-      await QSettingsRepository.updateNoScreen({
-        userId: user.id,
-        noScreen: Number(data.noScreen),
-      });
-      break;
-    }
     default: {
       assertUnreachable(data);
     }
@@ -126,7 +116,6 @@ export default function SendouQSettingsPage() {
         <WeaponPool />
         <VoiceChat />
         <Sounds />
-        <Misc />
       </div>
     </Main>
   );
@@ -670,53 +659,3 @@ function SoundCheckboxes() {
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-function Misc() {
-  const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
-  const [checked, setChecked] = React.useState(Boolean(data.settings.noScreen));
-  const { t } = useTranslation(["common", "q", "weapons"]);
-  const fetcher = useFetcher();
-
-  return (
-    <details>
-      <summary className="q-settings__summary">
-        <div>{t("q:settings.misc.header")}</div>
-      </summary>
-      <fetcher.Form method="post" className="mb-4 ml-2-5 stack sm">
-        <div className="stack horizontal xs items-center">
-          <Toggle
-            checked={checked}
-            setChecked={setChecked}
-            id="noScreen"
-            name="noScreen"
-          />
-          <label className="mb-0" htmlFor="noScreen">
-            {t("q:settings.avoid.label", {
-              special: t("weapons:SPECIAL_19"),
-            })}
-          </label>
-        </div>
-        <FormMessage type="info">
-          {t("q:settings.avoid.explanation")}{" "}
-          <a
-            href={SPLATTERCOLOR_SCREEN_TWITTER_URL}
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          >
-            {t("q:settings.avoid.readMore")}
-          </a>
-        </FormMessage>
-        <div className="mt-6">
-          <SubmitButton
-            size="big"
-            className="mx-auto"
-            _action="UPDATE_NO_SCREEN"
-            state={fetcher.state}
-          >
-            {t("common:actions.save")}
-          </SubmitButton>
-        </div>
-      </fetcher.Form>
-    </details>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/q.css b/app/features/sendouq/q.css
index f209346f4..a6d66bb34 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/q.css
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/q.css
@@ -434,23 +434,6 @@
   letter-spacing: 1px;
 }
 
-.q-match__screen-legality svg {
-  width: 24px;
-}
-
-.q-match__screen-legality .alert {
-  padding-block: var(--s-1);
-  padding-inline: var(--s-2-5);
-}
-
-.q-match__screen-legality__button:focus-visible {
-  outline: none !important;
-}
-
-.q-match__screen-legality__button:focus-visible .alert {
-  background-color: var(--bg-lighter);
-}
-
 @media screen and (min-width: 640px) {
   .q-match__teams-container {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.match.$id.tsx b/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.match.$id.tsx
index 1b0201446..a2aabf13c 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.match.$id.tsx
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.match.$id.tsx
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ import { DiscordIcon } from "~/components/icons/Discord";
 import { useWindowSize } from "~/hooks/useWindowSize";
 import { joinListToNaturalString } from "~/utils/arrays";
 import { NewTabs } from "~/components/NewTabs";
-import { Alert } from "~/components/Alert";
-import cachified from "@epic-web/cachified";
 import { refreshStreamsCache } from "~/features/sendouq-streams/core/streams.server";
 
 export const meta: MetaFunction = (args) => {
@@ -432,22 +430,6 @@ export const loader = async ({ params, request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
     ? reportedWeaponsByMatchId(matchId)
     : null;
 
-  const banScreen = !match.isLocked
-    ? await cachified({
-        key: `matches-screen-ban-${match.id}`,
-        cache,
-        async getFreshValue() {
-          const noScreenSettings =
-            await QMatchRepository.groupMembersNoScreenSettings([
-              groupAlpha,
-              groupBravo,
-            ]);
-
-          return noScreenSettings.some((user) => user.noScreen);
-        },
-      })
-    : null;
-
   return {
     match: censoredMatch,
     matchChatCode: canAccessMatchChat ? match.chatCode : null,
@@ -455,7 +437,6 @@ export const loader = async ({ params, request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
     groupChatCode: groupChatCode(),
     groupAlpha: censoredGroupAlpha,
     groupBravo: censoredGroupBravo,
-    banScreen,
     groupMemberOf: isTeamAlphaMember
       ? ("ALPHA" as const)
       : isTeamBravoMember
@@ -1144,11 +1125,6 @@ function BottomSection({
       </FormWithConfirm>
     ) : null;
 
-  const screenLegalityInfoElement =
-    data.banScreen !== null ? (
-      <ScreenLegalityInfo ban={data.banScreen} />
-    ) : null;
-
   const chatHidden = chatRooms.length === 0;
 
   if (!showMid && chatHidden) {
@@ -1161,7 +1137,6 @@ function BottomSection({
         <div className="stack horizontal lg items-center justify-center">
           {roomJoiningInfoElement}
           <div className="stack md">
-            {screenLegalityInfoElement}
             {rulesButtonElement}
             {helpdeskButtonElement}
             {cancelMatchElement}
@@ -1211,7 +1186,6 @@ function BottomSection({
         >
           <div className="stack md">
             {roomJoiningInfoElement}
-            {screenLegalityInfoElement}
             {rulesButtonElement}
             {helpdeskButtonElement}
             {cancelMatchElement}
@@ -1235,34 +1209,6 @@ function BottomSection({
   );
 }
 
-function ScreenLegalityInfo({ ban }: { ban: boolean }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation(["q", "weapons"]);
-
-  return (
-    <div className="q-match__screen-legality">
-      <Popover
-        triggerClassName="minimal tiny q-match__screen-legality__button"
-        buttonChildren={
-          <Alert variation={ban ? "ERROR" : "SUCCESS"}>
-            <div className="stack xs horizontal items-center">
-              <WeaponImage weaponSplId={401} width={30} variant="build" />
-              <WeaponImage weaponSplId={6021} width={30} variant="build" />
-            </div>
-          </Alert>
-        }
-      >
-        {ban
-          ? t("q:match.screen.ban", {
-              special: t("weapons:SPECIAL_19"),
-            })
-          : t("q:match.screen.allowed", {
-              special: t("weapons:SPECIAL_19"),
-            })}
-      </Popover>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 function InfoWithHeader({ header, value }: { header: string; value: string }) {
   return (
     <div>
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.rules.tsx b/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.rules.tsx
index 47e9de878..d40bacf3b 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.rules.tsx
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/routes/q.rules.tsx
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@ export default function SendouqRules() {
         should be played out.
       </div>
 
-      <h2 className="text-lg mt-4">Unallowed weapons</h2>
-      <div>
-        If someone picks an unallowed weapon game can be canceled within 1
-        minute by any player. For the replay everyone has to use the same
-        weapons and gear except the player with unallowed weapon who should
-        switch to the allowed variant of the weapon. For example had a player
-        picked Foil Squeezer they need to play regular Squeezer in the replay.
-      </div>
-
       <h2 className="text-lg mt-4">Subs</h2>
       <div>
         There are no subs. If a player is unavailable to play from either team
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx b/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx
index d6449a4c2..e4568c97a 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/ScoreReporter.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   useOutletContext,
 } from "@remix-run/react";
 import clsx from "clsx";
-import { Image, WeaponImage } from "~/components/Image";
+import { Image } from "~/components/Image";
 import { SubmitButton } from "~/components/SubmitButton";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { ModeShort, StageId } from "~/modules/in-game-lists";
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import { NewTabs } from "~/components/NewTabs";
 import { ScoreReporterRosters } from "./ScoreReporterRosters";
 import { Chat, useChat } from "~/features/chat/components/Chat";
 import * as React from "react";
-import { CrossIcon } from "~/components/icons/Cross";
-import { CheckmarkIcon } from "~/components/icons/Checkmark";
 
 export type Result = Unpacked<
   SerializeFrom<TournamentMatchLoaderData>["results"]
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ export function ScoreReporter({
         bestOf: data.match.bestOf,
       })}
     </>,
-    data.banScreen !== null ? <ScreenBanIcons banned={data.banScreen} /> : null,
   ];
 
   const matchIsLockedError = actionData?.error === "locked";
@@ -203,20 +200,6 @@ export function ScoreReporter({
   );
 }
 
-function ScreenBanIcons({ banned }: { banned: boolean }) {
-  return (
-    <div
-      className={clsx("tournament-bracket__no-screen", {
-        "tournament-bracket__no-screen__banned": banned,
-      })}
-    >
-      {banned ? <CrossIcon /> : <CheckmarkIcon />}
-      <WeaponImage weaponSplId={401} width={24} variant="build" />
-      <WeaponImage weaponSplId={6021} width={24} variant="build" />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 function FancyStageBanner({
   stage,
   infos,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx
index 9876f33db..6eb93fcf3 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.tsx
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ import {
 import bracketStyles from "../tournament-bracket.css";
 import * as TournamentRepository from "~/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server";
 import { logger } from "~/utils/logger";
-import cachified from "@epic-web/cachified";
-import { cache } from "~/utils/cache.server";
 
 export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
   {
@@ -325,23 +323,6 @@ export const loader = async ({ params, request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
   const matchIsOver =
     match.opponentOne?.result === "win" || match.opponentTwo?.result === "win";
 
-  // not cache as performance optimization but instead
-  // so that people don't change their setting mid-set
-  const banScreen = !matchIsOver
-    ? await cachified({
-        key: `tournament-screen-ban-${match.id}`,
-        cache,
-        async getFreshValue() {
-          const noScreenSettings =
-            await TournamentRepository.matchPlayersNoScreenSettings(
-              match.players,
-            );
-
-          return noScreenSettings.some((user) => user.noScreen);
-        },
-      })
-    : null;
-
   return {
     match: {
       ...match,
@@ -351,7 +332,6 @@ export const loader = async ({ params, request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
     seeds: resolveSeeds(),
     currentMap,
     modes: mapList?.map((map) => map.mode),
-    banScreen,
     matchIsOver,
   };
 
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css b/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css
index 7bab1acd8..d5c2a06d7 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css
@@ -103,20 +103,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.tournament-bracket__no-screen {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: var(--s-0-5);
-}
-
-.tournament-bracket__no-screen > svg {
-  width: 24px;
-  fill: var(--theme-success);
-}
-
-.tournament-bracket__no-screen__banned > svg {
-  fill: var(--theme-error);
-}
-
 .tournament-bracket__during-match-actions {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas:
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts b/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts
index 612f1c140..6bb42d151 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament/TournamentRepository.server.ts
@@ -53,15 +53,3 @@ export async function findById(id: number) {
 
   return { ...row, author };
 }
-
-export function matchPlayersNoScreenSettings(players: { id: number }[]) {
-  return db
-    .selectFrom("User")
-    .select("User.noScreen")
-    .where(
-      "User.id",
-      "in",
-      players.map((player) => player.id),
-    )
-    .execute();
-}
diff --git a/public/locales/en/q.json b/public/locales/en/q.json
index 34b0223fb..ac68f172c 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/q.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/q.json
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@
   "settings.sounds.likeReceived": "Like received",
   "settings.sounds.groupNewMember": "Group new member",
   "settings.sounds.matchStarted": "Match started",
-  "settings.misc.header": "Misc",
-  "settings.banned": "Banned",
-  "settings.avoid.label": "Avoid {{special}}",
-  "settings.avoid.explanation": "Accessibility concerns related to the new special have been raised. Enabling this setting will make the special banned in SendouQ lobbies and tournament matches you play via sendou.ink.",
-  "settings.avoid.readMore": "Read more about the issues here",
 
   "looking.joiningGroupError": "Before joining another group, leave the current one",
   "looking.goToSettingsPrompt": "To help group finding set your weapon pool and voice chat status on the settings page",