diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx
index ec0614729c..8a4d498866 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/settings-general.tsx
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ export const SettingsGeneral: Component = () => {
     { value: "dark", label: language.t("theme.scheme.dark") },
   ])
 
-  const followupOptions = createMemo((): { value: "queue" | "steer"; label: string }[] => [
-    { value: "queue", label: language.t("settings.general.row.followup.option.queue") },
-    { value: "steer", label: language.t("settings.general.row.followup.option.steer") },
-  ])
-
   const languageOptions = createMemo(() =>
     language.locales.map((locale) => ({
       value: locale,
@@ -241,24 +236,6 @@ export const SettingsGeneral: Component = () => {
             />
           </div>
         </SettingsRow>
-
-        <SettingsRow
-          title={language.t("settings.general.row.followup.title")}
-          description={language.t("settings.general.row.followup.description")}
-        >
-          <Select
-            data-action="settings-followup"
-            options={followupOptions()}
-            current={followupOptions().find((o) => o.value === settings.general.followup())}
-            value={(o) => o.value}
-            label={(o) => o.label}
-            onSelect={(option) => option && settings.general.setFollowup(option.value)}
-            variant="secondary"
-            size="small"
-            triggerVariant="settings"
-            triggerStyle={{ "min-width": "180px" }}
-          />
-        </SettingsRow>
       </SettingsList>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
index ae7768f71a..afd03365ea 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
       root.style.setProperty("--font-family-sans", sansFontFamily(store.appearance?.sans))
     })
 
+    createEffect(() => {
+      if (store.general?.followup !== "queue") return
+      setStore("general", "followup", "steer")
+    })
+
     return {
       ready,
       get current() {
@@ -150,9 +155,12 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
         setReleaseNotes(value: boolean) {
           setStore("general", "releaseNotes", value)
         },
-        followup: withFallback(() => store.general?.followup, defaultSettings.general.followup),
+        followup: withFallback(
+          () => (store.general?.followup === "queue" ? "steer" : store.general?.followup),
+          defaultSettings.general.followup,
+        ),
         setFollowup(value: "queue" | "steer") {
-          setStore("general", "followup", value)
+          setStore("general", "followup", value === "queue" ? "steer" : value)
         },
         showReasoningSummaries: withFallback(
           () => store.general?.showReasoningSummaries,