diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
index dbac92538c..49878e9aac 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ const SettingsView = forwardRef<SettingsViewRef, SettingsViewProps>(({ onDone, t
 		includeCurrentCost,
 		maxGitStatusFiles,
 		showQuestionsOneByOne,
-		taskHeaderHighlightEnabled,
 	} = cachedState
 
 	const apiConfiguration = useMemo(() => cachedState.apiConfiguration ?? {}, [cachedState.apiConfiguration])
@@ -925,7 +924,6 @@ const SettingsView = forwardRef<SettingsViewRef, SettingsViewProps>(({ onDone, t
 								reasoningBlockCollapsed={reasoningBlockCollapsed ?? true}
 								enterBehavior={enterBehavior ?? "send"}
 								showQuestionsOneByOne={showQuestionsOneByOne ?? false}
-								taskHeaderHighlightEnabled={taskHeaderHighlightEnabled ?? false}
 								setCachedStateField={setCachedStateField}
 							/>
 						)}
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
index 9f65c350c6..51c197db47 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ interface UISettingsProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
 	reasoningBlockCollapsed: boolean
 	enterBehavior: "send" | "newline"
 	showQuestionsOneByOne: boolean
-	taskHeaderHighlightEnabled: boolean
 	setCachedStateField: SetCachedStateField<keyof ExtensionStateContextType>
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ export const UISettings = ({
 	reasoningBlockCollapsed,
 	enterBehavior,
 	showQuestionsOneByOne,
-	taskHeaderHighlightEnabled,
 	setCachedStateField,
 	...props
 }: UISettingsProps) => {
@@ -61,10 +59,6 @@ export const UISettings = ({
 		})
 	}
 
-	const handleTaskHeaderHighlightChange = (enabled: boolean) => {
-		setCachedStateField("taskHeaderHighlightEnabled", enabled)
-	}
-
 	return (
 		<div {...props}>
 			<SectionHeader>{t("settings:sections.ui")}</SectionHeader>
@@ -126,24 +120,6 @@ export const UISettings = ({
 							</div>
 						</div>
 					</SearchableSetting>
-
-					{/* Task Header Highlight Setting */}
-					<SearchableSetting
-						settingId="ui-task-header-highlight"
-						section="ui"
-						label={t("settings:ui.taskHeaderHighlight.label")}>
-						<div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-							<VSCodeCheckbox
-								checked={taskHeaderHighlightEnabled}
-								onChange={(e: any) => handleTaskHeaderHighlightChange(e.target.checked)}
-								data-testid="task-header-highlight-checkbox">
-								<span className="font-medium">{t("settings:ui.taskHeaderHighlight.label")}</span>
-							</VSCodeCheckbox>
-							<div className="text-vscode-descriptionForeground text-sm ml-5 mt-1">
-								{t("settings:ui.taskHeaderHighlight.description")}
-							</div>
-						</div>
-					</SearchableSetting>
 				</div>
 			</Section>
 		</div>
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx
index 90d1ae5d23..f8f3eed5c6 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ describe("UISettings", () => {
 		reasoningBlockCollapsed: false,
 		enterBehavior: "send" as const,
 		showQuestionsOneByOne: false,
-		taskHeaderHighlightEnabled: false,
 		setCachedStateField: vi.fn(),
 	}