diff --git a/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.test.ts b/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.test.ts
index 413199c..90be874 100644
--- a/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("monitor config API", () => {
   it("GET returns defaults when nothing is stored", async () => {
     const body = await (await GET()).json();
     expect(body).toMatchObject({
-      "monitor.enabled": "false", "monitor.autoMonitorFuture": "false",
+      "monitor.enabled": "false",
       "monitor.pollIntervalHours": "24", "monitor.retryIntervalHours": "6",
       "monitor.qualityCutoff": "2", "monitor.upgradeWindowDays": "14",
     });
diff --git a/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.ts b/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.ts
index b8c83b0..4eaca77 100644
--- a/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/api/monitor/config/route.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
 
 const DEFAULTS: Record<string, string> = {
   "monitor.enabled": "false",
-  "monitor.autoMonitorFuture": "false",
   "monitor.pollIntervalHours": "24",
   "monitor.retryIntervalHours": "6",
   "monitor.qualityCutoff": "2",
diff --git a/web/src/app/settings/settings-form.tsx b/web/src/app/settings/settings-form.tsx
index 4ca599c..135e941 100644
--- a/web/src/app/settings/settings-form.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/settings/settings-form.tsx
@@ -278,16 +278,6 @@ export function SettingsForm() {
               Automatic monitoring (grab &amp; upgrade)
             </label>
           </div>
-          <div className="save-row" style={{ margin: "2px 0 8px" }}>
-            <label className="toggle">
-              <input
-                type="checkbox"
-                checked={monitorCfg["monitor.autoMonitorFuture"] === "true"}
-                onChange={(e) => setMon("monitor.autoMonitorFuture", e.target.checked ? "true" : "false")}
-              />
-              Auto-monitor future releases from watched artists
-            </label>
-          </div>
           <div className="field-grid">
             {MONITOR_FIELDS.map(([key, label]) => (
               <label key={key} className="field">