diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
index 53b604cb6..7b59b3c95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.fdroid.fdroid;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -39,10 +38,6 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
                     .putString(PREF_LOCAL_REPO_NAME, getDefaultLocalRepoName())
                     .apply();
         }
-        Resources res = context.getResources();
-        defaultPreventScreenshots = res.getBoolean(R.bool.defaultPreventScreenshots);
-        defaultPanicExit = res.getBoolean(R.bool.defaultPanicExit);
-        defaultHideOnLongPressSearch = res.getBoolean(R.bool.defaultHideOnLongPressSearch);
     }
 
     public static final String PREF_UPD_INTERVAL = "updateInterval";
@@ -94,9 +89,9 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_SHOW_NFC_DURING_SWAP = true;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_FORCE_OLD_INDEX = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_POST_PRIVILEGED_INSTALL = false;
-    private final boolean defaultPreventScreenshots;
-    private final boolean defaultPanicExit;
-    private final boolean defaultHideOnLongPressSearch;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_PREVENT_SCREENSHOTS = false;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_PANIC_EXIT = true;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_HIDE_ON_LONG_PRESS_SEARCH = false;
 
     public enum Theme {
         light,
@@ -327,11 +322,11 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     }
 
     public boolean preventScreenshots() {
-        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PREVENT_SCREENSHOTS, defaultPreventScreenshots);
+        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PREVENT_SCREENSHOTS, DEFAULT_PREVENT_SCREENSHOTS);
     }
 
     public boolean panicExit() {
-        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PANIC_EXIT, defaultPanicExit);
+        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PANIC_EXIT, DEFAULT_PANIC_EXIT);
     }
 
     public boolean panicHide() {
@@ -339,7 +334,7 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     }
 
     public boolean hideOnLongPressSearch() {
-        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_HIDE_ON_LONG_PRESS_SEARCH, defaultHideOnLongPressSearch);
+        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_HIDE_ON_LONG_PRESS_SEARCH, DEFAULT_HIDE_ON_LONG_PRESS_SEARCH);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 1c59a906b..95581fea5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
         <attr name="antiFeaturesWarning" format="reference" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
-    <!-- Default Preferences -->
-    <bool name="defaultPreventScreenshots">false</bool>
-    <bool name="defaultPanicExit">true</bool>
-    <bool name="defaultHideOnLongPressSearch">false</bool>
-
     <integer name="unhidePin">1337</integer>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index d165d4e0b..afd16ea34 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@
         android:title="@string/privacy">
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="@bool/defaultPreventScreenshots"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="preventScreenshots"
             android:summary="@string/preventScreenshots_summary"
             android:title="@string/preventScreenshots_title"/>
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="@bool/defaultHideOnLongPressSearch"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="hideOnLongPressSearch"
             android:summary="@string/hide_on_long_search_press_summary"
             android:title="@string/hide_on_long_search_press_title"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_panic.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_panic.xml
index 79689c115..275510943 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_panic.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_panic.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:defaultValue="@bool/defaultPanicExit"
+        android:defaultValue="true"
         android:key="pref_panic_exit"
         android:summary="@string/panic_exit_summary"
         android:title="@string/panic_exit_title"/>