diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d117352ab9..4ca2b3833f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "icons:optimize": "svgo -f ./assets/icons"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@atproto/api": "^0.17.6",
+    "@atproto/api": "^0.18.0",
     "@bitdrift/react-native": "^0.6.8",
     "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^6.0.2",
     "@bsky.app/alf": "^0.1.5",
diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/ThreadPreferences.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/ThreadPreferences.tsx
index cba896a764..c44e3e01ab 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/ThreadPreferences.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/ThreadPreferences.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import * as Toggle from '#/components/forms/Toggle'
 import {Bubbles_Stroke2_Corner2_Rounded as BubblesIcon} from '#/components/icons/Bubble'
-import {PersonGroup_Stroke2_Corner2_Rounded as PersonGroupIcon} from '#/components/icons/Person'
 import {Tree_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as TreeIcon} from '#/components/icons/Tree'
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
@@ -24,14 +23,7 @@ type Props = NativeStackScreenProps<CommonNavigatorParams, 'PreferencesThreads'>
 export function ThreadPreferencesScreen({}: Props) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
-  const {
-    sort,
-    setSort,
-    view,
-    setView,
-    prioritizeFollowedUsers,
-    setPrioritizeFollowedUsers,
-  } = useThreadPreferences({save: true})
+  const {sort, setSort, view, setView} = useThreadPreferences({save: true})
 
   return (
     <Layout.Screen testID="threadPreferencesScreen">
@@ -88,27 +80,6 @@ export function ThreadPreferencesScreen({}: Props) {
             </View>
           </SettingsList.Group>
 
-          <SettingsList.Group contentContainerStyle={{minHeight: 0}}>
-            <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={PersonGroupIcon} />
-            <SettingsList.ItemText>
-              <Trans>Prioritize your Follows</Trans>
-            </SettingsList.ItemText>
-            <Toggle.Item
-              type="checkbox"
-              name="prioritize-follows"
-              label={_(msg`Prioritize your Follows`)}
-              value={prioritizeFollowedUsers}
-              onChange={value => setPrioritizeFollowedUsers(value)}
-              style={[a.w_full, a.gap_md]}>
-              <Toggle.LabelText style={[a.flex_1]}>
-                <Trans>
-                  Show replies by people you follow before all other replies
-                </Trans>
-              </Toggle.LabelText>
-              <Toggle.Platform />
-            </Toggle.Item>
-          </SettingsList.Group>
-
           <SettingsList.Group>
             <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={TreeIcon} />
             <SettingsList.ItemText>
diff --git a/src/state/queries/preferences/const.ts b/src/state/queries/preferences/const.ts
index 84b208a9f7..54d063a502 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/preferences/const.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/preferences/const.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_HOME_FEED_PREFS: UsePreferencesQueryResponse['feedViewPrefs
 
 export const DEFAULT_THREAD_VIEW_PREFS: ThreadViewPreferences = {
   sort: 'hotness',
-  prioritizeFollowedUsers: true,
   lab_treeViewEnabled: false,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/state/queries/preferences/types.ts b/src/state/queries/preferences/types.ts
index fbe6a7e333..d46cef89fa 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/preferences/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/preferences/types.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  type BskyFeedViewPreference,
-  type BskyPreferences,
-  type BskyThreadViewPreference,
-} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type BskyFeedViewPreference, type BskyPreferences} from '@atproto/api'
 
 export type UsePreferencesQueryResponse = Omit<
   BskyPreferences,
@@ -18,10 +14,7 @@ export type UsePreferencesQueryResponse = Omit<
   userAge: number | undefined
 }
 
-export type ThreadViewPreferences = Pick<
-  BskyThreadViewPreference,
-  'prioritizeFollowedUsers'
-> & {
+export type ThreadViewPreferences = {
   sort: 'hotness' | 'oldest' | 'newest' | 'most-likes' | 'random' | string
   lab_treeViewEnabled?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/preferences/useThreadPreferences.ts b/src/state/queries/preferences/useThreadPreferences.ts
index dc3122a72a..70832b94ac 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/preferences/useThreadPreferences.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/preferences/useThreadPreferences.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ export type ThreadPreferences = {
   setSort: (sort: string) => void
   view: ThreadViewOption
   setView: (view: ThreadViewOption) => void
-  prioritizeFollowedUsers: boolean
-  setPrioritizeFollowedUsers: (prioritize: boolean) => void
 }
 
 export function useThreadPreferences({
@@ -43,9 +41,6 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
       treeViewEnabled: !!serverPrefs?.lab_treeViewEnabled,
     }),
   )
-  const [prioritizeFollowedUsers, setPrioritizeFollowedUsers] = useState(
-    !!serverPrefs?.prioritizeFollowedUsers,
-  )
 
   /**
    * If we get a server update, update local state
@@ -59,7 +54,6 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
      * Update
      */
     setSort(normalizeSort(serverPrefs.sort))
-    setPrioritizeFollowedUsers(serverPrefs.prioritizeFollowedUsers)
     setView(
       normalizeView({
         treeViewEnabled: !!serverPrefs.lab_treeViewEnabled,
@@ -70,7 +64,6 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
       logger.metric('thread:preferences:load', {
         sort: serverPrefs.sort,
         view: serverPrefs.lab_treeViewEnabled ? 'tree' : 'linear',
-        prioritizeFollowedUsers: serverPrefs.prioritizeFollowedUsers,
       })
     })
   }
@@ -86,7 +79,6 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
         logger.metric('thread:preferences:update', {
           sort: prefs.sort,
           view: prefs.lab_treeViewEnabled ? 'tree' : 'linear',
-          prioritizeFollowedUsers: prefs.prioritizeFollowedUsers,
         })
       } catch (e) {
         logger.error('useThreadPreferences failed to save', {
@@ -101,7 +93,6 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
   if (save && userUpdatedPrefs.current) {
     savePrefs({
       sort,
-      prioritizeFollowedUsers,
       lab_treeViewEnabled: view === 'tree',
     })
     userUpdatedPrefs.current = false
@@ -121,13 +112,6 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
     },
     [setView],
   )
-  const setPrioritizeFollowedUsersWrapped = useCallback(
-    (next: boolean) => {
-      userUpdatedPrefs.current = true
-      setPrioritizeFollowedUsers(next)
-    },
-    [setPrioritizeFollowedUsers],
-  )
 
   return useMemo(
     () => ({
@@ -137,19 +121,8 @@ export function useThreadPreferences({
       setSort: setSortWrapped,
       view,
       setView: setViewWrapped,
-      prioritizeFollowedUsers,
-      setPrioritizeFollowedUsers: setPrioritizeFollowedUsersWrapped,
     }),
-    [
-      isLoaded,
-      isSaving,
-      sort,
-      setSortWrapped,
-      view,
-      setViewWrapped,
-      prioritizeFollowedUsers,
-      setPrioritizeFollowedUsersWrapped,
-    ],
+    [isLoaded, isSaving, sort, setSortWrapped, view, setViewWrapped],
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
index e00250f740..4b318a356e 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
     setSort: baseSetSort,
     view,
     setView: baseSetView,
-    prioritizeFollowedUsers,
   } = useThreadPreferences()
   const below = useMemo(() => {
     return view === 'linear'
@@ -63,11 +62,9 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
     anchor,
     sort,
     view,
-    prioritizeFollowedUsers,
   })
   const postThreadOtherQueryKey = createPostThreadOtherQueryKey({
     anchor,
-    prioritizeFollowedUsers,
   })
 
   const query = useQuery<UsePostThreadQueryResult>({
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
         branchingFactor: view === 'linear' ? LINEAR_VIEW_BF : TREE_VIEW_BF,
         below,
         sort: sort,
-        prioritizeFollowedUsers: prioritizeFollowedUsers,
       })
 
       /*
@@ -167,7 +163,6 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
     async queryFn() {
       const {data} = await agent.app.bsky.unspecced.getPostThreadOtherV2({
         anchor: anchor!,
-        prioritizeFollowedUsers,
       })
       return data
     },
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
index 3e84dbfc71..295fd8bd3e 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const createPostThreadOtherQueryKey = (
 
 export type PostThreadParams = Pick<
   AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.QueryParams,
-  'sort' | 'prioritizeFollowedUsers'
+  'sort'
 > & {
   anchor?: string
   view: 'tree' | 'linear'
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7f1521f9c5..57b8930398 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
     tlds "^1.234.0"
     zod "^3.23.8"
 
-"@atproto/api@^0.17.6":
-  version "0.17.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@atproto/api/-/api-0.17.6.tgz#1fccd939f5f1010397c4d57110b1a0d8673058a6"
-  integrity sha512-0iYCD8+LOsHjHjwJcqGPfJN/h4b+IpU3GjOV0TSLk0XdCaxpHBKNu3wgCJVst4DhVjXcgsr2qQoRZ3Jja2LupA==
+"@atproto/api@^0.18.0":
+  version "0.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@atproto/api/-/api-0.18.0.tgz#d8c54ddc4521d915f0af238a4bfebd119e18197f"
+  integrity sha512-2GxKPhhvMocDjRU7VpNj+cvCdmCHVAmRwyfNgRLMrJtPZvrosFoi9VATX+7eKN0FZvYvy8KdLSkCcpP2owH3IA==
   dependencies:
     "@atproto/common-web" "^0.4.3"
     "@atproto/lexicon" "^0.5.1"