diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 63f6c8922..2535031c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryOperationsListener {
 
         val foldersToScan = mediaFetcher.getFoldersToScan()
         foldersToScan.add(FAVORITES)
-        if (config.useRecycleBin && config.showRecycleBinAtFolders) {
+        if (config.showRecycleBinAtFolders) {
             foldersToScan.add(RECYCLE_BIN)
         } else {
             foldersToScan.remove(RECYCLE_BIN)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index 6132bb2ae..f5e94bd73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fun Context.movePinnedDirectoriesToFront(dirs: ArrayList<Directory>): ArrayList<
         }
     }
 
-    if (config.useRecycleBin && config.showRecycleBinAtFolders && config.showRecycleBinLast) {
+    if (config.showRecycleBinAtFolders && config.showRecycleBinLast) {
         val binIndex = dirs.indexOfFirst { it.isRecycleBin() }
         if (binIndex != -1) {
             val bin = dirs.removeAt(binIndex)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ fun Context.getCachedDirectories(getVideosOnly: Boolean = false, getImagesOnly:
             ArrayList<Directory>()
         }
 
-        if (!config.showRecycleBinAtFolders || !config.useRecycleBin) {
+        if (!config.showRecycleBinAtFolders) {
             directories.removeAll { it.isRecycleBin() }
         }