diff --git a/src/BasePlatform.js b/src/BasePlatform.js
index 727a9cce93..a97c14bf90 100644
--- a/src/BasePlatform.js
+++ b/src/BasePlatform.js
@@ -140,18 +140,6 @@ export default class BasePlatform {
         throw new Error("Unimplemented");
     }
 
-    supportsTrayIcon(): boolean {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    async getTrayIconEnabled(): boolean {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    async setTrayIconEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
-        throw new Error("Unimplemented");
-    }
-
     supportsMinimizeToTray(): boolean {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
index 1b2a4817c8..6fc854c155 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
             autoLaunchSupported: false,
             alwaysShowMenuBar: true,
             alwaysShowMenuBarSupported: false,
-            showTrayIcon: false,
-            showTrayIconSupported: false,
             minimizeToTray: true,
             minimizeToTraySupported: false,
             autocompleteDelay:
@@ -97,12 +95,6 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
             alwaysShowMenuBar = !await platform.getAutoHideMenuBarEnabled();
         }
 
-        const showTrayIconSupported = await platform.supportsTrayIcon();
-        let showTrayIcon = true;
-        if (showTrayIconSupported) {
-            showTrayIcon = await platform.getTrayIconEnabled();
-        }
-
         const minimizeToTraySupported = await platform.supportsMinimizeToTray();
         let minimizeToTray = true;
         if (minimizeToTraySupported) {
@@ -114,8 +106,6 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
             autoLaunchSupported,
             alwaysShowMenuBarSupported,
             alwaysShowMenuBar,
-            showTrayIconSupported,
-            showTrayIcon,
             minimizeToTraySupported,
             minimizeToTray,
         });
@@ -129,10 +119,6 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
         PlatformPeg.get().setAutoHideMenuBarEnabled(!checked).then(() => this.setState({alwaysShowMenuBar: checked}));
     };
 
-    _onShowTrayIconChange = (checked) => {
-        PlatformPeg.get().setTrayIconEnabled(checked).then(() => this.setState({showTrayIcon: checked}));
-    };
-
     _onMinimizeToTrayChange = (checked) => {
         PlatformPeg.get().setMinimizeToTrayEnabled(checked).then(() => this.setState({minimizeToTray: checked}));
     };
@@ -174,24 +160,12 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
                 label={_t('Always show the window menu bar')} />;
         }
 
-        let enableTrayIcon = null;
-        if (this.state.showTrayIconSupported) {
-            enableTrayIcon = <LabelledToggleSwitch
-                value={this.state.showTrayIcon}
-                onChange={this._onShowTrayIconChange}
-                label={_t('Show tray icon')} />;
-        }
-
         let minimizeToTrayOption = null;
         if (this.state.minimizeToTraySupported) {
-            // If tray icon is disabled then this option is not available and forced to off.
-            // Unless tray icon is not supported (darwin)
-            const disableOption = this.state.showTrayIconSupported && !this.state.showTrayIcon;
             minimizeToTrayOption = <LabelledToggleSwitch
-                value={!disableOption && this.state.minimizeToTray}
-                disabled={disableOption}
+                value={this.state.minimizeToTray}
                 onChange={this._onMinimizeToTrayChange}
-                label={_t('Close button should minimize window to tray')} />;
+                label={_t('Show tray icon and minimize window to it on close')} />;
         }
 
         return (
@@ -209,7 +183,6 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
 
                     <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Advanced")}</span>
                     {this._renderGroup(PreferencesUserSettingsTab.ADVANCED_SETTINGS)}
-                    {enableTrayIcon}
                     {minimizeToTrayOption}
                     {autoHideMenuOption}
                     {autoLaunchOption}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 8bd563a981..524a8a1abf 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -640,8 +640,7 @@
     "Notifications": "Notifications",
     "Start automatically after system login": "Start automatically after system login",
     "Always show the window menu bar": "Always show the window menu bar",
-    "Show tray icon": "Show tray icon",
-    "Close button should minimize window to tray": "Close button should minimize window to tray",
+    "Show tray icon and minimize window to it on close": "Show tray icon and minimize window to it on close",
     "Preferences": "Preferences",
     "Composer": "Composer",
     "Timeline": "Timeline",