diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 0ffaf51b3..3ba29b4c6 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "eu.kanade.tachiyomi.sy"
-        versionCode = 52
+        versionCode = 53
         versionName = "1.9.3"
 
         buildConfigField("String", "COMMIT_COUNT", "\"${getCommitCount()}\"")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
index a177fc96b..c0ff0e6a8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.ReaderPreferences
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.minusAssign
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.plusAssign
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.DeviceUtil
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseBuildType
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.workManager
 import tachiyomi.core.preference.PreferenceStore
@@ -366,6 +367,13 @@ object Migrations {
             if (oldVersion < 100) {
                 BackupCreateJob.setupTask(context)
             }
+            if (oldVersion < 102) {
+                // This was accidentally visible from the reader settings sheet, but should always
+                // be disabled in release builds.
+                if (isReleaseBuildType) {
+                    readerPreferences.longStripSplitWebtoon().set(false)
+                }
+            }
             return true
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt
index 4693fa9ab..c39cad038 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.ReaderActivity
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.viewer.pager.PagerViewer
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.viewer.webtoon.WebtoonViewer
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.bindToPreference
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseBuildType
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ class ReaderReadingModeSettings @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attr
             .onEach { binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.dualPageInvert.isVisible = it }
             .launchIn((context as ReaderActivity).lifecycleScope)
         binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.dualPageInvert.bindToPreference(readerPreferences.dualPageInvertWebtoon())
+
+        binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.longStripSplit.isVisible = !isReleaseBuildType
         binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.longStripSplit.bindToPreference(readerPreferences.longStripSplitWebtoon())
 
         // SY -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt
index df85fbc4a..08d85da49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.OrientationType
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.ReaderPreferences
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.minusAssign
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.DeviceUtil
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseBuildType
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.workManager
 import exh.eh.EHentaiUpdateWorker
 import exh.log.xLogE
@@ -541,6 +542,13 @@ object EXHMigrations {
                 if (oldVersion under 52) {
                     BackupCreateJob.setupTask(context)
                 }
+                if (oldVersion under 53) {
+                    // This was accidentally visible from the reader settings sheet, but should always
+                    // be disabled in release builds.
+                    if (isReleaseBuildType) {
+                        readerPreferences.longStripSplitWebtoon().set(false)
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // if (oldVersion under 1) { } (1 is current release version)
                 // do stuff here when releasing changed crap