diff --git a/data b/data
index 266a99b..653a39d 160000
--- a/data
+++ b/data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 266a99be96189bea92e0ef593f930bb92d3b5b20
+Subproject commit 653a39d0a339bcf3ac3365eacd2e5e8136ecf4c6
diff --git a/src/lib/defaults.hpp b/src/lib/defaults.hpp
index 8380f46..13e222b 100644
--- a/src/lib/defaults.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/defaults.hpp
@@ -77,4 +77,3 @@
 #define DEFAULT_ACTIVE_CURRENCIES "USD,EUR,JPY"
 
 #define DEFAULT_GIT_RELEASE_URL "https://git.btclock.dev/api/v1/repos/btclock/btclock_v3/releases/latest"
-#define DEFAULT_VERTICAL_DESC true
diff --git a/src/lib/epd.cpp b/src/lib/epd.cpp
index 506f262..feee114 100644
--- a/src/lib/epd.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/epd.cpp
@@ -373,11 +373,7 @@ extern "C" void updateDisplay(void *pvParameters) noexcept
 void splitText(const uint dispNum, const String &top, const String &bottom,
                bool partial)
 {
-  if(preferences.getBool("verticalDesc", DEFAULT_VERTICAL_DESC) && dispNum == 0) {
-    displays[dispNum].setRotation(1);
-  } else {
-    displays[dispNum].setRotation(2);
-  }
+  displays[dispNum].setRotation(2);
   displays[dispNum].setFont(&FONT_SMALL);
   displays[dispNum].setTextColor(getFgColor());
 
diff --git a/src/lib/webserver.cpp b/src/lib/webserver.cpp
index 0a55ff8..d66f0d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/webserver.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webserver.cpp
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ void onApiSettingsPatch(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, JsonVariant &json)
                            "suffixPrice", "disableLeds", "ownDataSource",
                            "mowMode", "suffixShareDot", "flOffWhenDark",
                            "flAlwaysOn", "flDisable", "flFlashOnUpd",
-                           "mempoolSecure", "useNostr", "bitaxeEnabled",
-                           "miningPoolStatsEnabled", "verticalDesc",
+                           "mempoolSecure", "useNostr", "bitaxeEnabled", "miningPoolStatsEnabled",
                            "nostrZapNotify", "stagingSource", "httpAuthEnabled"};
 
   for (String setting : boolSettings)
@@ -690,8 +689,6 @@ void onApiSettingsGet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request)
   root["suffixPrice"] = preferences.getBool("suffixPrice", DEFAULT_SUFFIX_PRICE);
   root["disableLeds"] = preferences.getBool("disableLeds", DEFAULT_DISABLE_LEDS);
   root["mowMode"] = preferences.getBool("mowMode", DEFAULT_MOW_MODE);
-  root["verticalDesc"] = preferences.getBool("verticalDesc", DEFAULT_VERTICAL_DESC);
-
   root["suffixShareDot"] = preferences.getBool("suffixShareDot", DEFAULT_SUFFIX_SHARE_DOT);
 
   root["hostnamePrefix"] = preferences.getString("hostnamePrefix", DEFAULT_HOSTNAME_PREFIX);