diff --git a/src/HotCorners/HotCornerManager.vala b/src/HotCorners/HotCornerManager.vala
index f98940b97..95a6dd273 100644
--- a/src/HotCorners/HotCornerManager.vala
+++ b/src/HotCorners/HotCornerManager.vala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2021 elementary, Inc (https://elementary.io)
+ * Copyright 2021-2025 elementary, Inc (https://elementary.io)
  *           2021 José Expósito <jose.exposito89@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ public class Gala.HotCornerManager : Object {
 
     public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
     public GLib.Settings behavior_settings { get; construct; }
-    public GLib.Settings new_behavior_settings { get; construct; }
 
     private GLib.GenericArray<HotCorner> hot_corners;
 
-    public HotCornerManager (WindowManager wm, GLib.Settings behavior_settings, GLib.Settings new_behavior_settings) {
-        Object (wm: wm, behavior_settings: behavior_settings, new_behavior_settings: new_behavior_settings);
+    public HotCornerManager (WindowManager wm, GLib.Settings behavior_settings) {
+        Object (wm: wm, behavior_settings: behavior_settings);
 
         hot_corners = new GLib.GenericArray<HotCorner> ();
         behavior_settings.changed.connect (configure);
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ public class Gala.HotCornerManager : Object {
         hot_corner.trigger.connect (() => {
             if (
                 display.get_monitor_in_fullscreen (display.get_primary_monitor ()) &&
-                !new_behavior_settings.get_boolean ("enable-hotcorners-in-fullscreen")
+                !behavior_settings.get_boolean ("enable-hotcorners-in-fullscreen")
             ) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/WindowManager.vala b/src/WindowManager.vala
index f18f6577e..7942e6d32 100644
--- a/src/WindowManager.vala
+++ b/src/WindowManager.vala
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ namespace Gala {
         private Clutter.Actor? latest_window_snapshot;
 
         private GLib.Settings behavior_settings;
-        private GLib.Settings new_behavior_settings;
 
         construct {
 #if !HAS_MUTTER48
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ namespace Gala {
 #endif
 
             behavior_settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.wm.behavior");
-            new_behavior_settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.wm.behavior");
 
             //Make it start watching the settings daemon bus
             Drawing.StyleManager.get_instance ();
@@ -368,7 +366,7 @@ namespace Gala {
             unowned var monitor_manager = display.get_context ().get_backend ().get_monitor_manager ();
             monitor_manager.monitors_changed.connect (update_ui_group_size);
 
-            hot_corner_manager = new HotCornerManager (this, behavior_settings, new_behavior_settings);
+            hot_corner_manager = new HotCornerManager (this, behavior_settings);
             hot_corner_manager.on_configured.connect (update_input_area);
             hot_corner_manager.configure ();