diff --git a/src/qml/Desktop/HeaderBar.qml b/src/qml/Desktop/HeaderBar.qml
index eeb47fe2..0325576a 100644
--- a/src/qml/Desktop/HeaderBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Desktop/HeaderBar.qml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ FocusScope {
         if (AudioManager.entry) {
             pushPage("QueuePage");
             pageStack.push("qrc:/EntryPage.qml", {"entry": AudioManager.entry});
-            SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "QueuePage";
-            SettingsManager.save();
             pageStack.get(0).lastEntry = AudioManager.entry.id;
             var model = pageStack.get(0).queueList.model;
             for (var i = 0; i <  model.rowCount(); i++) {
@@ -50,8 +48,6 @@ FocusScope {
         if (AudioManager.entry) {
             pushPage("FeedListPage");
             pageStack.push("qrc:/FeedDetailsPage.qml", {"feed": AudioManager.entry.feed});
-            SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "FeedListPage";
-            SettingsManager.save();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/EntryPage.qml b/src/qml/EntryPage.qml
index 4fba91fd..61de6cb8 100644
--- a/src/qml/EntryPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/EntryPage.qml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage {
 
     function openPodcast() {
         pushPage("FeedListPage");
-        SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "FeedListPage"; // for persistency
-        SettingsManager.save();
         lastFeed = entry.feed.url;
         pageStack.push("qrc:/FeedDetailsPage.qml", {"feed": entry.feed});
     }
diff --git a/src/qml/EpisodeListPage.qml b/src/qml/EpisodeListPage.qml
index aa8e8061..a3ea4f2d 100644
--- a/src/qml/EpisodeListPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/EpisodeListPage.qml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage {
         text: i18n("Downloads")
         onTriggered: {
             pushPage("DownloadListPage")
-            SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "DownloadListPage"; // for persistency
-            SettingsManager.save();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/Mobile/BottomToolbar.qml b/src/qml/Mobile/BottomToolbar.qml
index ec1d2370..accbf5a6 100644
--- a/src/qml/Mobile/BottomToolbar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Mobile/BottomToolbar.qml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import org.kde.kirigami 2.19 as Kirigami
 import org.kde.kasts 1.0
 
 Kirigami.NavigationTabBar {
-    id: root
+    id: navBar
 
-    property alias toolbarHeight: root.implicitHeight
+    property alias toolbarHeight: navBar.implicitHeight
     property bool transparentBackground: false
 
     shadow: false
@@ -23,37 +23,31 @@ Kirigami.NavigationTabBar {
         Kirigami.Action {
             icon.name: "view-media-playlist"
             text: i18n("Queue")
-            checked: "QueuePage" === SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage
+            checked: "QueuePage" === root.currentPage
             onTriggered: {
                 pushPage("QueuePage");
-                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "QueuePage"; // for persistency
-                SettingsManager.save();
             }
         },
         Kirigami.Action {
             icon.name: "bookmarks"
             text: i18n("Subscriptions")
-            checked: "FeedListPage" === SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage
+            checked: "FeedListPage" === root.currentPage
             onTriggered: {
                 pushPage("FeedListPage");
-                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "FeedListPage"; // for persistency
-                SettingsManager.save();
             }
         },
         Kirigami.Action {
             icon.name: "rss"
             text: i18n("Episodes")
-            checked: "EpisodeListPage" === SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage
+            checked: "EpisodeListPage" === root.currentPage
             onTriggered: {
                 pushPage("EpisodeListPage")
-                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "EpisodeListPage" // for persistency
-                SettingsManager.save();
             }
         },
         Kirigami.Action {
             icon.name: "settings-configure"
             text: i18n("Settings")
-            checked: "SettingsPage" === SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage
+            checked: "SettingsPage" === root.currentPage
             onTriggered: {
                 applicationWindow().pageStack.clear()
                 applicationWindow().pageStack.push("qrc:/SettingsPage.qml", {}, {
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 462c4f70..b875c7dc 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         property var desktopWidth
         property var desktopHeight
         property int headerSize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 5
+        property alias lastOpenedPage: root.currentPage
     }
 
     function saveWindowLayout() {
@@ -103,8 +104,7 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         restoreWindowLayout();
-        currentPage = SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage;
-        pageStack.initialPage = getPage(SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage);
+        pageStack.initialPage = getPage(currentPage);
 
         // Delete played enclosures if set in settings
         if (SettingsManager.autoDeleteOnPlayed == 2) {
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
                             checked: currentPage == "QueuePage"
                             onClicked: {
                                 pushPage("QueuePage")
-                                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "QueuePage" // for persistency
-                                SettingsManager.save();
                             }
                         }
                         Kirigami.NavigationTabButton {
@@ -190,8 +188,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
                             checked: currentPage == "DiscoverPage"
                             onClicked: {
                                 pushPage("DiscoverPage")
-                                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "DiscoverPage" // for persistency
-                                SettingsManager.save();
                             }
                         }
                         Kirigami.NavigationTabButton {
@@ -202,8 +198,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
                             checked: currentPage == "FeedListPage"
                             onClicked: {
                                 pushPage("FeedListPage")
-                                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "FeedListPage" // for persistency
-                                SettingsManager.save();
                             }
                         }
                         Kirigami.NavigationTabButton {
@@ -214,8 +208,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
                             checked: currentPage == "EpisodeListPage"
                             onClicked: {
                                 pushPage("EpisodeListPage")
-                                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "EpisodeListPage" // for persistency
-                                SettingsManager.save();
                             }
                         }
                         Kirigami.NavigationTabButton {
@@ -226,8 +218,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
                             checked: currentPage == "DownloadListPage"
                             onClicked: {
                                 pushPage("DownloadListPage")
-                                SettingsManager.lastOpenedPage = "DownloadListPage" // for persistency
-                                SettingsManager.save();
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/settingsmanager.kcfg b/src/settingsmanager.kcfg
index 07c45299..a30f75a0 100644
--- a/src/settingsmanager.kcfg
+++ b/src/settingsmanager.kcfg
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@
         </entry>
     </group>
     <group name="Persistency">
-        <entry name="lastOpenedPage" type="String">
-            <label>The top-level page that was open at shutdown</label>
-            <default>FeedListPage</default>
-        </entry>
         <entry name="sleepTimerValue" type="Int">
             <label>The number of seconds/minutes/hours to set the sleep timer to</label>
             <default>30</default>