diff --git a/app/actions/actionsTypes.js b/app/actions/actionsTypes.js
index ad8964391..8fda57def 100644
--- a/app/actions/actionsTypes.js
+++ b/app/actions/actionsTypes.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export const SNIPPETED_MESSAGES = createRequestTypes('SNIPPETED_MESSAGES', ['OPE
 export const DEEP_LINKING = createRequestTypes('DEEP_LINKING', ['OPEN']);
 export const SORT_PREFERENCES = createRequestTypes('SORT_PREFERENCES', ['SET_ALL', 'SET']);
 export const NOTIFICATION = createRequestTypes('NOTIFICATION', ['RECEIVED', 'REMOVE']);
-export const TOGGLE_MARKDOWN = 'TOGGLE_MARKDOWN';
 export const TOGGLE_CRASH_REPORT = 'TOGGLE_CRASH_REPORT';
 export const SET_CUSTOM_EMOJIS = 'SET_CUSTOM_EMOJIS';
 export const SET_ACTIVE_USERS = 'SET_ACTIVE_USERS';
diff --git a/app/actions/markdown.js b/app/actions/markdown.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d33075a38..000000000
--- a/app/actions/markdown.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import * as types from './actionsTypes';
-
-export function toggleMarkdown(value) {
-	return {
-		type: types.TOGGLE_MARKDOWN,
-		payload: value
-	};
-}
diff --git a/app/containers/MessageBox/ReplyPreview.js b/app/containers/MessageBox/ReplyPreview.js
index 54d872ebd..a755598be 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageBox/ReplyPreview.js
+++ b/app/containers/MessageBox/ReplyPreview.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 });
 
 const ReplyPreview = React.memo(({
-	message, Message_TimeFormat, baseUrl, username, useMarkdown, replying, getCustomEmoji, close, theme
+	message, Message_TimeFormat, baseUrl, username, replying, getCustomEmoji, close, theme
 }) => {
 	if (!replying) {
 		return null;
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ const ReplyPreview = React.memo(({
 					username={username}
 					getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji}
 					numberOfLines={1}
-					useMarkdown={useMarkdown}
 					preview
 					theme={theme}
 				/>
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ const ReplyPreview = React.memo(({
 
 ReplyPreview.propTypes = {
 	replying: PropTypes.bool,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	message: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 	Message_TimeFormat: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 	close: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ ReplyPreview.propTypes = {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
-	useMarkdown: state.markdown.useMarkdown,
 	Message_TimeFormat: state.settings.Message_TimeFormat,
 	baseUrl: state.server.server
 });
diff --git a/app/containers/markdown/index.js b/app/containers/markdown/index.js
index 0a446ee4b..7e7812bed 100644
--- a/app/containers/markdown/index.js
+++ b/app/containers/markdown/index.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class Markdown extends PureComponent {
 		tmid: PropTypes.string,
 		isEdited: PropTypes.bool,
 		numberOfLines: PropTypes.number,
-		useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		customEmojis: PropTypes.bool,
 		useRealName: PropTypes.bool,
 		channels: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.array, PropTypes.object]),
@@ -368,9 +367,7 @@ class Markdown extends PureComponent {
 	}
 
 	render() {
-		const {
-			msg, useMarkdown = true, numberOfLines, preview = false, theme
-		} = this.props;
+		const { msg, preview = false } = this.props;
 
 		if (!msg) {
 			return null;
@@ -389,10 +386,6 @@ class Markdown extends PureComponent {
 			return this.renderer.render(ast);
 		}
 
-		if (!useMarkdown && !preview) {
-			return <Text style={[styles.text, { color: themes[theme].bodyText }]} numberOfLines={numberOfLines}>{m}</Text>;
-		}
-
 		const ast = parser.parse(m);
 		this.isMessageContainsOnlyEmoji = isOnlyEmoji(m) && emojiCount(m) <= 3;
 
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Attachments.js b/app/containers/message/Attachments.js
index dc1f06847..cf3f6106c 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Attachments.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/Attachments.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Video from './Video';
 import Reply from './Reply';
 
 const Attachments = React.memo(({
-	attachments, timeFormat, user, baseUrl, useMarkdown, showAttachment, getCustomEmoji, theme
+	attachments, timeFormat, user, baseUrl, showAttachment, getCustomEmoji, theme
 }) => {
 	if (!attachments || attachments.length === 0) {
 		return null;
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ const Attachments = React.memo(({
 
 	return attachments.map((file, index) => {
 		if (file.image_url) {
-			return <Image key={file.image_url} file={file} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} showAttachment={showAttachment} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />;
+			return <Image key={file.image_url} file={file} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} showAttachment={showAttachment} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />;
 		}
 		if (file.audio_url) {
-			return <Audio key={file.audio_url} file={file} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />;
+			return <Audio key={file.audio_url} file={file} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />;
 		}
 		if (file.video_url) {
-			return <Video key={file.video_url} file={file} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} showAttachment={showAttachment} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />;
+			return <Video key={file.video_url} file={file} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} showAttachment={showAttachment} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />;
 		}
 
 		// eslint-disable-next-line react/no-array-index-key
-		return <Reply key={index} index={index} attachment={file} timeFormat={timeFormat} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />;
+		return <Reply key={index} index={index} attachment={file} timeFormat={timeFormat} user={user} baseUrl={baseUrl} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />;
 	});
 }, (prevProps, nextProps) => isEqual(prevProps.attachments, nextProps.attachments) && prevProps.theme === nextProps.theme);
 
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Attachments.propTypes = {
 	timeFormat: PropTypes.string,
 	user: PropTypes.object,
 	baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	showAttachment: PropTypes.func,
 	getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func,
 	theme: PropTypes.string
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Audio.js b/app/containers/message/Audio.js
index 2763fb4ec..12102b164 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Audio.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/Audio.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class Audio extends React.Component {
 		file: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 		baseUrl: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 		user: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-		useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		theme: PropTypes.string,
 		split: PropTypes.bool,
 		getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ class Audio extends React.Component {
 			uri, paused, currentTime, duration
 		} = this.state;
 		const {
-			user, baseUrl, file, getCustomEmoji, useMarkdown, split, theme
+			user, baseUrl, file, getCustomEmoji, split, theme
 		} = this.props;
 		const { description } = file;
 
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ class Audio extends React.Component {
 					/>
 					<Text style={[styles.duration, { color: themes[theme].auxiliaryText }]}>{this.duration}</Text>
 				</View>
-				<Markdown msg={description} baseUrl={baseUrl} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />
+				<Markdown msg={description} baseUrl={baseUrl} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />
 			</>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Content.js b/app/containers/message/Content.js
index 8257bae48..e358f2b2a 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Content.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/Content.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const Content = React.memo((props) => {
 				preview={props.tmid && !props.isThreadRoom}
 				channels={props.channels}
 				mentions={props.mentions}
-				useMarkdown={props.useMarkdown && (!props.tmid || props.isThreadRoom)}
 				navToRoomInfo={props.navToRoomInfo}
 				tmid={props.tmid}
 				useRealName={props.useRealName}
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ Content.propTypes = {
 	msg: PropTypes.string,
 	theme: PropTypes.string,
 	isEdited: PropTypes.bool,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
 	user: PropTypes.object,
 	getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Image.js b/app/containers/message/Image.js
index e44b7cad6..72b3a6c6f 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Image.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/Image.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const MessageImage = React.memo(({ img, theme }) => (
 ));
 
 const ImageContainer = React.memo(({
-	file, imageUrl, baseUrl, user, useMarkdown, showAttachment, getCustomEmoji, split, theme
+	file, imageUrl, baseUrl, user, showAttachment, getCustomEmoji, split, theme
 }) => {
 	const img = imageUrl || formatAttachmentUrl(file.image_url, user.id, user.token, baseUrl);
 	if (!img) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const ImageContainer = React.memo(({
 			<Button split={split} theme={theme} onPress={onPress}>
 				<View>
 					<MessageImage img={img} theme={theme} />
-					<Markdown msg={file.description} baseUrl={baseUrl} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />
+					<Markdown msg={file.description} baseUrl={baseUrl} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />
 				</View>
 			</Button>
 		);
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ ImageContainer.propTypes = {
 	imageUrl: PropTypes.string,
 	baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
 	user: PropTypes.object,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	showAttachment: PropTypes.func,
 	theme: PropTypes.string,
 	getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Reply.js b/app/containers/message/Reply.js
index 5b6230a41..254beba5f 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Reply.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/Reply.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const Title = React.memo(({ attachment, timeFormat, theme }) => {
 });
 
 const Description = React.memo(({
-	attachment, baseUrl, user, getCustomEmoji, useMarkdown, theme
+	attachment, baseUrl, user, getCustomEmoji, theme
 }) => {
 	const text = attachment.text || attachment.title;
 	if (!text) {
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ const Description = React.memo(({
 			baseUrl={baseUrl}
 			username={user.username}
 			getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji}
-			useMarkdown={useMarkdown}
 			theme={theme}
 		/>
 	);
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ const Fields = React.memo(({ attachment, theme }) => {
 }, (prevProps, nextProps) => isEqual(prevProps.attachment.fields, nextProps.attachment.fields) && prevProps.theme === nextProps.theme);
 
 const Reply = React.memo(({
-	attachment, timeFormat, baseUrl, user, index, getCustomEmoji, useMarkdown, split, theme
+	attachment, timeFormat, baseUrl, user, index, getCustomEmoji, split, theme
 }) => {
 	if (!attachment) {
 		return null;
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ const Reply = React.memo(({
 					baseUrl={baseUrl}
 					user={user}
 					getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji}
-					useMarkdown={useMarkdown}
 					theme={theme}
 				/>
 				<Fields attachment={attachment} theme={theme} />
@@ -179,7 +177,6 @@ Reply.propTypes = {
 	baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
 	user: PropTypes.object,
 	index: PropTypes.number,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	theme: PropTypes.string,
 	getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func,
 	split: PropTypes.bool
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ Description.propTypes = {
 	attachment: PropTypes.object,
 	baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
 	user: PropTypes.object,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func,
 	theme: PropTypes.string
 };
diff --git a/app/containers/message/Video.js b/app/containers/message/Video.js
index a96967d5f..a30c3abe8 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Video.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/Video.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 });
 
 const Video = React.memo(({
-	file, baseUrl, user, useMarkdown, showAttachment, getCustomEmoji, theme
+	file, baseUrl, user, showAttachment, getCustomEmoji, theme
 }) => {
 	if (!baseUrl) {
 		return null;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const Video = React.memo(({
 					color={themes[theme].buttonText}
 				/>
 			</Touchable>
-			<Markdown msg={file.description} baseUrl={baseUrl} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} useMarkdown={useMarkdown} theme={theme} />
+			<Markdown msg={file.description} baseUrl={baseUrl} username={user.username} getCustomEmoji={getCustomEmoji} theme={theme} />
 		</>
 	);
 }, (prevProps, nextProps) => isEqual(prevProps.file, nextProps.file) && prevProps.theme === nextProps.theme);
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ Video.propTypes = {
 	file: PropTypes.object,
 	baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
 	user: PropTypes.object,
-	useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 	showAttachment: PropTypes.func,
 	getCustomEmoji: PropTypes.func,
 	theme: PropTypes.string
diff --git a/app/containers/message/index.js b/app/containers/message/index.js
index c114e8c4e..1a49b80f6 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/index.js
+++ b/app/containers/message/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class MessageContainer extends React.Component {
 		isReadReceiptEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
 		isThreadRoom: PropTypes.bool,
 		useRealName: PropTypes.bool,
-		useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		autoTranslateRoom: PropTypes.bool,
 		autoTranslateLanguage: PropTypes.string,
 		status: PropTypes.number,
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ class MessageContainer extends React.Component {
 
 	render() {
 		const {
-			item, user, style, archived, baseUrl, useRealName, broadcast, fetchThreadName, customThreadTimeFormat, showAttachment, timeFormat, useMarkdown, isReadReceiptEnabled, autoTranslateRoom, autoTranslateLanguage, navToRoomInfo, getCustomEmoji, isThreadRoom, callJitsi, blockAction, rid, theme
+			item, user, style, archived, baseUrl, useRealName, broadcast, fetchThreadName, customThreadTimeFormat, showAttachment, timeFormat, isReadReceiptEnabled, autoTranslateRoom, autoTranslateLanguage, navToRoomInfo, getCustomEmoji, isThreadRoom, callJitsi, blockAction, rid, theme
 		} = this.props;
 		const {
 			id, msg, ts, attachments, urls, reactions, t, avatar, u, alias, editedBy, role, drid, dcount, dlm, tmid, tcount, tlm, tmsg, mentions, channels, unread, blocks, autoTranslate: autoTranslateMessage
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ class MessageContainer extends React.Component {
 				tcount={tcount}
 				tlm={tlm}
 				tmsg={tmsg}
-				useMarkdown={useMarkdown}
 				fetchThreadName={fetchThreadName}
 				mentions={mentions}
 				channels={channels}
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/de.js b/app/i18n/locales/de.js
index 133b7b177..ac4cc04c7 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/de.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/de.js
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ export default {
 	EMAIL: 'EMAIL',
 	email: 'Email',
 	Enable_Auto_Translate: 'Automatische Übersetzung aktivieren',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Markdown aktivieren',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Benachrichtigungen aktivieren',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Jeder kann auf diesen Kanal zugreifen',
 	erasing_room: 'lösche Raum',
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/en.js b/app/i18n/locales/en.js
index f995fae58..7f40b56b1 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/en.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/en.js
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ export default {
 	EMAIL: 'EMAIL',
 	email: 'e-mail',
 	Enable_Auto_Translate: 'Enable Auto-Translate',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Enable markdown',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Enable notifications',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Everyone can access this channel',
 	erasing_room: 'erasing room',
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/es-ES.js b/app/i18n/locales/es-ES.js
index 6d8037394..9b408ee94 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/es-ES.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/es-ES.js
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ export default {
 	EMAIL: 'EMAIL',
 	email: 'e-mail',
 	Enable_Auto_Translate: 'Permitir Auto-Translate',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Permitir markdown',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Permitir notificaciones',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Todos los usuarios pueden acceder a este canal',
 	erasing_room: 'eliminando sala',
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/it.js b/app/i18n/locales/it.js
index a67008369..5e7f44fc5 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/it.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/it.js
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ export default {
 	EMAIL: 'E-MAIL',
 	email: 'e-mail',
 	Enable_Auto_Translate: 'Abilita traduzione automatica',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Abilita Markdown',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Abilita notifiche',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Tutti hanno accesso a questo canale',
 	erasing_room: 'cancellazione stanza',
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/nl.js b/app/i18n/locales/nl.js
index c46cc5384..68170e489 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/nl.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/nl.js
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ export default {
 	EMAIL: 'EMAIL',
 	email: 'e-mail',
 	Enable_Auto_Translate: 'Zet Auto-Translate aan',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Zet markdown aan',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Zet notifications aan',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Iedereen kan bij dit kanaal',
 	erasing_room: 'kamer legen',
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.js b/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.js
index 1729b0bf6..61711e32f 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.js
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ export default {
 	Email_or_password_field_is_empty: 'Email ou senha estão vazios',
 	Email: 'Email',
 	email: 'e-mail',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Habilitar markdown',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Habilitar notificações',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Todos podem acessar este canal',
 	Error_uploading: 'Erro subindo',
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/ru.js b/app/i18n/locales/ru.js
index 02f7f46b9..b254dca92 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/ru.js
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/ru.js
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ export default {
 	EMAIL: 'EMAIL',
 	email: 'e-mail',
 	Enable_Auto_Translate: 'Включить автоперевод',
-	Enable_markdown: 'Включить markdown',
 	Enable_notifications: 'Включить уведомления',
 	Everyone_can_access_this_channel: 'Каждый может получить доступ к этому каналу',
 	erasing_room: 'стирание комнаты',
diff --git a/app/lib/rocketchat.js b/app/lib/rocketchat.js
index 3d275eb57..5406eed67 100644
--- a/app/lib/rocketchat.js
+++ b/app/lib/rocketchat.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import I18n from '../i18n';
 
 const TOKEN_KEY = 'reactnativemeteor_usertoken';
 const SORT_PREFS_KEY = 'RC_SORT_PREFS_KEY';
-export const MARKDOWN_KEY = 'RC_MARKDOWN_KEY';
 export const THEME_PREFERENCES_KEY = 'RC_THEME_PREFERENCES_KEY';
 export const CRASH_REPORT_KEY = 'RC_CRASH_REPORT_KEY';
 const returnAnArray = obj => obj || [];
@@ -884,13 +883,6 @@ const RocketChat = {
 		// RC 0.51.0
 		return this.sdk.methodCall('setAvatarFromService', data, contentType, service);
 	},
-	async getUseMarkdown() {
-		const useMarkdown = await AsyncStorage.getItem(MARKDOWN_KEY);
-		if (useMarkdown === null) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		return JSON.parse(useMarkdown);
-	},
 	async getAllowCrashReport() {
 		const allowCrashReport = await AsyncStorage.getItem(CRASH_REPORT_KEY);
 		if (allowCrashReport === null) {
diff --git a/app/reducers/index.js b/app/reducers/index.js
index 5d8a3df38..1962f0444 100644
--- a/app/reducers/index.js
+++ b/app/reducers/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import createChannel from './createChannel';
 import app from './app';
 import sortPreferences from './sortPreferences';
 import notification from './notification';
-import markdown from './markdown';
 import share from './share';
 import crashReport from './crashReport';
 import customEmojis from './customEmojis';
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ export default combineReducers({
 	rooms,
 	sortPreferences,
 	notification,
-	markdown,
 	share,
 	crashReport,
 	customEmojis,
diff --git a/app/reducers/markdown.js b/app/reducers/markdown.js
deleted file mode 100644
index aa3fb49f4..000000000
--- a/app/reducers/markdown.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import { TOGGLE_MARKDOWN } from '../actions/actionsTypes';
-
-const initialState = {
-	useMarkdown: true
-};
-
-
-export default (state = initialState, action) => {
-	switch (action.type) {
-		case TOGGLE_MARKDOWN:
-			return {
-				useMarkdown: action.payload
-			};
-		default:
-			return state;
-	}
-};
diff --git a/app/sagas/init.js b/app/sagas/init.js
index db31b764c..1db148ab8 100644
--- a/app/sagas/init.js
+++ b/app/sagas/init.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import RNBootSplash from 'react-native-bootsplash';
 import * as actions from '../actions';
 import { selectServerRequest } from '../actions/server';
 import { setAllPreferences } from '../actions/sortPreferences';
-import { toggleMarkdown } from '../actions/markdown';
 import { toggleCrashReport } from '../actions/crashReport';
 import { APP } from '../actions/actionsTypes';
 import RocketChat from '../lib/rocketchat';
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ export const initLocalSettings = function* initLocalSettings() {
 	const sortPreferences = yield RocketChat.getSortPreferences();
 	yield put(setAllPreferences(sortPreferences));
 
-	const useMarkdown = yield RocketChat.getUseMarkdown();
-	yield put(toggleMarkdown(useMarkdown));
-
 	const allowCrashReport = yield RocketChat.getAllowCrashReport();
 	yield put(toggleCrashReport(allowCrashReport));
 };
diff --git a/app/views/RoomInfoView/index.js b/app/views/RoomInfoView/index.js
index b415e81d6..d2937a7c6 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomInfoView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomInfoView/index.js
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ class RoomInfoView extends React.Component {
 			<View style={styles.item}>
 				<Text style={[styles.itemLabel, { color: themes[theme].auxiliaryText }]}>{I18n.t(camelize(key))}</Text>
 				<Markdown
-					useMarkdown
 					msg={room[key] ? room[key] : `__${ I18n.t(`No_${ key }_provided`) }__`}
 					theme={theme}
 				/>
diff --git a/app/views/RoomView/index.js b/app/views/RoomView/index.js
index 94a2e79f2..247923d43 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomView/index.js
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component {
 		baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
 		customEmojis: PropTypes.object,
 		screenProps: PropTypes.object,
-		useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		theme: PropTypes.string,
 		replyBroadcast: PropTypes.func
 	};
@@ -726,7 +725,7 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component {
 	renderItem = (item, previousItem) => {
 		const { room, lastOpen, canAutoTranslate } = this.state;
 		const {
-			user, Message_GroupingPeriod, Message_TimeFormat, useRealName, baseUrl, useMarkdown, Message_Read_Receipt_Enabled, theme
+			user, Message_GroupingPeriod, Message_TimeFormat, useRealName, baseUrl, Message_Read_Receipt_Enabled, theme
 		} = this.props;
 		let dateSeparator = null;
 		let showUnreadSeparator = false;
@@ -767,7 +766,6 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component {
 				Message_GroupingPeriod={Message_GroupingPeriod}
 				timeFormat={Message_TimeFormat}
 				useRealName={useRealName}
-				useMarkdown={useMarkdown}
 				isReadReceiptEnabled={Message_Read_Receipt_Enabled}
 				autoTranslateRoom={canAutoTranslate && room.autoTranslate}
 				autoTranslateLanguage={room.autoTranslateLanguage}
@@ -805,7 +803,6 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component {
 			return (
 				<BorderlessButton style={[styles.announcementTextContainer, { backgroundColor: themes[theme].bannerBackground }]} key='room-user-status' testID='room-user-status' onPress={() => this.toggleAnnouncementModal(true)}>
 					<Markdown
-						useMarkdown
 						msg={room.announcement}
 						theme={theme}
 						numberOfLines={1}
@@ -834,7 +831,6 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component {
 					<Text style={[styles.announcementTitle, { color: themes[theme].auxiliaryText }]}>{I18n.t('Announcement')}</Text>
 					<ScrollView style={styles.modalScrollView}>
 						<Markdown
-							useMarkdown
 							msg={room.announcement}
 							theme={theme}
 						/>
@@ -1007,7 +1003,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 	isAuthenticated: state.login.isAuthenticated,
 	Message_GroupingPeriod: state.settings.Message_GroupingPeriod,
 	Message_TimeFormat: state.settings.Message_TimeFormat,
-	useMarkdown: state.markdown.useMarkdown,
 	customEmojis: state.customEmojis,
 	baseUrl: state.server.server,
 	Message_Read_Receipt_Enabled: state.settings.Message_Read_Receipt_Enabled,
diff --git a/app/views/SettingsView/index.js b/app/views/SettingsView/index.js
index 68b4c921b..adafca1d7 100644
--- a/app/views/SettingsView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/SettingsView/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-navigation';
 
 import { logout as logoutAction, loginRequest as loginRequestAction } from '../../actions/login';
-import { toggleMarkdown as toggleMarkdownAction } from '../../actions/markdown';
 import { toggleCrashReport as toggleCrashReportAction } from '../../actions/crashReport';
 import { SWITCH_TRACK_COLOR, themes } from '../../constants/colors';
 import { DrawerButton, CloseModalButton } from '../../containers/HeaderButton';
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import ListItem from '../../containers/ListItem';
 import { DisclosureImage } from '../../containers/DisclosureIndicator';
 import Separator from '../../containers/Separator';
 import I18n from '../../i18n';
-import RocketChat, { MARKDOWN_KEY, CRASH_REPORT_KEY } from '../../lib/rocketchat';
+import RocketChat, { CRASH_REPORT_KEY } from '../../lib/rocketchat';
 import {
 	getReadableVersion, getDeviceModel, isAndroid
 } from '../../utils/deviceInfo';
@@ -77,9 +76,7 @@ class SettingsView extends React.Component {
 	static propTypes = {
 		navigation: PropTypes.object,
 		server:	PropTypes.object,
-		useMarkdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		allowCrashReport: PropTypes.bool,
-		toggleMarkdown: PropTypes.func,
 		toggleCrashReport: PropTypes.func,
 		theme: PropTypes.string,
 		split: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -118,12 +115,6 @@ class SettingsView extends React.Component {
 		});
 	}
 
-	toggleMarkdown = (value) => {
-		AsyncStorage.setItem(MARKDOWN_KEY, JSON.stringify(value));
-		const { toggleMarkdown } = this.props;
-		toggleMarkdown(value);
-	}
-
 	toggleCrashReport = (value) => {
 		AsyncStorage.setItem(CRASH_REPORT_KEY, JSON.stringify(value));
 		const { toggleCrashReport } = this.props;
@@ -185,17 +176,6 @@ class SettingsView extends React.Component {
 		return <DisclosureImage theme={theme} />;
 	}
 
-	renderMarkdownSwitch = () => {
-		const { useMarkdown } = this.props;
-		return (
-			<Switch
-				value={useMarkdown}
-				trackColor={SWITCH_TRACK_COLOR}
-				onValueChange={this.toggleMarkdown}
-			/>
-		);
-	}
-
 	renderCrashReportSwitch = () => {
 		const { allowCrashReport } = this.props;
 		return (
@@ -323,13 +303,6 @@ class SettingsView extends React.Component {
 
 					<SectionSeparator theme={theme} />
 
-					<ListItem
-						title={I18n.t('Enable_markdown')}
-						testID='settings-view-markdown'
-						right={() => this.renderMarkdownSwitch()}
-						theme={theme}
-					/>
-					<Separator theme={theme} />
 					<ListItem
 						title={I18n.t('Send_crash_report')}
 						testID='settings-view-crash-report'
@@ -370,14 +343,12 @@ class SettingsView extends React.Component {
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 	server: state.server,
 	token: getUserSelector(state).token,
-	useMarkdown: state.markdown.useMarkdown,
 	allowCrashReport: state.crashReport.allowCrashReport
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
 	logout: () => dispatch(logoutAction()),
 	loginRequest: (...params) => dispatch(loginRequestAction(...params)),
-	toggleMarkdown: params => dispatch(toggleMarkdownAction(params)),
 	toggleCrashReport: params => dispatch(toggleCrashReportAction(params)),
 	appStart: params => dispatch(appStartAction(params))
 });
diff --git a/e2e/14-setting.spec.js b/e2e/14-setting.spec.js
index 326c5dd7b..762c705d4 100644
--- a/e2e/14-setting.spec.js
+++ b/e2e/14-setting.spec.js
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ describe('Settings screen', () => {
 		it('should have server version', async() => {
 			await expect(element(by.id('settings-view-server-version'))).toExist();
 		});
-		
-		it('should have enable markdown', async() => {
-			await expect(element(by.id('settings-view-markdown'))).toExist();
-		});
 
 		after(async() => {
 			takeScreenshot();