diff --git a/android/phoenix/res/values/strings.xml b/android/phoenix/res/values/strings.xml
index f94ab0b80a..59652e0820 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/phoenix/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -226,14 +226,8 @@
     <string name="calibrate_refresh_rate_desc">Attempts to find the true refresh rate of monitor. Updates value in \'Force refresh rate (Hz)\' option. To help ensure accuracy, make sure no intense background services are running, and avoid triggering screensaver.</string>
     <string name="set_os_reported_refresh_rate">Set OS-reported refresh rate</string>
     <string name="set_os_reported_refresh_rate_desc">Sets refresh rate equal to OS-reported value. This might not be accurate for your device.</string>
-    <string name="shaders">Shaders</string>
     <string name="bilinear_filter">Bilinear filter</string>
     <string name="bilinear_filter_desc">Applies Bilinear filtering, smooths out edges (settings still apply even if no shader is selected).</string>
-    <string name="first_pass_shader">First-pass shader</string>
-    <string name="first_pass_shader_desc">Enable first pass shader (WARNING: performance varies per device and per shader).</string>
-    <string name="glsl_shader">GLSL shader</string>
-    <string name="glsl_shader_desc">Sets GLES2 style shader.</string>
-    <string name="glsl_shader_select">Select a GLSL shader</string>
     <string name="fonts">Fonts</string>
     <string name="onscreen_fonts">On-screen fonts</string>
     <string name="onscreen_fonts_desc">Enable rendering of on-screen fonts for messages.</string>
diff --git a/android/phoenix/res/xml/video_preferences.xml b/android/phoenix/res/xml/video_preferences.xml
index 141f4e7bf8..4a7fbd758d 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/res/xml/video_preferences.xml
+++ b/android/phoenix/res/xml/video_preferences.xml
@@ -52,25 +52,6 @@
                 android:title="@string/set_os_reported_refresh_rate" />
         </PreferenceCategory>
 
-        <!-- Shaders -->
-        <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/shaders" >
-            <CheckBoxPreference
-                android:defaultValue="true"
-                android:key="video_smooth"
-                android:summary="@string/bilinear_filter_desc"
-                android:title="@string/bilinear_filter" />
-            <CheckBoxPreference
-                android:summary="@string/first_pass_shader_desc"
-                android:defaultValue="false"
-                android:key="video_shader_enable"
-                android:title="@string/first_pass_shader" />
-            <Preference
-                android:key="glsl_shader_pref"
-                android:summary="@string/glsl_shader_desc"
-                android:title="@string/glsl_shader"
-                android:dependency="video_shader_enable" />
-        </PreferenceCategory>
-
         <!-- Fonts -->
         <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/fonts">
             <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/onscreen_fonts"
diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/fragments/VideoPreferenceFragment.java b/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/fragments/VideoPreferenceFragment.java
index a1c3e5c6b7..c6929f868f 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/fragments/VideoPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/fragments/VideoPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package com.retroarch.browser.preferences.fragments;
 
-import java.io.File;
-
 import com.retroarch.R;
-import com.retroarch.browser.dirfragment.DirectoryFragment;
 import com.retroarch.browser.preferences.fragments.util.PreferenceListFragment;
 
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ public final class VideoPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceListFragment implem
 
 		// Set preference click listeners
 		findPreference("set_os_reported_ref_rate_pref").setOnPreferenceClickListener(this);
-		findPreference("glsl_shader_pref").setOnPreferenceClickListener(this);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -52,19 +48,6 @@ public final class VideoPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceListFragment implem
 
 			Toast.makeText(getActivity(), String.format(getString(R.string.using_os_reported_refresh_rate), rate), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
 		}
-		// GLSL shader selection
-		else if (prefKey.equals("glsl_shader_pref"))
-		{
-			final DirectoryFragment shaderBrowser = DirectoryFragment.newInstance(R.string.glsl_shader_select);
-
-			File shaderDir = new File(getActivity().getApplicationInfo().dataDir, "shaders_glsl");
-			if (shaderDir.exists())
-				shaderBrowser.setStartDirectory(shaderDir.getAbsolutePath());
-
-			shaderBrowser.addAllowedExts(".glsl");
-			shaderBrowser.setPathSettingKey("video_shader");
-			shaderBrowser.show(getFragmentManager(), "shaderBrowser");
-		}
 
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java b/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java
index f9e2bebcf5..9c6031bdbf 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ public final class UserPreferences
 		}
 
 		config.setBoolean("video_scale_integer", prefs.getBoolean("video_scale_integer", false));
-		config.setString("video_shader", prefs.getString("video_shader", ""));
-		config.setBoolean("video_shader_enable", prefs.getBoolean("video_shader_enable", false) &&
-				new File(prefs.getString("video_shader", "")).exists());
 
 		if (prefs.contains("input_overlay_enable"))
 			config.setBoolean("input_overlay_enable", prefs.getBoolean("input_overlay_enable", true));