diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
index febe8b3b65..51d80a4534 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ bool gui_application::Init()
 	// The user might be set by cli arg. If not, set another user.
 	if (m_active_user.empty())
 	{
-		// Get deprecated active user (before August 2nd 2020)
-		const QString active_user = m_gui_settings->GetValue(gui::um_active_user).toString();
-
-		// Get active user with deprecated active user as fallback
-		m_active_user = m_persistent_settings->GetCurrentUser(active_user.isEmpty() ? "00000001" : active_user).toStdString();
+		// Get active user with standard user as fallback
+		m_active_user = m_persistent_settings->GetCurrentUser("00000001").toStdString();
 	}
 
 	// Force init the emulator
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
index 308d288759..cd852f64bb 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ namespace gui
 	const gui_save sd_icon_color = gui_save(savedata, "icon_color", gl_icon_color);
 
 	const gui_save um_geometry    = gui_save(users, "geometry",    QByteArray());
-	const gui_save um_active_user = gui_save(users, "active_user", ""); // Deprecated
 
 	const gui_save loc_language = gui_save(localization, "language", "en");
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/persistent_settings.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/persistent_settings.cpp
index b6c5b87aba..28d5bbb84a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/persistent_settings.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/persistent_settings.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "persistent_settings.h"
 
 #include "util/logs.hpp"
+#include "Emu/System.h"
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(cfg_log, "CFG");
 
@@ -47,15 +48,12 @@ QString persistent_settings::GetCurrentUser(const QString& fallback) const
 		user = fallback;
 	}
 
-	bool is_valid_user;
-	const u32 user_id = user.toInt(&is_valid_user);
-
 	// Set user if valid
-	if (is_valid_user && user_id > 0)
+	if (Emulator::CheckUsr(user.toStdString()) > 0)
 	{
 		return user;
 	}
 
-	cfg_log.fatal("Could not parse user setting: '%s' = '%d'.", user.toStdString(), user_id);
+	cfg_log.fatal("Could not parse user setting: '%s'.", user.toStdString());
 	return QString();
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp
index 6b9eaa4c46..df70f14922 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -88,19 +88,8 @@ void user_manager_dialog::Init()
 	vbox_main->addLayout(hbox_buttons);
 	setLayout(vbox_main);
 
-	m_active_user = m_persistent_settings->GetValue(gui::persistent::active_user).toString().toStdString();
-
-	// Handle deprecated value (before August 2nd 2020)
-	if (m_active_user.empty())
-	{
-		m_active_user = m_gui_settings->GetValue(gui::um_active_user).toString().toStdString();
-		m_gui_settings->RemoveValue(gui::um_active_user);
-
-		if (!m_active_user.empty())
-		{
-			m_persistent_settings->SetValue(gui::persistent::active_user, qstr(m_active_user));
-		}
-	}
+	// Get the active user
+	m_active_user = m_persistent_settings->GetCurrentUser("00000001").toStdString();
 
 	// Get the real active user (might differ, set by cli)
 	if (m_active_user != Emu.GetUsr())