diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue
index cd463a34a..a0439ed4a 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
         <li>
           <ChoiceSetting
             id="underlayOverride"
-            path="theme3hacks.underlay"
+            path="underlay"
             :options="underlayOverrideModes"
           >
             {{ $t('settings.style.themes3.hacks.underlay_overrides') }}
diff --git a/src/lib/style.js b/src/lib/style.js
index e91362c24..534d120e3 100644
--- a/src/lib/style.js
+++ b/src/lib/style.js
@@ -23,15 +23,12 @@ const APPEARANCE_SETTINGS_KEYS = [
   'forcedRoundness',
   'emojiSize',
   'emojiReactionsScale',
-]
-
-const HACKS_KEYS = new Set([
   'fontInterface',
   'fontPosts',
   'fontInput',
   'fontMonospace',
   'underlay',
-])
+]
 
 const MIXED_KEYS = new Set([
   ...APPEARANCE_SETTINGS_KEYS,
@@ -45,8 +42,6 @@ export const piniaStylePlugin = ({ store, options }) => {
         const { path } = args[0]
         if (MIXED_KEYS.has(path)) {
           after(() => applyStyleConfig(useMergedConfigStore().mergedConfig))
-        }
-        if (HACKS_KEYS.has(path)) {
           after(() => useInterfaceStore().applyTheme({ recompile: true }))
         }
       }