diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/ReusableTaskAdapter.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/ReusableTaskAdapter.java
index afce2760b..31216e0f1 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/ReusableTaskAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/ReusableTaskAdapter.java
@@ -68,11 +68,7 @@ public class ReusableTaskAdapter extends TaskAdapter {
         task.readFromCursor(cursor);
 
         viewHolder.title.setText(task.getValue(Task.TITLE));
-        if (Preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_allowCompressedTaskRows, false)) {
-            view.setMinimumHeight(0);
-        } else {
-            view.setMinimumHeight(minRowHeight);
-        }
+        view.setMinimumHeight(minRowHeight);
     }
 
     public static class ReusableTaskViewHolder {
diff --git a/astrid/res/values/keys.xml b/astrid/res/values/keys.xml
index e5de6130e..e09e41884 100644
--- a/astrid/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@
   </string-array>
   
   <string name="p_showSmartConfirmation_key">showSmartConfirmation</string>
-
-  <string name="p_allowCompressedTaskRows">allowCompressedTaskRows</string>
   
   <string name="p_useLegacyImportanceStyle">legacyImportanceStyle</string>
   
diff --git a/astrid/res/xml/preferences.xml b/astrid/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 0d327eebe..c32923736 100644
--- a/astrid/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@
 	            android:key="@string/p_showNotes"
 	            android:title="@string/EPr_showNotes_title"
 	            android:defaultValue="false" />
-	        
-	        <com.todoroo.astrid.ui.MultilineCheckboxPreference
-	            android:key="@string/p_allowCompressedTaskRows"
-	            android:title="@string/EPr_compressTaskRows_title"
-	            android:summary="@string/EPr_compressTaskRows_desc"
-	            android:defaultValue="false" />
 	
 	        <com.todoroo.astrid.ui.MultilineCheckboxPreference
 	            android:key="@string/p_useLegacyImportanceStyle"
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
index f6175e2a6..82739c055 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -379,11 +379,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends CursorAdapter implements Filterable {
     public synchronized void setFieldContentsAndVisibility(View view) {
         ViewHolder viewHolder = (ViewHolder)view.getTag();
         Task task = viewHolder.task;
-        if (Preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_allowCompressedTaskRows, false)) {
-            viewHolder.rowBody.setMinimumHeight(0);
-        } else {
-            viewHolder.rowBody.setMinimumHeight(minRowHeight);
-        }
+        viewHolder.rowBody.setMinimumHeight(minRowHeight);
 
         // name
         final TextView nameView = viewHolder.nameView; {