diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
index 263cfcce4..79f5d4f7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import de.dennisguse.opentracks.io.file.TrackFileFormat;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.io.file.TrackFilenameGenerator;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.sensors.SensorType;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.ui.customRecordingLayout.CsvLayoutUtils;
-import de.dennisguse.opentracks.ui.customRecordingLayout.DataField;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.ui.customRecordingLayout.RecordingLayout;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.ui.customRecordingLayout.RecordingLayoutIO;
 
@@ -851,20 +850,6 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
         return resources.getString(R.string.stats_custom_layout_default_layout);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return List of all available field keys with their default visibility settings
-     */
-    @SuppressLint("ResourceType")
-    public static List<DataField> getAllAvailableFields() {
-        List<TypedArray> fieldsArrays = getLayoutDataFields();
-        return fieldsArrays.stream()
-                .map(i -> {
-                    String fieldKey = i.getString(0);
-                    return new DataField(fieldKey, false, false, fieldKey.equals(resources.getString(R.string.stats_custom_layout_coordinates_key)));
-                })
-                .toList();
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return custom layout selected or the first one if any has been selected or the one selected is not exists anymore.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/ui/customRecordingLayout/RecordingLayoutIO.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/ui/customRecordingLayout/RecordingLayoutIO.java
index e85fff22f..fd30e6610 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/ui/customRecordingLayout/RecordingLayoutIO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/ui/customRecordingLayout/RecordingLayoutIO.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.R;
@@ -35,34 +34,9 @@ public class RecordingLayoutIO {
             }
             recordingLayout.addField(fromCSV(fieldParts, resources));
         }
-
-        // Add any new fields that have been added to the codebase since this layout was saved
-        addAllInvisibleDataFields(recordingLayout, resources);
-
         return recordingLayout;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds any missing fields to the layout as hidden fields.
-     * This ensures that new fields added to the codebase appear in existing layouts.
-     */
-    private static void addAllInvisibleDataFields(@NonNull RecordingLayout recordingLayout, @NonNull Resources resources) {
-        // Get all field keys currently in the layout
-        Set<String> existingFieldKeys = recordingLayout.getFields().stream()
-                .map(DataField::getKey)
-                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
-
-        // Get all available fields from the codebase
-        List<DataField> allAvailableFields = PreferencesUtils.getAllAvailableFields();
-
-        // Add any missing fields as hidden
-        for (DataField dataField : allAvailableFields) {
-            if (!existingFieldKeys.contains(dataField.getKey())) {
-                recordingLayout.addField(dataField);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public static String toCSV(List<RecordingLayout> recordingLayouts) {
         return recordingLayouts.stream().map(RecordingLayout::toCsv).collect(Collectors.joining(CsvLayoutUtils.LINE_SEPARATOR));
     }