diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChannelDiscoveryActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChannelDiscoveryActivity.java
index 5dfcf9bdc514fa27a32cda93a1e8c0447f0d7d13..567a2f3d6646eb3764473e296883929c079ec4ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChannelDiscoveryActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChannelDiscoveryActivity.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Bookmark;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Conversation;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Room;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.services.ChannelDiscoveryService;
+import eu.siacs.conversations.services.QuickConversationsService;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.adapter.ChannelSearchResultAdapter;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util.PendingItem;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util.SoftKeyboardUtils;
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ public class ChannelDiscoveryActivity extends XmppActivity implements MenuItem.O
     }
 
     private static ChannelDiscoveryService.Method getMethod(final Context c) {
+        if (QuickConversationsService.isQuicksy()) {
+            return ChannelDiscoveryService.Method.JABBER_NETWORK;
+        }
         final SharedPreferences p = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(c);
         final String m = p.getString("channel_discovery_method", c.getString(R.string.default_channel_discovery));
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java
index 99560801f99af2d15803786637d516245b8c654f..3d2b63d0437da1744d7f6c2d7c6c17bb82227353 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -92,11 +92,16 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends XmppActivity implements
 		changeOmemoSettingSummary();
 
 		if (QuickConversationsService.isQuicksy()) {
-			PreferenceCategory connectionOptions = (PreferenceCategory) mSettingsFragment.findPreference("connection_options");
+			final PreferenceCategory connectionOptions = (PreferenceCategory) mSettingsFragment.findPreference("connection_options");
+			final PreferenceCategory groupChats = (PreferenceCategory) mSettingsFragment.findPreference("group_chats");
+			final Preference channelDiscoveryMethod = mSettingsFragment.findPreference("channel_discovery_method");
 			PreferenceScreen expert = (PreferenceScreen) mSettingsFragment.findPreference("expert");
 			if (connectionOptions != null) {
 				expert.removePreference(connectionOptions);
 			}
+			if (groupChats != null && channelDiscoveryMethod != null) {
+				groupChats.removePreference(channelDiscoveryMethod);
+			}
 		}
 
 		PreferenceScreen mainPreferenceScreen = (PreferenceScreen) mSettingsFragment.findPreference("main_screen");