diff --git a/OpenUtau.Core/DiffSinger/DiffSingerRenderer.cs b/OpenUtau.Core/DiffSinger/DiffSingerRenderer.cs
index 0c1bf2706..bf5cebba2 100644
--- a/OpenUtau.Core/DiffSinger/DiffSingerRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenUtau.Core/DiffSinger/DiffSingerRenderer.cs
@@ -533,24 +533,20 @@ public RenderPitchResult LoadRenderedPitch(RenderPhrase phrase, double? pitchSte
         }
 
         public RenderPitchResult LoadRenderedPitch(RenderPhrase phrase, HashSet<int> selectedNotePositions) {
-            return LoadRenderedPitch(phrase, selectedNotePositions, pitchSteps: null, fastRealtime: false, forceLocalRetake: false);
+            return LoadRenderedPitch(phrase, selectedNotePositions, pitchSteps: null, fastRealtime: false);
         }
 
         /// <summary>Live pitch: partial retake for changed notes with fast sampling settings.</summary>
         internal RenderPitchResult LoadRenderedPitchLive(
             RenderPhrase phrase, HashSet<int> selectedNotePositions, double pitchSteps, bool fastRealtime) {
-            return LoadRenderedPitch(phrase, selectedNotePositions, pitchSteps, fastRealtime, forceLocalRetake: true);
+            return LoadRenderedPitch(phrase, selectedNotePositions, pitchSteps, fastRealtime);
         }
 
         RenderPitchResult LoadRenderedPitch(
             RenderPhrase phrase,
             HashSet<int> selectedNotePositions,
             double? pitchSteps,
-            bool fastRealtime,
-            bool forceLocalRetake) {
-            if (!forceLocalRetake && !Preferences.Default.DiffSingerLocalRetaking) {
-                return LoadRenderedPitch(phrase, pitchSteps, fastRealtime);
-            }
+            bool fastRealtime) {
             DiffSingerSinger singer = (DiffSingerSinger) phrase.singer;
             if (!singer.HasPitchPredictor) {
                 throw new Exception("This singer has no pitch predictor.");
diff --git a/OpenUtau.Core/Util/Preferences.cs b/OpenUtau.Core/Util/Preferences.cs
index e7d94c521..9d881b240 100644
--- a/OpenUtau.Core/Util/Preferences.cs
+++ b/OpenUtau.Core/Util/Preferences.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ public class SerializablePreferences {
             public bool DiffSingerTensorCache = true;
             public bool DiffSingerVarianceLocalPitchPatch = false;
             public bool DiffSingerLangCodeHide = false;
-            public bool DiffSingerLocalRetaking = false;
             public bool Metronome = false;
             public bool SkipRenderingMutedTracks = false;
             public string Language = string.Empty;
diff --git a/OpenUtau/Strings/Strings.axaml b/OpenUtau/Strings/Strings.axaml
index 430dbc7ae..fda2728f6 100644
--- a/OpenUtau/Strings/Strings.axaml
+++ b/OpenUtau/Strings/Strings.axaml
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ Warning: this option removes custom presets.</system:String>
   <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering">Rendering</system:String>
   <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering.defaultrenderer">Default renderer (for classic voicebanks)</system:String>
   <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering.diffsingerdepth">DiffSinger Render Depth</system:String>
-  <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering.diffsingerpitchlocalretaking">DiffSinger Pitch Local Retaking</system:String>
   <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering.diffsingersteps">DiffSinger Render Steps for Acoustic</system:String>
   <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering.diffsingerstepspitch">DiffSinger Render Steps for Pitch</system:String>
   <system:String x:Key="prefs.rendering.diffsingerstepsvariance">DiffSinger Render Steps for Variance</system:String>
diff --git a/OpenUtau/ViewModels/PreferencesViewModel.cs b/OpenUtau/ViewModels/PreferencesViewModel.cs
index c77a4218f..ee0eba081 100644
--- a/OpenUtau/ViewModels/PreferencesViewModel.cs
+++ b/OpenUtau/ViewModels/PreferencesViewModel.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ public int SafeMaxThreadCount {
         [Reactive] public partial bool DiffSingerTensorCache { get; set; }
         [Reactive] public partial bool DiffSingerVarianceLocalPitchPatch { get; set; }
         [Reactive] public partial bool DiffSingerLangCodeHide { get; set; }
-        [Reactive] public partial bool DiffSingerLocalRetaking { get; set; }
 
         // Advanced
         [Reactive] public partial bool RememberMid { get; set; }
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ public PreferencesViewModel() {
             DiffSingerTensorCache = Preferences.Default.DiffSingerTensorCache;
             DiffSingerVarianceLocalPitchPatch = Preferences.Default.DiffSingerVarianceLocalPitchPatch;
             DiffSingerLangCodeHide = Preferences.Default.DiffSingerLangCodeHide;
-            DiffSingerLocalRetaking = Preferences.Default.DiffSingerLocalRetaking;
             SkipRenderingMutedTracks = Preferences.Default.SkipRenderingMutedTracks;
             ThemeName = Preferences.Default.ThemeName;
             DegreeStyle = Preferences.Default.DegreeStyle;
@@ -447,8 +445,6 @@ public PreferencesViewModel() {
                 value => Preferences.Default.DiffSingerVarianceLocalPitchPatch = value);
             PersistOn(this.WhenAnyValue(vm => vm.DiffSingerLangCodeHide),
                 value => Preferences.Default.DiffSingerLangCodeHide = value);
-            PersistOn(this.WhenAnyValue(vm => vm.DiffSingerLocalRetaking),
-                value => Preferences.Default.DiffSingerLocalRetaking = value);
             PersistOn(this.WhenAnyValue(vm => vm.SkipRenderingMutedTracks),
                 skipRenderingMutedTracks => Preferences.Default.SkipRenderingMutedTracks = skipRenderingMutedTracks);
         }
diff --git a/OpenUtau/Views/PreferencesDialog.axaml b/OpenUtau/Views/PreferencesDialog.axaml
index 13eabfc1a..3a973e481 100644
--- a/OpenUtau/Views/PreferencesDialog.axaml
+++ b/OpenUtau/Views/PreferencesDialog.axaml
@@ -391,10 +391,6 @@
             <TextBlock Text="{DynamicResource prefs.appearance.diffsingerlangcodehide}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
             <ToggleSwitch IsChecked="{Binding DiffSingerLangCodeHide}" />
           </Grid>
-          <Grid Margin="0,5,0,0">
-            <TextBlock Text="{DynamicResource prefs.rendering.diffsingerpitchlocalretaking}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
-            <ToggleSwitch IsChecked="{Binding DiffSingerLocalRetaking}" />
-          </Grid>
         </StackPanel>
 
         <!-- Advanced -->