diff --git a/components/profile-modal.html b/components/profile-modal.html
index b496f4cf..ed618117 100644
--- a/components/profile-modal.html
+++ b/components/profile-modal.html
@@ -1088,36 +1088,6 @@
               role="tabpanel"
               aria-labelledby="profileNavMessages"
             >
-              <div class="card flex flex-col gap-4 p-4">
-                <div class="space-y-1">
-                  <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-text">Direct message privacy</h3>
-                  <p class="text-xs text-muted">
-                    Control read receipts and typing indicators for direct messages.
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
-                  <label class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-sm text-text">
-                    <span>Read receipts</span>
-                    <input
-                      id="profileMessagesReadReceiptsToggle"
-                      type="checkbox"
-                      class="switch"
-                      role="switch"
-                      aria-label="Enable read receipts"
-                    />
-                  </label>
-                  <label class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-sm text-text">
-                    <span>Typing indicators</span>
-                    <input
-                      id="profileMessagesTypingToggle"
-                      type="checkbox"
-                      class="switch"
-                      role="switch"
-                      aria-label="Enable typing indicators"
-                    />
-                  </label>
-                </div>
-              </div>
               <div id="dmAppShellMount"></div>
             </section>
             <section
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index 78c18e29..9f5508c8 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -1297,8 +1297,6 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.profileMessagesRelayAddButton = null;
     this.profileMessagesRelayPublishButton = null;
     this.profileMessagesRelayStatus = null;
-    this.profileMessagesReadReceiptsToggle = null;
-    this.profileMessagesTypingToggle = null;
     this.profileMessagesUnreadDot = null;
     this.dmAppShellContainer = null;
     this.dmAppShell = null;
@@ -1616,10 +1614,6 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayPublish") || null;
     this.profileMessagesRelayStatus =
       document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayStatus") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesReadReceiptsToggle =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesReadReceiptsToggle") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesTypingToggle =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesTypingToggle") || null;
     this.profileMessagesUnreadDot =
       document.getElementById("profileMessagesUnreadDot") || null;
     this.dmAppShellContainer =
@@ -2133,17 +2127,9 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
   }
 
   syncDmPrivacySettingsUi() {
-    const settings = this.getDmPrivacySettingsSnapshot();
-
-    if (this.profileMessagesReadReceiptsToggle instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
-      this.profileMessagesReadReceiptsToggle.checked =
-        settings.readReceiptsEnabled;
-    }
-
-    if (this.profileMessagesTypingToggle instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
-      this.profileMessagesTypingToggle.checked =
-        settings.typingIndicatorsEnabled;
-    }
+    // Legacy UI toggles removed.
+    // This method is kept for backwards compatibility with call sites that might expect it,
+    // though the settings are now managed via AppShell.
   }
 
   handleReadReceiptsToggle(enabled) {
diff --git a/verification_profile_messages.png b/verification_profile_messages.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37ec55cb
Binary files /dev/null and b/verification_profile_messages.png differ
diff --git a/verify_profile.py b/verify_profile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cd015d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verify_profile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
+
+def verify_profile_modal():
+    with sync_playwright() as p:
+        browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=True)
+        context = browser.new_context(viewport={'width': 1280, 'height': 720})
+        page = context.new_page()
+
+        # Navigate to the app
+        page.goto("http://localhost:8000")
+
+        # Wait for the page to load
+        page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle")
+
+        # Make the profile modal visible
+        page.evaluate("""() => {
+            const modal = document.getElementById('profileModal');
+            if (modal) {
+                modal.classList.remove('hidden');
+                modal.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
+            }
+        }""")
+
+        # Force the Messages pane to be visible
+        page.evaluate("""() => {
+            const pane = document.getElementById('profilePaneMessages');
+            if (pane) {
+                pane.classList.remove('hidden');
+                pane.removeAttribute('hidden');
+                // Ensure other panes are hidden if needed, but not strictly necessary for content check
+            }
+        }""")
+
+        # Wait for the pane to become active/visible
+        page.wait_for_selector("#profilePaneMessages:not(.hidden)")
+
+        # Take a screenshot
+        page.screenshot(path="verification_profile_messages.png")
+
+        content = page.content()
+        if "Direct message privacy" in content:
+            print("FAILURE: 'Direct message privacy' text found in the page source.")
+        else:
+            print("SUCCESS: 'Direct message privacy' text NOT found.")
+
+        if "Read receipts" in content and "Direct message privacy" in content:
+             print("FAILURE: 'Read receipts' text found.")
+
+        browser.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    verify_profile_modal()