diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/preferences/PreferencesMenu.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/preferences/PreferencesMenu.ts
index 0e2b02e54ed..fd07570ee51 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/preferences/PreferencesMenu.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/preferences/PreferencesMenu.ts
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ interface PreferencesMenuItem {
  * Items are in order of appearance
  */
 const PREFERENCES_MENU_ITEMS: PreferencesMenuItem[] = [
-  { id: 'general', label: 'General', icon: 'settings' },
   { id: 'account', label: 'Account', icon: 'user' },
-  { id: 'appearance', label: 'Appearance', icon: 'themes' },
+  { id: 'general', label: 'General', icon: 'settings' },
+  // { id: 'appearance', label: 'Appearance', icon: 'themes' },
   { id: 'security', label: 'Security', icon: 'security' },
   { id: 'extensions', label: 'Extensions', icon: 'tune' },
   { id: 'listed', label: 'Listed', icon: 'listed' },
-  { id: 'shortcuts', label: 'Shortcuts', icon: 'keyboard' },
-  { id: 'accessibility', label: 'Accessibility', icon: 'accessibility' },
-  { id: 'get-free-month', label: 'Get a free month', icon: 'star' },
+  // { id: 'shortcuts', label: 'Shortcuts', icon: 'keyboard' },
+  // { id: 'accessibility', label: 'Accessibility', icon: 'accessibility' },
+  // { id: 'get-free-month', label: 'Get a free month', icon: 'star' },
   { id: 'help-feedback', label: 'Help & feedback', icon: 'help' },
 ];
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const READY_PREFERENCES_MENU_ITEMS: PreferencesMenuItem[] = [
 ];
 
 export class PreferencesMenu {
-  private _selectedPane: PreferenceId = 'general';
+  private _selectedPane: PreferenceId = 'account';
   private _menu: PreferencesMenuItem[];
 
   constructor(
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class PreferencesMenu {
 
   get selectedPaneId(): PreferenceId {
     return (
-      this._menu.find((item) => item.id === this._selectedPane)?.id ?? 'general'
+      this._menu.find((item) => item.id === this._selectedPane)?.id ?? 'account'
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/preferences_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/preferences_state.ts
index ea232803eb4..9a4a0a961d7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/preferences_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/preferences_state.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 
 export class PreferencesState {
   private _open = false;
-  currentPane: PreferenceId = 'general';
+  currentPane: PreferenceId = 'account';
 
   constructor() {
     makeObservable<PreferencesState, '_open'>(this, {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class PreferencesState {
 
   closePreferences = (): void => {
     this._open = false;
-    this.currentPane = 'general';
+    this.currentPane = 'account';
   };
 
   get isOpen() {