diff --git a/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx b/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
index 75e0d9d..ff83ccb 100644
--- a/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ type LifeCounterProps = {
 
 const LifeCounter = ({ player, opponents }: LifeCounterProps) => {
   const { updatePlayer, updateLifeTotal } = usePlayers();
-  const { showStartingPlayer } = useGlobalSettings();
+  const { settings } = useGlobalSettings();
 
   const [showPlayerMenu, setShowPlayerMenu] = useState(false);
   const [recentDifference, setRecentDifference] = useState(0);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const LifeCounter = ({ player, opponents }: LifeCounterProps) => {
   return (
     <LifeCounterContentWrapper $backgroundColor={player.color}>
       <LifeCounterWrapper $rotation={player.settings.rotation}>
-        {showStartingPlayer &&
+        {settings.showStartingPlayer &&
           player.isStartingPlayer &&
           player.showStartingPlayer && (
             <PlayerNoticeWrapper
diff --git a/src/Contexts/GlobalSettingsContext.tsx b/src/Contexts/GlobalSettingsContext.tsx
index 0bc105c..ee13644 100644
--- a/src/Contexts/GlobalSettingsContext.tsx
+++ b/src/Contexts/GlobalSettingsContext.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ export type GlobalSettingsContextType = {
   setInitialGameSettings: (initialGameSettings: InitialGameSettings) => void;
   settings: Settings;
   setSettings: (settings: Settings) => void;
-  showStartingPlayer: boolean;
-  setShowStartingPlayer: (showStartingPlayer: boolean) => void;
 };
 
 export const GlobalSettingsContext =
diff --git a/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx b/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
index 300d3a5..d09a8b5 100644
--- a/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
   const [showPlay, setShowPlay] = useState<boolean>(
     savedShowPlay ? savedShowPlay === 'true' : false
   );
-  const [showStartingPlayer, setShowStartingPlayer] = useState(true);
 
   const [initialGameSettings, setInitialGameSettings] =
     useState<InitialGameSettings | null>(
@@ -137,8 +136,6 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
       setInitialGameSettings,
       settings,
       setSettings,
-      showStartingPlayer,
-      setShowStartingPlayer,
     };
   }, [
     active,
@@ -150,7 +147,6 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
     request,
     settings,
     showPlay,
-    showStartingPlayer,
     type,
   ]);