diff --git a/client/components/controls/LibraryFilterSelect.vue b/client/components/controls/LibraryFilterSelect.vue
index 62a9b8037..f5eec41a2 100644
--- a/client/components/controls/LibraryFilterSelect.vue
+++ b/client/components/controls/LibraryFilterSelect.vue
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ export default {
     userIsAdminOrUp() {
       return this.$store.getters['user/getIsAdminOrUp']
     },
-    userCanAccessExplicitContent() {
-      return this.$store.getters['user/getUserCanAccessExplicitContent']
-    },
     libraryMediaType() {
       return this.$store.getters['libraries/getCurrentLibraryMediaType']
     },
@@ -242,15 +239,6 @@ export default {
           sublist: false
         }
       ]
-
-      if (this.userCanAccessExplicitContent) {
-        items.push({
-          text: this.$strings.LabelExplicit,
-          value: 'explicit',
-          sublist: false
-        })
-      }
-
       if (this.userIsAdminOrUp) {
         items.push({
           text: this.$strings.LabelShareOpen,
@@ -261,7 +249,7 @@ export default {
       return items
     },
     podcastItems() {
-      const items = [
+      return [
         {
           text: this.$strings.LabelAll,
           value: 'all'
@@ -295,16 +283,6 @@ export default {
           sublist: false
         }
       ]
-
-      if (this.userCanAccessExplicitContent) {
-        items.push({
-          text: this.$strings.LabelExplicit,
-          value: 'explicit',
-          sublist: false
-        })
-      }
-
-      return items
     },
     selectItems() {
       if (this.isSeries) return this.seriesItems
diff --git a/client/store/user.js b/client/store/user.js
index 41e12cad5..d5aad19b6 100644
--- a/client/store/user.js
+++ b/client/store/user.js
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ export const getters = {
   getUserCanAccessAllLibraries: (state) => {
     return !!state.user?.permissions?.accessAllLibraries
   },
-  getUserCanAccessExplicitContent: (state) => {
-    return !!state.user?.permissions?.accessExplicitContent
-  },
   getLibrariesAccessible: (state, getters) => {
     if (!state.user) return []
     if (getters.getUserCanAccessAllLibraries) return []
diff --git a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js
index ded712cf1..7fa5eb41c 100644
--- a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js
+++ b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters.js
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ module.exports = {
       mediaWhere['$series.id$'] = null
     } else if (group === 'abridged') {
       mediaWhere['abridged'] = true
-    } else if (group === 'explicit') {
-      mediaWhere['explicit'] = true
     } else if (['genres', 'tags', 'narrators'].includes(group)) {
       mediaWhere[group] = Sequelize.where(Sequelize.literal(`(SELECT count(*) FROM json_each(${group}) WHERE json_valid(${group}) AND json_each.value = :filterValue)`), {
         [Sequelize.Op.gte]: 1
diff --git a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js
index 8bb5dc110..33bac28f1 100644
--- a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js
+++ b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ module.exports = {
       replacements.filterValue = value
     } else if (group === 'languages') {
       mediaWhere['language'] = value
-    } else if (group === 'explicit') {
-      mediaWhere['explicit'] = true
     }
 
     return {