diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index f1902a211..49fe9bf13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -3,21 +3,19 @@ package fr.free.nrw.commons.settings;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 
+import android.view.View;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate;
 
-import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
-import butterknife.BindView;
-import butterknife.ButterKnife;
-import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.databinding.ActivitySettingsBinding;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.theme.BaseActivity;
 
 /**
  * allows the user to change the settings
  */
 public class SettingsActivity extends BaseActivity {
+
+    private ActivitySettingsBinding binding;
     private AppCompatDelegate settingsDelegate;
-    @BindView(R.id.toolbar)
-    Toolbar toolbar;
     /**
      * to be called when the activity starts
      * @param savedInstanceState the previously saved state
@@ -25,10 +23,11 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends BaseActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        setContentView(R.layout.activity_settings);
+        binding = ActivitySettingsBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
+        final View view = binding.getRoot();
+        setContentView(view);
 
-        ButterKnife.bind(this);
-        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
+        setSupportActionBar(binding.toolbarBinding.toolbar);
         getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index 494a6cc4d..70db3d5f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
         android:id="@+id/toolbarLayout"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize">
-        <include layout="@layout/toolbar" />
+        <include
+          android:id="@+id/toolbarBinding"
+          layout="@layout/toolbar" />
     </LinearLayout>
     <RelativeLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"