diff --git a/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift b/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
index 1a318d5d1f2..02fb4d9d106 100644
--- a/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
+++ b/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
@@ -3074,24 +3074,8 @@ extension BrowserViewController: PreferencesObserver {
             setupTabs()
             updateTabsBarVisibility()
             updateApplicationShortcuts()
-            
             tabManager.removeAll()
-            
-            // Clear all persistent data
-            let clearables: [Clearable] = [
-                HistoryClearable(),
-                CacheClearable(),
-                CookiesAndCacheClearable(),
-                PasswordsClearable(profile: self.profile)
-            ]
-            
-            // Reset tab manager configuration
             tabManager.resetConfiguration()
-            ClearPrivateDataTableViewController.clearPrivateData(clearables).uponQueue(DispatchQueue.main) { _ in
-                
-                // Clear saved tab data
-                TabMO.deleteAll()
-            }
         case Preferences.Shields.blockAdsAndTracking.key,
              Preferences.Shields.httpsEverywhere.key,
              Preferences.Shields.blockScripts.key,
diff --git a/Client/Frontend/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift b/Client/Frontend/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift
index db3bc92c8f3..b9f8f30a563 100644
--- a/Client/Frontend/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift
+++ b/Client/Frontend/Settings/SettingsViewController.swift
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ class SettingsViewController: TableViewController {
                 
                 alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: Strings.OKString, style: .default, handler: { _ in
                     Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingOnly.value = value
+                    
+                    let clearables: [Clearable] = [
+                        HistoryClearable(),
+                        CacheClearable(),
+                        CookiesAndCacheClearable(),
+                        PasswordsClearable(profile: self.profile)
+                    ]
+                ClearPrivateDataTableViewController.clearPrivateData(clearables).uponQueue(DispatchQueue.main) { _ in
+                        TabMO.deleteAll()
+                    }
                 }))
                 
                 self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)