diff --git a/app/controllers/email_controller.rb b/app/controllers/email_controller.rb
index a7d283a6b2c..deabbf1ffb5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/email_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/email_controller.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ class EmailController < ApplicationController
   layout 'no_ember'
 
   skip_before_action :check_xhr, :preload_json, :redirect_to_login_if_required
-  before_action :ensure_logged_in, only: :preferences_redirect
-
-  def preferences_redirect
-    redirect_to path("/u/#{current_user.encoded_username}/preferences/emails")
-  end
 
   def unsubscribe
     @not_found = true
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 42303354429..8e63e97f669 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_action :authorize_mini_profiler, only: [:avatar]
 
   requires_login only: [
-    :username, :update, :user_preferences_redirect, :upload_user_image,
+    :username, :update, :upload_user_image,
     :pick_avatar, :destroy_user_image, :destroy, :check_emails,
     :topic_tracking_state, :preferences, :create_second_factor_totp,
     :enable_second_factor_totp, :disable_second_factor, :list_second_factors,
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
 
   skip_before_action :check_xhr, only: [
     :show, :badges, :password_reset_show, :password_reset_update, :update, :account_created,
-    :activate_account, :perform_account_activation, :user_preferences_redirect, :avatar,
+    :activate_account, :perform_account_activation, :avatar,
     :my_redirect, :toggle_anon, :admin_login, :confirm_admin, :email_login, :summary,
     :feature_topic, :clear_featured_topic, :bookmarks
   ]
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     show
   end
 
-  def user_preferences_redirect
-    redirect_to path("/u/#{current_user.encoded_username}/preferences")
-  end
-
   def update
     user = fetch_user_from_params
     guardian.ensure_can_edit!(user)
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index e04bc60dada..d837af541ba 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
 
     end # admin namespace
 
-    get "email_preferences" => "email#preferences_redirect", :as => "email_preferences_redirect"
-
     get "email/unsubscribe/:key" => "email#unsubscribe", as: "email_unsubscribe"
     get "email/unsubscribed" => "email#unsubscribed", as: "email_unsubscribed"
     post "email/unsubscribe/:key" => "email#perform_unsubscribe", as: "email_perform_unsubscribe"
@@ -374,7 +372,6 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
     end
 
     get "my/*path", to: 'users#my_redirect'
-    get "user_preferences" => "users#user_preferences_redirect"
     get ".well-known/change-password", to: redirect(relative_url_root + 'my/preferences/account', status: 302)
 
     get "user-cards" => "users#cards", format: :json
@@ -442,7 +439,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
       get({ "#{root_path}/:username" => "users#show", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username } }.merge(index == 1 ? { as: 'user' } : {}))
       put "#{root_path}/:username" => "users#update", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username }, defaults: { format: :json }
       get "#{root_path}/:username/emails" => "users#check_emails", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username }
-      get({ "#{root_path}/:username/preferences" => "users#preferences", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username } }.merge(index == 1 ? { as: :email_preferences } : {}))
+      get "#{root_path}/:username/preferences" => "users#preferences", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username }
       get "#{root_path}/:username/preferences/email" => "users_email#index", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username }
       get "#{root_path}/:username/preferences/account" => "users#preferences", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username }
       get "#{root_path}/:username/preferences/profile" => "users#preferences", constraints: { username: RouteFormat.username }
diff --git a/spec/requests/email_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/email_controller_spec.rb
index 9c9ab972325..e0764c6aeab 100644
--- a/spec/requests/email_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/email_controller_spec.rb
@@ -169,28 +169,6 @@ RSpec.describe EmailController do
     end
   end
 
-  context '#preferences_redirect' do
-    it 'requires you to be logged in' do
-      get "/email_preferences.json"
-      expect(response.status).to eq(403)
-    end
-
-    context 'when logged in' do
-      it 'redirects to your user preferences' do
-        user = sign_in(Fabricate(:user))
-        get "/email_preferences.json"
-        expect(response).to redirect_to("/u/#{user.username}/preferences/emails")
-      end
-
-      it "correctly redirects for Unicode usernames" do
-        SiteSetting.unicode_usernames = true
-        user = sign_in(Fabricate(:unicode_user))
-        get "/email_preferences.json"
-        expect(response).to redirect_to("/u/#{user.encoded_username}/preferences/emails")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   context '#unsubscribe' do
     it 'displays not found if key is not found' do
       navigate_to_unsubscribe(SecureRandom.hex)
diff --git a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
index 9ec957d1c9c..d6edb84c063 100644
--- a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3496,26 +3496,6 @@ describe UsersController do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#user_preferences_redirect' do
-    it 'requires the user to be logged in' do
-      get '/user_preferences'
-      expect(response.status).to eq(404)
-    end
-
-    it "redirects to their profile when logged in" do
-      sign_in(user)
-      get '/user_preferences'
-      expect(response).to redirect_to("/u/#{user.username}/preferences")
-    end
-
-    it "correctly redirects for Unicode usernames" do
-      SiteSetting.unicode_usernames = true
-      user = sign_in(Fabricate(:unicode_user))
-      get '/user_preferences'
-      expect(response).to redirect_to("/u/#{user.encoded_username}/preferences")
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#email_login' do
     before do
       SiteSetting.enable_local_logins_via_email = true