diff --git a/Commons/Migrations/Migration49.qml b/Commons/Migrations/Migration49.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d65ed1955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Commons/Migrations/Migration49.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import qs.Commons
+
+QtObject {
+  id: root
+
+  // Remove old launcher_app_usage.json (usage tracking moved to ShellState)
+  function migrate(adapter, logger, rawJson) {
+    logger.i("Settings", "Migrating settings to v49");
+
+    Quickshell.execDetached(["rm", "-f", Settings.cacheDir + "launcher_app_usage.json"]);
+    logger.i("Settings", "Removed old launcher_app_usage.json");
+
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Commons/Migrations/MigrationRegistry.qml b/Commons/Migrations/MigrationRegistry.qml
index a69ddf265..9d7216e60 100644
--- a/Commons/Migrations/MigrationRegistry.qml
+++ b/Commons/Migrations/MigrationRegistry.qml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ QtObject {
                                        45: migration45Component,
                                        46: migration46Component,
                                        47: migration47Component,
-                                       48: migration48Component
+                                       48: migration48Component,
+                                       49: migration49Component
                                      })
 
   // Migration components
@@ -42,4 +43,5 @@ QtObject {
   property Component migration46Component: Migration46 {}
   property Component migration47Component: Migration47 {}
   property Component migration48Component: Migration48 {}
+  property Component migration49Component: Migration49 {}
 }
diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index 30f541d95..d5cdf1bc7 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Singleton {
   - Default cache directory: ~/.cache/noctalia
   */
   readonly property alias data: adapter  // Used to access via Settings.data.xxx.yyy
-  readonly property int settingsVersion: 49
+  readonly property int settingsVersion: 50
   readonly property bool isDebug: Quickshell.env("NOCTALIA_DEBUG") === "1"
   readonly property string shellName: "noctalia"
   readonly property string configDir: Quickshell.env("NOCTALIA_CONFIG_DIR") || (Quickshell.env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") || Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config") + "/" + shellName + "/"