diff --git a/app/Models/Preference.php b/app/Models/Preference.php
index f24effcfe1..f52cf40f66 100644
--- a/app/Models/Preference.php
+++ b/app/Models/Preference.php
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ class Preference extends Model
     public static function routeBinder(string $value): Preference
     {
         if (auth()->check()) {
-            $preferenceId = (int)$value;
             /** @var User $user */
             $user = auth()->user();
             /** @var Preference $preference */
-            $preference = $user->preferences()->find($preferenceId);
+            $preference = $user->preferences()->where('name', $value)->first();
             if (null !== $preference) {
                 return $preference;
             }
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index bf9aaccdce..323aedf164 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ Route::group(
 
         // Preference API routes:
         Route::get('', ['uses' => 'PreferenceController@index', 'as' => 'index']);
-        Route::get('{preference}', ['uses' => 'PreferenceController@show', 'as' => 'show']);
         Route::put('{preference}', ['uses' => 'PreferenceController@update', 'as' => 'update']);
     }
 );