diff --git a/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActionModel.hpp b/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActionModel.hpp
index e9f372361..e13b3b27b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActionModel.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActionModel.hpp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-class ModerationActions;
-
 class ModerationActionModel : public SignalVectorModel<ModerationAction>
 {
 public:
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ protected:
                                 std::vector<QStandardItem *> &row) override;
 
     friend class HighlightController;
-
-    friend class ModerationActions;
 };
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.cpp b/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.cpp
index 5d2ed9dc1..6215c81b8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.cpp
@@ -2,41 +2,18 @@
 
 #include "Application.hpp"
 #include "controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActionModel.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Settings.hpp"
+#include "util/PersistSignalVector.hpp"
 
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-ModerationActions::ModerationActions()
-{
-}
-
 void ModerationActions::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
 {
     assert(!this->initialized_);
     this->initialized_ = true;
 
-    this->setting_ =
-        std::make_unique<ChatterinoSetting<std::vector<ModerationAction>>>(
-            "/moderation/actions");
-
-    for (auto &val : this->setting_->getValue())
-    {
-        this->items.insert(val);
-    }
-
-    this->items.delayedItemsChanged.connect([this] {  //
-        this->setting_->setValue(this->items.raw());
-    });
-}
-
-ModerationActionModel *ModerationActions::createModel(QObject *parent)
-{
-    ModerationActionModel *model = new ModerationActionModel(parent);
-    model->initialize(&this->items);
-
-    return model;
+    persist(this->items, "/moderation/actions");
 }
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.hpp b/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.hpp
index 7388019ba..8e6a4ded8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/moderationactions/ModerationActions.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "common/Singleton.hpp"
-
-#include "common/ChatterinoSetting.hpp"
 #include "common/SignalVector.hpp"
+#include "common/Singleton.hpp"
 #include "controllers/moderationactions/ModerationAction.hpp"
 
 namespace chatterino {
@@ -11,21 +9,14 @@ namespace chatterino {
 class Settings;
 class Paths;
 
-class ModerationActionModel;
-
 class ModerationActions final : public Singleton
 {
 public:
-    ModerationActions();
-
     virtual void initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths) override;
 
     SignalVector<ModerationAction> items;
 
-    ModerationActionModel *createModel(QObject *parent);
-
 private:
-    std::unique_ptr<ChatterinoSetting<std::vector<ModerationAction>>> setting_;
     bool initialized_ = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp
index 87e3a5e5d..8b1754d86 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/ModerationPage.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ ModerationPage::ModerationPage()
         EditableModelView *view =
             modMode
                 .emplace<EditableModelView>(
-                    app->moderationActions->createModel(nullptr))
+                    (new ModerationActionModel(nullptr))
+                        ->initialized(&app->moderationActions->items))
                 .getElement();
 
         view->setTitles({"Actions"});