diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/index.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/index.ts
index 23244d9a80..8c5873903c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/index.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 
 import type { AppDispatch, RootState } from '../../store';
 import { addCommitStagingAreaImageListener } from './listeners/addCommitStagingAreaImageListener';
+import { addAppConfigReceivedListener } from './listeners/appConfigReceived';
 import { addAppStartedListener } from './listeners/appStarted';
 import { addBoardIdSelectedListener } from './listeners/boardIdSelected';
 import { addRequestedBoardImageDeletionListener } from './listeners/boardImagesDeleted';
@@ -226,3 +227,4 @@ addModelSelectedListener();
 // app startup
 addAppStartedListener();
 addModelsLoadedListener();
+addAppConfigReceivedListener();
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/appConfigReceived.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/appConfigReceived.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68148a192f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/appConfigReceived.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { setInfillMethod } from 'features/parameters/store/generationSlice';
+import { appInfoApi } from 'services/api/endpoints/appInfo';
+import { startAppListening } from '..';
+
+export const addAppConfigReceivedListener = () => {
+  startAppListening({
+    matcher: appInfoApi.endpoints.getAppConfig.matchFulfilled,
+    effect: async (action, { getState, dispatch }) => {
+      const { infill_methods } = action.payload;
+      const infillMethod = getState().generation.infillMethod;
+
+      if (!infill_methods.includes(infillMethod)) {
+        dispatch(setInfillMethod(infill_methods[0]));
+      }
+    },
+  });
+};
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Canvas/InfillAndScaling/ParamInfillMethod.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Canvas/InfillAndScaling/ParamInfillMethod.tsx
index 2034f11f61..9ac0e3588f 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Canvas/InfillAndScaling/ParamInfillMethod.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Canvas/InfillAndScaling/ParamInfillMethod.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
 import { createSelector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import { stateSelector } from 'app/store/store';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import { defaultSelectorOptions } from 'app/store/util/defaultMemoizeOptions';
 import IAIMantineSelect from 'common/components/IAIMantineSelect';
-import { generationSelector } from 'features/parameters/store/generationSelectors';
 import { setInfillMethod } from 'features/parameters/store/generationSlice';
-import { systemSelector } from 'features/system/store/systemSelectors';
 
-import { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { useGetAppConfigQuery } from '../../../../../../services/api/endpoints/appInfo';
-import { setAvailableInfillMethods } from '../../../../../system/store/systemSlice';
+import { useGetAppConfigQuery } from 'services/api/endpoints/appInfo';
 
 const selector = createSelector(
-  [generationSelector, systemSelector],
-  (parameters, system) => {
-    const { infillMethod } = parameters;
-    const { infillMethods } = system;
+  [stateSelector],
+  ({ generation }) => {
+    const { infillMethod } = generation;
 
     return {
       infillMethod,
-      infillMethods,
     };
   },
   defaultSelectorOptions
@@ -27,9 +23,11 @@ const selector = createSelector(
 
 const ParamInfillMethod = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const { infillMethod, infillMethods } = useAppSelector(selector);
+  const { infillMethod } = useAppSelector(selector);
 
-  const { data: appConfigData } = useGetAppConfigQuery();
+  const { data: appConfigData, isLoading } = useGetAppConfigQuery();
+
+  const infill_methods = appConfigData?.infill_methods;
 
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
@@ -40,24 +38,13 @@ const ParamInfillMethod = () => {
     [dispatch]
   );
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!appConfigData) return;
-    if (!appConfigData.patchmatch_enabled) {
-      const filteredMethods = infillMethods.filter(
-        (method) => method !== 'patchmatch'
-      );
-      dispatch(setAvailableInfillMethods(filteredMethods));
-      dispatch(setInfillMethod(filteredMethods[0]));
-    } else {
-      dispatch(setInfillMethod('patchmatch'));
-    }
-  }, [appConfigData, infillMethods, dispatch]);
-
   return (
     <IAIMantineSelect
+      disabled={infill_methods?.length === 0}
+      placeholder={isLoading ? 'Loading...' : undefined}
       label={t('parameters.infillMethod')}
       value={infillMethod}
-      data={infillMethods}
+      data={infill_methods ?? []}
       onChange={handleChange}
     />
   );
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/systemSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/systemSlice.ts
index 041cb34a34..01c1344263 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/systemSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/systemSlice.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ import * as InvokeAI from 'app/types/invokeai';
 
 import { InvokeLogLevel } from 'app/logging/useLogger';
 import { userInvoked } from 'app/store/actions';
+import { nodeTemplatesBuilt } from 'features/nodes/store/nodesSlice';
 import { TFuncKey, t } from 'i18next';
 import { LogLevelName } from 'roarr';
+import { imageUploaded } from 'services/api/thunks/image';
+import {
+  isAnySessionRejected,
+  sessionCanceled,
+} from 'services/api/thunks/session';
 import {
   appSocketConnected,
   appSocketDisconnected,
@@ -18,19 +24,11 @@ import {
   appSocketUnsubscribed,
 } from 'services/events/actions';
 import { ProgressImage } from 'services/events/types';
-import { imageUploaded } from 'services/api/thunks/image';
-import {
-  isAnySessionRejected,
-  sessionCanceled,
-} from 'services/api/thunks/session';
 import { makeToast } from '../../../app/components/Toaster';
 import { LANGUAGES } from '../components/LanguagePicker';
-import { nodeTemplatesBuilt } from 'features/nodes/store/nodesSlice';
 
 export type CancelStrategy = 'immediate' | 'scheduled';
 
-export type InfillMethod = 'tile' | 'patchmatch';
-
 export interface SystemState {
   isGFPGANAvailable: boolean;
   isESRGANAvailable: boolean;
@@ -87,10 +85,6 @@ export interface SystemState {
    * When a session is canceled, its ID is stored here until a new session is created.
    */
   canceledSession: string;
-  /**
-   * TODO: get this from backend
-   */
-  infillMethods: InfillMethod[];
   isPersisted: boolean;
   shouldAntialiasProgressImage: boolean;
   language: keyof typeof LANGUAGES;
@@ -128,7 +122,6 @@ export const initialSystemState: SystemState = {
   shouldLogToConsole: true,
   statusTranslationKey: 'common.statusDisconnected',
   canceledSession: '',
-  infillMethods: ['tile', 'patchmatch'],
   isPersisted: false,
   language: 'en',
   isUploading: false,
@@ -219,9 +212,6 @@ export const systemSlice = createSlice({
     progressImageSet(state, action: PayloadAction<ProgressImage | null>) {
       state.progressImage = action.payload;
     },
-    setAvailableInfillMethods(state, action: PayloadAction<InfillMethod[]>) {
-      state.infillMethods = action.payload;
-    },
   },
   extraReducers(builder) {
     /**
@@ -454,7 +444,6 @@ export const {
   shouldAntialiasProgressImageChanged,
   languageChanged,
   progressImageSet,
-  setAvailableInfillMethods,
 } = systemSlice.actions;
 
 export default systemSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/appInfo.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/appInfo.ts
index 29f94c8bb2..f76b56761c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/appInfo.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/appInfo.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { api } from '..';
-import { AppVersion, AppConfig } from '../types';
+import { AppConfig, AppVersion } from '../types';
 
 export const appInfoApi = api.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: (build) => ({
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ export const appInfoApi = api.injectEndpoints({
         url: `app/version`,
         method: 'GET',
       }),
+      keepUnusedDataFor: 86400000, // 1 day
     }),
     getAppConfig: build.query<AppConfig, void>({
       query: () => ({
         url: `app/config`,
         method: 'GET',
       }),
+      keepUnusedDataFor: 86400000, // 1 day
     }),
   }),
 });