diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt
index f1036e30df..67a77078e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateService.kt
@@ -479,9 +479,7 @@ class LibraryUpdateService(
                         this@LibraryUpdateService, manga, chapters.first()
                     )
                 )
-                addAction(R.drawable.ic_glasses_black_24dp, getString(
-                    if (chapters.size > 1) R.string.action_mark_all_as_read else R.string
-                        .action_mark_as_read),
+                addAction(R.drawable.ic_glasses_black_24dp, getString(R.string.action_mark_as_read),
                     NotificationReceiver.markAsReadPendingBroadcast(this@LibraryUpdateService,
                         manga, chapters, Notifications.GROUP_NEW_CHAPTERS))
                 addAction(R.drawable.ic_book_white_24dp, getString(R.string.action_view_chapters),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
index d990191968..c68c9d9430 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
 
         val sortFn: (LibraryItem, LibraryItem) -> Int = { i1, i2 ->
             when (sortingMode) {
-                LibrarySort.ALPHA -> i1.manga.title.compareTo(i2.manga.title, true)
+                LibrarySort.ALPHA -> i1.manga.title.removeArticles().compareTo(i2.manga.title.removeArticles(), true)
                 LibrarySort.LAST_READ -> {
                     // Get index of manga, set equal to list if size unknown.
                     val manga1LastRead = lastReadManga[i1.manga.id!!] ?: lastReadManga.size
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
         return map.mapValues { entry -> entry.value.sortedWith(comparator) }
     }
 
+    fun String.removeArticles(): String {
+        return this.replace(Regex("^(an|a|the) ", RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE), "")
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the categories and all its manga from the database.
      *
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4b04f2e2a9..cd9c659b00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     <string name="action_global_search">Global search</string>
     <string name="action_select_all">Select all</string>
     <string name="action_mark_as_read">Mark as read</string>
-    <string name="action_mark_all_as_read">Mark all as read</string>
     <string name="action_mark_as_unread">Mark as unread</string>
     <string name="action_mark_previous_as_read">Mark previous as read</string>
     <string name="action_download">Download</string>