diff --git a/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.cpp b/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.cpp
index 2c6040722b95bd3b6c5beb537ead3492b46accac..23b172093576d726ce96140486e8df2e627419db 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QSettings>
-#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QStyle>
 
 namespace {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ const QString S_STYLE = "UiStyle";
 const QString S_SIZE = "Size";
 const QString S_POS = "Pos";
 const QString S_SINGLE_SAMPLE_MODE = "SingleSampleMode";
-const QString S_DEFAULT_UNIT_IS_ANGSTROM = "DefaultUnitIsAngstrom";
 
 } // namespace
 
@@ -68,16 +66,6 @@ void ApplicationSettings::setStyleToUse(Style style)
     QSettings().setValue(S_STYLE, static_cast<int>(style));
 }
 
-bool ApplicationSettings::defaultUnitIsAngstrom() const
-{
-    return QSettings().value(S_DEFAULT_UNIT_IS_ANGSTROM, false).toBool();
-}
-
-void ApplicationSettings::setDefaultUnitIsAngstrom(bool b) const
-{
-    QSettings().setValue(S_DEFAULT_UNIT_IS_ANGSTROM, b);
-}
-
 void ApplicationSettings::saveWindowSizeAndPos(const QWidget* w)
 {
     ASSERT(!w->objectName().isEmpty());
diff --git a/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.h b/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.h
index 244984e78bf8e183c7bcbecb57bbb547e54a5fbd..923af34de341d0390569373ddd9f1229f3a1aab5 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Widget/ApplicationSettings.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #ifndef BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_WIDGET_APPLICATIONSETTINGS_H
 #define BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_WIDGET_APPLICATIONSETTINGS_H
 
-#include <QColor>
-#include <QPalette>
-#include <QVariant>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 //! Application wide settings.
@@ -36,9 +33,6 @@ public:
     Style styleToUse() const;
     void setStyleToUse(Style style);
 
-    bool defaultUnitIsAngstrom() const;
-    void setDefaultUnitIsAngstrom(bool b) const;
-
     void saveWindowSizeAndPos(const QWidget* w);
     void loadWindowSizeAndPos(QWidget* w);