diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.cpp
index e1de7600d..f53167a6e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ void RshareSettings::initSettings()
   setDefault(SETTING_NEWSFEED_FLAGS, defNewsFeed);
   setDefault(SETTING_CHAT_FLAGS, defChat);
   setDefault(SETTING_NOTIFY_FLAGS, defNotify);
-
-  setDefault(QString::fromUtf8("ChatScreenFont"), QFont("Comic Sans MS", 11).toString());
 }
 
 /** Gets/sets the currently saved chat avatar. */