diff --git a/desktop/onionshare/main_window.py b/desktop/onionshare/main_window.py
index 7cad2df1..127c8605 100644
--- a/desktop/onionshare/main_window.py
+++ b/desktop/onionshare/main_window.py
@@ -244,17 +244,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                 break
         self.tabs.open_settings_tab(from_autoconnect, active_tab=active_tab)
 
-    def settings_have_changed(self):
-        self.common.log("OnionShareGui", "settings_have_changed")
-
-        if self.common.gui.onion.is_authenticated():
-            self.status_bar.clearMessage()
-
-        # Tell each tab that settings have changed
-        for index in range(self.tabs.count()):
-            tab = self.tabs.widget(index)
-            tab.settings_have_changed()
-
     def bring_to_front(self):
         self.common.log("MainWindow", "bring_to_front")
         self.raise_()
diff --git a/desktop/onionshare/settings_tab.py b/desktop/onionshare/settings_tab.py
index cf2261b6..088efb6b 100644
--- a/desktop/onionshare/settings_tab.py
+++ b/desktop/onionshare/settings_tab.py
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ class SettingsTab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         return settings
 
-    def settings_have_changed(self):
-        # Global settings have changed
-        self.common.log("SettingsTab", "settings_have_changed")
-
     def _update_autoupdate_timestamp(self, autoupdate_timestamp):
         self.common.log("SettingsTab", "_update_autoupdate_timestamp")
 
diff --git a/desktop/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py b/desktop/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py
index a9fd2a12..65b05ef2 100644
--- a/desktop/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py
+++ b/desktop/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.content_widget.show()
         self.tor_not_connected_widget.hide()
         self.primary_action.show()
+        if not self.tab.timer.isActive():
+            self.tab.timer.start(500)
 
     def tor_connection_stopped(self):
         """
diff --git a/desktop/onionshare/tab/tab.py b/desktop/onionshare/tab/tab.py
index 5e2d4af8..680e5edb 100644
--- a/desktop/onionshare/tab/tab.py
+++ b/desktop/onionshare/tab/tab.py
@@ -630,20 +630,6 @@ class Tab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         else:
             return None
 
-    def settings_have_changed(self):
-        # Global settings have changed
-        self.common.log("Tab", "settings_have_changed")
-
-        # We might've stopped the main requests timer if a Tor connection failed. If we've reloaded
-        # settings, we probably succeeded in obtaining a new connection. If so, restart the timer.
-        if not self.common.gui.local_only:
-            if self.common.gui.onion.is_authenticated():
-                mode = self.get_mode()
-                if mode:
-                    if not self.timer.isActive():
-                        self.timer.start(500)
-                    mode.on_reload_settings()
-
     def close_tab(self):
         self.common.log("Tab", "close_tab")
         if self.mode is None:
diff --git a/desktop/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py b/desktop/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py
index 0e72c3b8..a685712f 100644
--- a/desktop/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py
+++ b/desktop/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py
@@ -903,7 +903,3 @@ class TorSettingsTab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
                 # Wait 1ms for the event loop to finish, then quit
                 QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1, self.common.gui.qtapp.quit)
-
-    def settings_have_changed(self):
-        # Global settings have changed
-        self.common.log("TorSettingsTab", "settings_have_changed")