diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/ServerConfigDialog.h b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/ServerConfigDialog.h
index 7a651999f..a4ef40318 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/ServerConfigDialog.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/ServerConfigDialog.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "ScreenSetupModel.h"
 #include "ServerConfig.h"
-#include "gui/config/AppConfig.h"
 
 #include <QDialog>
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp
index fbfcf4fdf..610159c6c 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "common/constants.h"
 #include "gui/Logger.h"
-#include "gui/config/AppConfig.h"
 #include "gui/config/ConfigScopes.h"
 #include "gui/constants.h"
 #include "gui/diagnostic.h"
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index a489026b8..2e0aab341 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ add_library(${target} STATIC
   string_utils.h
   style_utils.h
   styles.h
-  config/AppConfig.cpp
-  config/AppConfig.h
   config/ConfigScopes.cpp
   config/ConfigScopes.h
   config/IConfigScopes.h
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.cpp b/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6716e3221..000000000
--- a/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2025 Deskflow Developers
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2012 Symless Ltd.
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2008 Volker Lanz <vl@fidra.de>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
- */
-
-#include "AppConfig.h"
-
-#include "common/Settings.h"
-
-#include "ConfigScopes.h"
-
-using namespace deskflow::gui;
-
-AppConfig::AppConfig(deskflow::gui::IConfigScopes &scopes, std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps) : m_Scopes(scopes), m_pDeps(deps)
-{
-  setLoadFromSystemScope(Settings::isSystemScope());
-}
-
-void AppConfig::loadScope(ConfigScopes::Scope scope)
-{
-  using enum ConfigScopes::Scope;
-
-  switch (scope) {
-  case User:
-    qDebug("loading user settings scope");
-    break;
-
-  case System:
-    qDebug("loading system settings scope");
-    break;
-
-  default:
-    qFatal("invalid scope");
-  }
-
-  if (m_Scopes.activeScope() == scope) {
-    qDebug("already in required scope, skipping");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  m_Scopes.setActiveScope(scope);
-
-  qDebug("active scope file path: %s", qPrintable(m_Scopes.activeFilePath()));
-
-  // only signal ready if there is at least one setting in the required scope.
-  // this prevents the current settings from being set back to default.
-  if (m_Scopes.scopeContains("core", m_Scopes.activeScope())) {
-    m_Scopes.signalReady();
-  } else {
-    qDebug("no screen name in scope, skipping");
-  }
-}
-
-void AppConfig::setLoadFromSystemScope(bool value)
-{
-  using enum ConfigScopes::Scope;
-  if (value) {
-    loadScope(System);
-  } else {
-    loadScope(User);
-  }
-}
-
-bool AppConfig::isActiveScopeWritable() const
-{
-  return m_Scopes.isActiveScopeWritable();
-}
-
-bool AppConfig::isActiveScopeSystem() const
-{
-  return m_Scopes.activeScope() == ConfigScopes::Scope::System;
-}
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Begin getters
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-IConfigScopes &AppConfig::scopes() const
-{
-  return m_Scopes;
-}
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// End getters
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h b/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 31e47131e..000000000
--- a/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2025 Deskflow Developers
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2012 Symless Ltd.
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2008 Volker Lanz <vl@fidra.de>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "IConfigScopes.h"
-#include "common/constants.h"
-#include <QObject>
-
-/**
- * @brief Simply reads and writes app settings.
- *
- * Important: Maintain a clear separation of concerns and keep it simple.
- * It is tempting to add logic (e.g. license checks) to this class since it
- * instance is widely accessible, but that has previously led to this class
- * becoming a god object.
- */
-class AppConfig : public QObject
-{
-  Q_OBJECT
-  using IConfigScopes = deskflow::gui::IConfigScopes;
-
-public:
-  struct Deps
-  {
-    virtual ~Deps() = default;
-  };
-
-  explicit AppConfig(IConfigScopes &scopes, std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps = std::make_shared<Deps>());
-
-  void determineScope();
-
-  IConfigScopes &scopes() const;
-  bool isActiveScopeWritable() const;
-  bool isActiveScopeSystem() const;
-
-  /// @brief Sets the user preference to load from SystemScope.
-  /// @param [in] value
-  ///             True - This will set the variable and load the global scope
-  ///             settings. False - This will set the variable and load the user
-  ///             scope settings.
-  void setLoadFromSystemScope(bool value);
-
-private:
-  /// @brief This method loads config from specified scope
-  /// @param [in] scope which should be loaded.
-  void loadScope(IConfigScopes::Scope scope);
-
-  deskflow::gui::IConfigScopes &m_Scopes;
-  std::shared_ptr<Deps> m_pDeps;
-};