diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 08e92b9de..ac5b8d8e3 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ using namespace deskflow::gui;
 using CoreConnectionState = CoreProcess::ConnectionState;
 using CoreProcessState = CoreProcess::ProcessState;
 
-MainWindow::MainWindow(ConfigScopes &configScopes, AppConfig &appConfig)
+MainWindow::MainWindow(ConfigScopes &configScopes)
     : ui{std::make_unique<Ui::MainWindow>()},
       m_configScopes(configScopes),
-      m_appConfig(appConfig),
       m_serverConfig(*this),
       m_coreProcess(m_serverConfig),
       m_serverConnection(this, m_serverConfig),
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.h b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.h
index 9170ead62..a9ed4fe7b 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "ServerConfig.h"
 #include "VersionChecker.h"
-#include "gui/config/AppConfig.h"
 #include "gui/config/ConfigScopes.h"
 #include "gui/core/ClientConnection.h"
 #include "gui/core/CoreProcess.h"
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ public:
   };
 
 public:
-  explicit MainWindow(deskflow::gui::ConfigScopes &configScopes, AppConfig &appConfig);
+  explicit MainWindow(deskflow::gui::ConfigScopes &configScopes);
   ~MainWindow() override;
 
   CoreMode coreMode() const
@@ -130,14 +129,6 @@ private:
   std::unique_ptr<Ui::MainWindow> ui;
 
   void updateSize();
-  AppConfig &appConfig()
-  {
-    return m_appConfig;
-  }
-  AppConfig const &appConfig() const
-  {
-    return m_appConfig;
-  }
   void createMenuBar();
   void setupTrayIcon();
   void applyConfig();
@@ -197,7 +188,6 @@ private:
   bool m_saveOnExit = true;
   deskflow::gui::core::WaylandWarnings m_waylandWarnings;
   deskflow::gui::ConfigScopes &m_configScopes;
-  AppConfig &m_appConfig;
   ServerConfig m_serverConfig;
   deskflow::gui::CoreProcess m_coreProcess;
   deskflow::gui::ServerConnection m_serverConnection;
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp
index a80633a78..fbfcf4fdf 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/main.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     diagnostic::clearSettings(configScopes, false);
   }
 
-  AppConfig appConfig(configScopes);
-
-  MainWindow mainWindow(configScopes, appConfig);
+  MainWindow mainWindow(configScopes);
   mainWindow.open();
 
   return QApplication::exec();