diff --git a/lib/gui/app/app.js b/lib/gui/app/app.js
index 42c60b5e..89b886a6 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/app.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/app.js
@@ -489,13 +489,6 @@ app.controller('StateController', function ($rootScope, $scope) {
   this.currentName = null
 })
 
-// Handle keyboard shortcut to open the settings
-app.run(($state) => {
-  electron.ipcRenderer.on('menu:preferences', () => {
-    $state.go('settings')
-  })
-})
-
 // Ensure user settings are loaded before
 // we bootstrap the Angular.js application
 angular.element(document).ready(() => {
diff --git a/lib/gui/menu.js b/lib/gui/menu.js
index e3209e2d..42dce8f3 100644
--- a/lib/gui/menu.js
+++ b/lib/gui/menu.js
@@ -49,17 +49,6 @@ const buildWindowMenu = (window) => {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @summary Open the main window's settings page
-   * @example
-   * showSettings()
-   */
-  const showSettings = () => {
-    if (window) {
-      window.webContents.send('menu:preferences')
-    }
-  }
-
   const menuTemplate = [
     {
       role: 'editMenu'
@@ -111,12 +100,6 @@ const buildWindowMenu = (window) => {
         label: 'About Etcher'
       }, {
         type: 'separator'
-      }, {
-        label: 'Preferences',
-        accelerator: 'Command+,',
-        click: showSettings
-      }, {
-        type: 'separator'
       }, {
         role: 'hide'
       }, {
@@ -133,9 +116,6 @@ const buildWindowMenu = (window) => {
     menuTemplate.unshift({
       label: packageJson.displayName,
       submenu: [ {
-        label: 'Settings',
-        click: showSettings
-      }, {
         role: 'quit'
       } ]
     })