diff --git a/src/gtk/app.cpp b/src/gtk/app.cpp
index f5afdd777c..f66454123e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/app.cpp
@@ -580,8 +580,6 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
 
     wxClassInfo::InitializeClasses();
 
-    wxSystemSettings::Init();
-    
 #if wxUSE_INTL
     wxFont::SetDefaultEncoding(wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding());
 #endif
@@ -636,8 +634,6 @@ void wxApp::CleanUp()
     delete wxPendingEventsLocker;
 #endif
 
-    wxSystemSettings::Done();
-
     delete[] wxBuffer;
 
     wxClassInfo::CleanUpClasses();
diff --git a/src/gtk1/app.cpp b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
index f5afdd777c..f66454123e 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
@@ -580,8 +580,6 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
 
     wxClassInfo::InitializeClasses();
 
-    wxSystemSettings::Init();
-    
 #if wxUSE_INTL
     wxFont::SetDefaultEncoding(wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding());
 #endif
@@ -636,8 +634,6 @@ void wxApp::CleanUp()
     delete wxPendingEventsLocker;
 #endif
 
-    wxSystemSettings::Done();
-
     delete[] wxBuffer;
 
     wxClassInfo::CleanUpClasses();