--- a/Preferences/__init__.py Sat Nov 08 20:18:02 2014 +0100 +++ b/Preferences/__init__.py Sun Nov 09 14:24:37 2014 +0100 @@ -1517,10 +1517,8 @@ else: # use the defaults viewProfiles = prefClass.uiDefaults["ViewProfiles2"] - # Remove unused setting in Python 2. Otherwise Eric 5.3 - # would get problems - if sys.version_info[0] == 2: - prefClass.settings.remove("UI/ViewProfiles") + # Remove unused setting + prefClass.settings.remove("UI/ViewProfiles") return viewProfiles elif key in ["ToolbarManagerState", "PreviewSplitterState"]: state = prefClass.settings.value("UI/" + key)