diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp
index 348145809..3c9e6c1ec 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp
@@ -396,16 +396,6 @@ BFMDemodGUI::BFMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceUISet *deviceUISet, Baseban
 	ui->glSpectrum->setDisplayWaterfall(false);
 	ui->glSpectrum->setDisplayMaxHold(false);
 	ui->glSpectrum->setSsbSpectrum(true);
-	m_spectrumVis->configure(
-        64, // FFT size
-        0, // Ref level (dB)
-        100, // Power range (dB)
-        10, // overlapping %
-        0,  // number of averaging samples
-        SpectrumVis::AvgModeNone,  // no averaging
-        FFTWindow::BlackmanHarris,
-        false // logarithmic scale
-    );
 	connect(&MainWindow::getInstance()->getMasterTimer(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
 
 	m_channelMarker.blockSignals(true);
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp
index 9068537de..6fae4a234 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp
@@ -187,16 +187,6 @@ UDPSinkGUI::UDPSinkGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceUISet *deviceUISet, BasebandS
 	ui->glSpectrum->setSampleRate(ui->sampleRate->text().toInt());
 	ui->glSpectrum->setDisplayWaterfall(true);
 	ui->glSpectrum->setDisplayMaxHold(true);
-	m_spectrumVis->configure(
-        64, // FFT size
-        0, // Ref level (dB)
-        100, // Power range (dB)
-        10, // overlapping %
-        0,  // number of averaging samples
-        SpectrumVis::AvgModeNone,  // no averaging
-        FFTWindow::BlackmanHarris,
-        false // logarithmic scale
-    );
 
 	ui->glSpectrum->connectTimer(MainWindow::getInstance()->getMasterTimer());
 	connect(&MainWindow::getInstance()->getMasterTimer(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
diff --git a/plugins/channeltx/udpsource/udpsourcegui.cpp b/plugins/channeltx/udpsource/udpsourcegui.cpp
index 472652029..90dff3749 100644
--- a/plugins/channeltx/udpsource/udpsourcegui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channeltx/udpsource/udpsourcegui.cpp
@@ -144,16 +144,6 @@ UDPSourceGUI::UDPSourceGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceUISet *deviceUISet, Baseb
     ui->glSpectrum->setSampleRate(ui->sampleRate->text().toInt());
     ui->glSpectrum->setDisplayWaterfall(true);
     ui->glSpectrum->setDisplayMaxHold(true);
-    m_spectrumVis->configure(
-        64, // FFT size
-        0, // Ref level (dB)
-        100, // Power range (dB)
-        10, // overlapping %
-        0,  // number of averaging samples
-        SpectrumVis::AvgModeNone,  // no averaging
-        FFTWindow::BlackmanHarris,
-        false // logarithmic scale
-    );
 
     ui->glSpectrum->connectTimer(MainWindow::getInstance()->getMasterTimer());
     connect(&MainWindow::getInstance()->getMasterTimer(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp
index 209f731d4..d33b7d08e 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ SpectrumVis::SpectrumVis(Real scalef) :
 {
 	setObjectName("SpectrumVis");
     applySettings(m_settings, true);
-    //m_wsSpectrum.openSocket(); // FIXME: conditional
 }
 
 SpectrumVis::~SpectrumVis()
@@ -69,31 +68,6 @@ SpectrumVis::~SpectrumVis()
     fftFactory->releaseEngine(m_settings.m_fftSize, false, m_fftEngineSequence);
 }
 
-void SpectrumVis::configure(
-    int fftSize,
-    float refLevel,
-    float powerRange,
-    int overlapPercent,
-    unsigned int averagingNb,
-    AvgMode averagingMode,
-    FFTWindow::Function window,
-    bool linear)
-{
-    GLSpectrumSettings settings = m_settings;
-    settings.m_fftSize = fftSize;
-    settings.m_refLevel = refLevel;
-    settings.m_powerRange = powerRange;
-    settings.m_fftOverlap = overlapPercent;
-    settings.m_averagingMode = (GLSpectrumSettings::AveragingMode) averagingMode;
-    settings.m_averagingIndex = GLSpectrumSettings::getAveragingIndex(averagingNb, settings.m_averagingMode);
-    settings.m_fftWindow = window;
-    settings.m_linear = linear;
-
-    MsgConfigureSpectrumVis* cmd = MsgConfigureSpectrumVis::create(settings, false);
-
-	getInputMessageQueue()->push(cmd);
-}
-
 void SpectrumVis::setScalef(Real scalef)
 {
     MsgConfigureScalingFactor* cmd = new MsgConfigureScalingFactor(scalef);
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h
index 7bffa82fb..e72099b3f 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ public:
 	virtual ~SpectrumVis();
 
     void setGLSpectrum(GLSpectrumInterface* glSpectrum) { m_glSpectrum = glSpectrum; }
-
-	void configure(
-        int fftSize,
-        float refLevel,
-        float powerRange,
-        int overlapPercent,
-        unsigned int averagingNb,
-        AvgMode averagingMode,
-        FFTWindow::Function window,
-        bool m_linear
-    );
     void setScalef(Real scalef);
     void configureWSSpectrum(const QString& address, uint16_t port);