diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp b/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp
index d047edcd4..d6dbda554 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ bool LimeSDROutput::start()
         return false;
     }
 
-    applySettings(m_settings, true);
-
     // start / stop streaming is done in the thread.
 
     if ((m_limeSDROutputThread = new LimeSDROutputThread(&m_streamId, &m_sampleSourceFifo)) == 0)
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
index 16a772e11..18c422835 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::start()
 
     if (m_running) { stop(); }
 
-    applySettings(m_settings, true);
-
     // start / stop streaming is done in the thread.
 
     if ((m_limeSDRInputThread = new LimeSDRInputThread(&m_streamId, &m_sampleFifo)) == 0)