diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings.h b/src/blackcore/context_settings.h
index f46c731e9..f9eaf0e74 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/settingutilities.h"
 #include "blackmisc/setnetwork.h"
 #include "blackmisc/dbus.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variant.h"
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QVariant>
 
@@ -92,23 +93,20 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Destructor
         virtual ~IContextSettings() {}
 
+    signals:
+        //! Settings have been changed
+        void changedSettings(uint type);
+
+    public slots:
+
         /*!
          * Handle value
          * \param path      where value belongs to
          * \param command   what to do with value
          * \param value
          * \return          messages generated during handling
-         * \remarks Do not make this a slot, no DBus XML signature shall be created. The QVariant
-         *  will be send a tailored value method using QDBusVariant
-         *  @see value(const QString &, const QString &, QDBusVariant, int)
          */
-        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) = 0;
-
-    signals:
-        //! Settings have been changed
-        void changedSettings(uint type);
-
-    public slots:
+        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const BlackMisc::CVariant &value) = 0;
 
         //! Network settings
         virtual BlackMisc::Settings::CSettingsNetwork getNetworkSettings() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp
index 4b80304db..d2538f642 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
     /*
      * Pass value
      */
-    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettings::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value)
+    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettings::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const BlackMisc::CVariant &value)
     {
         Q_ASSERT(path.length() > 3);
         Q_ASSERT(path.indexOf('/') >= 0);
@@ -212,21 +212,4 @@ namespace BlackCore
         return msgs;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * DBus version of value
-     */
-    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettings::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, QDBusVariant value, int unifiedBlackMetaType)
-    {
-        QVariant qv = value.variant();
-        if (qv.canConvert<QDBusArgument>())
-        {
-            // convert from QDBusArgument
-            int type = BlackMisc::firstBlackMetaType() + unifiedBlackMetaType; // unify
-            qv = BlackMisc::fixQVariantFromDbusArgument(qv, type);
-        }
-        // when called locally, this will call the virtual method
-        // of the concrete implementation in context_settings
-        return this->value(path, command, qv);
-    }
-
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
index f395de55e..b256ec89e 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         const QString &getSettingsDirectory() const { return BlackMisc::Settings::CSettingUtilities::getSettingsDirectory(); }
 
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::value()
-        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) override;
+        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const BlackMisc::CVariant &value) override;
 
     public slots:
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::getNetworkSettings()
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::getHotkeys()
         virtual BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKeyList getHotkeys() const override;
 
-        /*!
-         * \brief DBus version of value method.
-         * \remarks Basically an unwanted signature as this is different from the "local" signature and
-         * contains explicit DBus types (a: QDbusArgument, b: type for conversion).
-         * If this can be removed, fine. -> https://dev.vatsim-germany.org/issues/116
-         */
-        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, QDBusVariant value, int unifiedBlackMetaType);
-
         //! \brief read settings
         virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage read() override;
 
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp
index e3e4f1103..36723ad40 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
     /*
      * Relay to DBus, but make this no slot
      */
-    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettingsProxy::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value)
+    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettingsProxy::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const BlackMisc::CVariant &value)
     {
-        int type = value.userType() - BlackMisc::firstBlackMetaType();
-        return this->m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList>(QLatin1Literal("value"), path, command, QDBusVariant(value), type);
+        return this->m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList>(QLatin1Literal("value"), path, command, value);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h
index 4c979df3a..bb76c5a2f 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         virtual BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKeyList getHotkeys() const override;
 
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::value
-        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) override;
+        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const BlackMisc::CVariant &value) override;
 
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::write
         BlackMisc::CStatusMessage write() const override;
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.cpp b/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.cpp
index 60881fe69..cdd4c875c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/blackmiscfreefunctions.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/settingutilities.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variant.h"
 
 using namespace BlackMisc::Network;
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         /*
          * Value
          */
-        BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CSettingsNetwork::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value, bool &changedFlag)
+        BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CSettingsNetwork::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const CVariant &value, bool &changedFlag)
         {
             // TODO: This needs to be refactored to a smarter way to delegate commands
             changedFlag = false;
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.h b/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.h
index 95d1815df..f268faaf6 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/setnetwork.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
+    class CVariant;
+
     namespace Settings
     {
         //! \brief Value object encapsulating information of network related settings.
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             bool operator !=(const CSettingsNetwork &other) const;
 
             //! \copydoc BlackCore::IContextSettings
-            virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value, bool &changedFlag);
+            virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const CVariant &value, bool &changedFlag);
 
             //! \copydoc CValueObject::getValueHash
             virtual uint getValueHash() const override;