diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.cpp b/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.cpp
index 3a3fbbed6..c0dc008b9 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.cpp
@@ -23,83 +23,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fsx
 {
     CSimConnectUtilities::CSimConnectUtilities() {}
 
-    const QString &CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectFilename()
-    {
-        static const QString fn("SimConnect.cfg");
-        return fn;
-    }
-
-    const QString &CSimConnectUtilities::getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename()
-    {
-        static const QString n =
-            CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), simConnectFilename());
-        return n;
-    }
-
-    const QString &CSimConnectUtilities::getUserSimConnectCfgFilename()
-    {
-        static const QString n = CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(
-            QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation, "", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory),
-            simConnectFilename());
-        return n;
-    }
-
-    bool CSimConnectUtilities::hasSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        const QFile f(getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename());
-        return f.exists();
-    }
-
-    bool CSimConnectUtilities::hasUserSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        const QFile f(getUserSimConnectCfgFilename());
-        return f.exists();
-    }
-
-    QSharedPointer<QSettings> CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectFileAsSettings(const QString &fileName)
-    {
-        QSharedPointer<QSettings> sp;
-        const QFile file(fileName);
-        if (!file.exists()) { return sp; }
-        sp.reset(new QSettings(fileName, QSettings::IniFormat));
-        return sp;
-    }
-
-    QString CSimConnectUtilities::ipAddress(const QSettings *simConnectSettings)
-    {
-        if (!simConnectSettings) { return {}; }
-        return simConnectSettings->value("SimConnect/Address").toString();
-    }
-
-    int CSimConnectUtilities::ipPort(const QSettings *simConnectSettings)
-    {
-        if (!simConnectSettings) { return -1; }
-        return simConnectSettings->value("SimConnect/Port", QVariant::fromValue(-1)).toInt();
-    }
-
-    bool CSimConnectUtilities::writeSimConnectCfg(const QString &fileName, const QString &ip, int port)
-    {
-        const QString sc = CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectCfg(ip, port);
-        QFile file(fileName);
-        bool success = false;
-        if ((success = file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)))
-        {
-            QTextStream out(&file);
-            out << sc;
-            file.close();
-        }
-        return success;
-    }
-
-    QString CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectCfg(const QString &ip, int port)
-    {
-        const QString sc = QStringLiteral("[SimConnect]\nProtocol=Ipv4\nAddress=%1\nPort=%2\n"
-                                          "MaxReceiveSize=4096\nDisableNagle=0")
-                               .arg(ip)
-                               .arg(port);
-        return sc;
-    }
-
     QString CSimConnectUtilities::resolveEnumToString(const DWORD id, const char *enumName)
     {
         const int i = CSimConnectUtilities::staticMetaObject.indexOfEnumerator(enumName);
@@ -109,12 +32,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fsx
         return (k) ? QLatin1String(k) : QStringLiteral("Id '%1' not found for %2").arg(id).arg(enumName);
     }
 
-    const QString &CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectIniFilename()
-    {
-        static const QString n("SimConnect.ini");
-        return n;
-    }
-
     QString CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectExceptionToString(const DWORD id)
     {
         return CSimConnectUtilities::resolveEnumToString(id, "SIMCONNECT_EXCEPTION");
@@ -126,67 +43,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fsx
         return beautify ? sf.replace('_', ' ') : sf;
     }
 
-    QStringList CSimConnectUtilities::getSimConnectIniFileDirectories()
-    {
-        const QString docDir =
-            QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation, "", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
-        if (docDir.isEmpty()) return QStringList();
-
-        QDir directory(docDir);
-        directory.setFilter(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::NoSymLinks);
-        const QStringList dirList = directory.entryList();
-        QStringList simDirs;
-        for (const QString &dir : dirList)
-        {
-            if (dir.contains("Flight Simulator", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || dir.contains("Prepar3D", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
-            {
-                simDirs.push_back(CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(docDir, dir));
-            }
-        }
-
-        // gets the latest P3D as first
-        simDirs.sort();
-        std::reverse(std::begin(simDirs), std::end(simDirs));
-        return simDirs;
-    }
-
-    QStringList CSimConnectUtilities::getSimConnectIniFiles()
-    {
-        QStringList files;
-        for (const QString &dir : getSimConnectIniFileDirectories())
-        {
-            const QFileInfo f(CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(dir, simConnectIniFilename()));
-            if (f.exists()) { files.push_back(f.absoluteFilePath()); }
-        }
-        return files;
-    }
-
-    QString CSimConnectUtilities::getSimConnectIniFileDirectory(CSimulatorInfo &simulator)
-    {
-        static const QString docDir =
-            QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation, "", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
-        if (docDir.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-        if (!simulator.isSingleSimulator() || !simulator.isFsxP3DFamily()) return {};
-
-        const QString iniDir =
-            CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(docDir, simulator.isP3D() ? "Prepar3D v4 Files" : "Flight Simulator X Files");
-        if (getSimConnectIniFileDirectories().isEmpty()) { return iniDir; }
-
-        for (const QString &dir : getSimConnectIniFileDirectories())
-        {
-            if (simulator.isP3D())
-            {
-                if (dir.contains("Prepar3D", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) { return dir; }
-            }
-            else if (simulator.isFSX())
-            {
-                if (dir.contains("Flight Simulator", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) { return dir; }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return iniDir;
-    }
-
     QString CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectReceiveIdToString(DWORD type)
     {
         const QString ri = CSimConnectUtilities::resolveEnumToString(type, "SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID");
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.h b/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.h
index 5facbb81e..dcb136bb3 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.h
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/fsx/simconnectutilities.h
@@ -38,44 +38,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fsx
         Q_OBJECT
 
     public:
-        //! Filename of the file
-        static const QString &simConnectFilename();
-
-        //! Path to swift local config file (generated by us, in swift dir)
-        static const QString &getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename();
-
-        //! Path to user's config file
-        static const QString &getUserSimConnectCfgFilename();
-
-        //! Has a swift local config file
-        static bool hasSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! Has a user config file
-        static bool hasUserSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! The simconnect.cfg as settings (or nullptr settings if no such file)
-        static QSharedPointer<QSettings>
-        simConnectFileAsSettings(const QString &fileName = getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename());
-
-        //! IP address from settings (of simconnect.cfg), "" if not available
-        static QString ipAddress(const QSettings *simConnectSettings);
-
-        //! IP port from settings (of simconnect.cfg), -1 if not available
-        static int ipPort(const QSettings *simConnectSettings);
-
-        //! Content for FSX simconnect.cfg file
-        //! \param ip IP address of FSX
-        //! \param port Port of FSX (e.g. 500)
-        //! \return content for simconnect.cfg
-        static QString simConnectCfg(const QString &ip, int port = 500);
-
-        //! Create a FSX simconnect.cfg file
-        //! \param fileName and path
-        //! \param ip IP address of FSX
-        //! \param port Port of FSX (e.g. 500)
-        //! \return success
-        static bool writeSimConnectCfg(const QString &fileName, const QString &ip, int port = 500);
-
         //! Resolve SimConnect exception (based on Qt metadata).
         //! \param id enum element
         //! \return enum element's name
@@ -86,16 +48,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fsx
         //! \param beautify remove "_"
         static QString simConnectSurfaceTypeToString(const DWORD type, bool beautify = true);
 
-        //! For all P3D and FSX simulators
-        //! \remark reevaluating directories every time
-        static QStringList getSimConnectIniFileDirectories();
-
-        //! For all P3D and FSX simulators
-        static QStringList getSimConnectIniFiles();
-
-        //! Directory where SimConnect.ini is located
-        static QString getSimConnectIniFileDirectory(simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
-
         //! SimConnect surfaces.
         //! \sa http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526981.aspx#AircraftFlightInstrumentationData
         enum SIMCONNECT_SURFACE
@@ -230,9 +182,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fsx
         //! Get info about SimConnect DLL
         static swift::misc::CWinDllUtils::DLLInfo simConnectDllInfo();
 
-        //! SimConnect.ini file name
-        static const QString &simConnectIniFilename();
-
         //! Register metadata
         static void registerMetadata();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.cpp
index dd568c4eb..d5b0b1c1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.cpp
@@ -34,20 +34,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
     {
         ui->setupUi(this);
 
-        connect(ui->pb_OpenSwiftSimConnectCfg, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::openSwiftSimConnectCfgFile);
-        connect(ui->pb_DeleteSwiftSimConnectCfg, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::deleteSwiftSimConnectCfgFile);
-        connect(ui->pb_ExistsSimConnectCfg, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::checkSwiftSimConnectCfgFile);
-        connect(ui->pb_SaveSwiftSimConnectCfg, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::saveSimConnectCfgFile);
-        connect(ui->pb_OpenUserCfgFile, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::openUserSimConnectCfgFile);
-        connect(ui->pb_TestConnection, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::testSwiftSimConnectConnection);
-        connect(ui->pb_SaveAsSimConnectIni, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
-                &CSimConnectSettingsComponent::saveSimConnectIniFileDialog);
         this->setSimConnectInfo();
 
         if (m_p3d64bit)
@@ -62,161 +48,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
         // void
     }
 
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::openSwiftSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        if (!CSimConnectUtilities::hasSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFile()) { return; }
-        const QFileInfo info(CSimConnectUtilities::getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename());
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(info.absoluteFilePath()));
-    }
-
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::openUserSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        if (!CSimConnectUtilities::hasUserSimConnectCfgFile()) { return; }
-        const QFileInfo info(CSimConnectUtilities::getUserSimConnectCfgFilename());
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(info.absoluteFilePath()));
-    }
-
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::deleteSwiftSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        const QString fileName = CSimConnectUtilities::getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename();
-        QFile file(fileName);
-        const bool result = file.exists() && file.remove();
-        if (result)
-        {
-            QMessageBox::information(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("File deleted"),
-                                     tr("File %1 deleted successfully.").arg(fileName));
-        }
-        this->checkSwiftSimConnectCfgFile();
-    }
-
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::checkSwiftSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        // this works for local files only
-        const QString fileName = CSimConnectUtilities::getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename();
-        const QFile file(fileName);
-        ui->le_ExistsSimConnectCfg->setText(file.exists() ? fileName : "no file");
-
-        // only works for local file (which the SimConnect file normally is)
-        if (!CSimConnectUtilities::hasSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFile()) { return; }
-        const QSharedPointer<QSettings> settings = CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectFileAsSettings();
-        if (!settings) { return; }
-        const QString address = CSimConnectUtilities::ipAddress(settings.data());
-        const int port = CSimConnectUtilities::ipPort(settings.data());
-        if (!address.isEmpty()) { ui->le_Address->setText(address); }
-        if (port > 0) { ui->le_Port->setText(QString::number(port)); }
-    }
-
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::testSwiftSimConnectConnection()
-    {
-        const QString address = ui->le_Address->text().trimmed();
-        const QString port = ui->le_Port->text().trimmed();
-
-        if (address.isEmpty() || port.isEmpty())
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"),
-                                 tr("Address and/or port not specified!"));
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!CNetworkUtils::isValidIPv4Address(address))
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"), tr("Wrong IPv4 address!"));
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!CNetworkUtils::isValidPort(port))
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"), tr("Invalid port!"));
-            return;
-        }
-        const int p = port.toInt();
-        QString msg;
-        if (!CNetworkUtils::canConnect(address, p, msg))
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"), msg);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        QMessageBox::information(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection successful"),
-                                 tr("Connected to '%1:%2'.").arg(address, port));
-    }
-
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::saveSimConnectCfgFile()
-    {
-        const QString address = ui->le_Address->text().trimmed();
-        const QString port = ui->le_Port->text().trimmed();
-
-        if (address.isEmpty() || port.isEmpty())
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"),
-                                 tr("Address and/or port not specified!"));
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!CNetworkUtils::isValidIPv4Address(address))
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"), tr("Wrong IPv4 address!"));
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!CNetworkUtils::isValidPort(port))
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Connection invalid"), tr("Invalid port!"));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const int p = port.toInt();
-        QString fileName;
-
-        if (sGui->getIContextSimulator())
-        {
-            const swift::misc::simulation::CSimulatorInternals internals(
-                sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getSimulatorInternals());
-            fileName = internals.getStringValue("fsx/SimConnectCfgFilename");
-        }
-
-        if (fileName.isEmpty()) { fileName = CSimConnectUtilities::getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename(); }
-
-        if (fileName.isEmpty())
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Failed writing SimConnect.cfg"),
-                                 tr("No file name specified!"));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (CFileUtils::writeStringToFile(CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectCfg(address, p), fileName))
-        {
-            QMessageBox::information(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("File saved"), tr("File '%1' saved.").arg(fileName));
-            this->checkSwiftSimConnectCfgFile();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(), tr("Failed writing SimConnect.cfg"),
-                                 tr("Failed writing '%1'!").arg(fileName));
-        }
-    }
-
-    void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::saveSimConnectIniFileDialog()
-    {
-        const QString iniFile = ui->pte_SimConnectIni->toPlainText();
-        const QString dir = CSimConnectUtilities::getSimConnectIniFileDirectory(m_simulator);
-        bool madeDir = false;
-        QDir d(dir);
-        if (!d.exists())
-        {
-            d.mkdir(dir);
-            madeDir = true;
-        }
-
-        const QString defaultFileName = CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(dir, CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectIniFilename());
-        const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save SimConnect.ini"), defaultFileName,
-                                                              tr("FSX/P3D ini files (*.ini)"));
-        if (!fileName.isEmpty())
-        {
-            const bool written = CFileUtils::writeStringToFile(iniFile, fileName);
-            if (!written && madeDir) { d.removeRecursively(); } // clean up own created dir
-            if (written) { CLogMessage(this).info(u"Written '%1'") << fileName; }
-        }
-        // always refresh info, as the dialog can also be used to delete the file
-        this->setSimConnectInfo();
-    }
-
     void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::setSimConnectInfo()
     {
         if (CBuildConfig::isCompiledWithP3DSupport() && CBuildConfig::buildWordSize() == 64)
@@ -238,13 +69,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
 
         ui->lbl_P3DVersion->setVisible(m_p3d64bit);
         ui->cb_P3DVersion->setVisible(m_p3d64bit);
-
-        ui->le_UserCfgFile->setText(CSimConnectUtilities::hasUserSimConnectCfgFile() ?
-                                        CSimConnectUtilities::getUserSimConnectCfgFilename() :
-                                        "");
-        const QString iniFiles = CSimConnectUtilities::getSimConnectIniFiles().join("\n");
-        ui->pte_SimConnectIniFiles->setPlainText(iniFiles);
-        this->checkSwiftSimConnectCfgFile();
     }
 
     void CSimConnectSettingsComponent::setComboBox(const QString &value)
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.h
index 28a1915f2..5965f1492 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.h
@@ -35,27 +35,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
         virtual ~CSimConnectSettingsComponent();
 
     private:
-        //! Open simConnect.cfg using default application
-        void openSwiftSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! Open simConnect.cfg using default application
-        void openUserSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! Delete simConnect.cfg file
-        void deleteSwiftSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! Check whether the simConnect.cfg file exists
-        void checkSwiftSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! Test the SimConnect connectivity
-        void testSwiftSimConnectConnection();
-
-        //! Save a SimConnect.cfg file for FSX/P3D
-        void saveSimConnectCfgFile();
-
-        //! Save dialog for a SimConnect.ini file
-        void saveSimConnectIniFileDialog();
-
         //! Set the simconnect info
         void setSimConnectInfo();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.ui b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.ui
index 5a29a83ff..b86c960db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectsettingscomponent.ui
@@ -31,104 +31,6 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SimConnectIniFiles">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;SimConnect.ini&lt;/span&gt; files&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="wordWrap">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
-       <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="pte_SimConnectIniFiles">
-        <property name="maximumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>16777215</width>
-          <height>75</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="readOnly">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_DefaultSimConnectIniFile">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Default &lt;span style=&quot; font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;SimConnect.ini&lt;/span&gt; file&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="wordWrap">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="1">
-       <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="pte_SimConnectIni">
-        <property name="plainText">
-         <string>[SimConnect] 
-level=verbose 
-console=1 
-;RedirectStdOutToConsole=1 
-;OutputDebugString=1 
-;file=c:\simconnect%03u.log 
-;file_next_index=0 
-;file_max_index=9 
-</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="placeholderText">
-         <string>all SimConnect.ini files found</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="wi_SimConnectIniSaveAs" native="true">
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-         <property name="leftMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="topMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="rightMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="bottomMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SimConnectIniSaveHint">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hint: &lt;span style=&quot; font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;SimConnect.ini&lt;/span&gt; must be saved on FSX/P3D machine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="wordWrap">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item alignment="Qt::AlignRight">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_SaveAsSimConnectIni">
-           <property name="minimumSize">
-            <size>
-             <width>100</width>
-             <height>0</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>save as</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="pte_SimConnectInfo">
         <property name="maximumSize">
@@ -210,295 +112,11 @@ console=1
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="gb_SwiftSimConnectCfg">
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>swift SimConnect.cfg</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QFormLayout" name="fl_SwiftSimConnectCfg">
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>4</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>4</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>4</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>4</number>
-      </property>
-      <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Address">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Address</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_Address">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>127.0.0.1</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="maxLength">
-         <number>128</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="placeholderText">
-         <string>e.g. &quot;127.0.0.1&quot; or &quot;192.128.3.1&quot;</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Port">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Port</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_Port">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>500</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="placeholderText">
-         <string>normally &quot;500&quot;</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_ExistsSimConnectCfg">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>is 'SimConnect.cfg' available?</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>.cfg file</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="1">
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="wi_ExistsSimConnectCfg" native="true">
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_SettingsFsxExistsSimConnectCfg">
-         <property name="spacing">
-          <number>4</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="leftMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="topMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="rightMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="bottomMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_ExistsSimConnectCfg">
-           <property name="readOnly">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="placeholderText">
-            <string>local &quot;SimConnect.cfg&quot; file?</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_ExistsSimConnectCfg">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="minimumSize">
-            <size>
-             <width>50</width>
-             <height>0</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>check</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_SimConnectCfgButtons">
-        <property name="topMargin">
-         <number>10</number>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="hs_SimConnectCfgButtons">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_OpenSwiftSimConnectCfg">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>50</width>
-            <height>0</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>open</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_DeleteSwiftSimConnectCfg">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>50</width>
-            <height>0</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>del.</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_SaveSwiftSimConnectCfg">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>50</width>
-            <height>0</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>16777215</width>
-            <height>16777215</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>save</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_TestConnection">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>50</width>
-            <height>0</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>16777215</width>
-            <height>16777215</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Test connection</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string extracomment="Test connection">test</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_UserCfgFile">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>User's .cfg file</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="1">
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="wi_UserSimConnectCfg" native="true">
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_UserCfgFile">
-         <property name="leftMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="topMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="rightMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="bottomMargin">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_UserCfgFile">
-           <property name="readOnly">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="placeholderText">
-            <string>User's &quot;SimConnect.cfg&quot; file</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_OpenUserCfgFile">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>open</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>cb_P3DVersion</tabstop>
   <tabstop>pte_SimConnectInfo</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pte_SimConnectIniFiles</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pte_SimConnectIni</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_SaveAsSimConnectIni</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>le_UserCfgFile</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_OpenUserCfgFile</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>le_Address</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>le_Port</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>le_ExistsSimConnectCfg</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_ExistsSimConnectCfg</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_OpenSwiftSimConnectCfg</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_DeleteSwiftSimConnectCfg</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_SaveSwiftSimConnectCfg</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>pb_TestConnection</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
index 478791bce..be95577dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
@@ -2704,8 +2704,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
     void CSimulatorFsxCommon::initSimulatorInternals()
     {
         CSimulatorFsCommon::initSimulatorInternals();
-        m_simulatorInternals.setValue("fsx/simConnectCfgFilename",
-                                      CSimConnectUtilities::getSwiftLocalSimConnectCfgFilename());
         m_simulatorInternals.setValue("fsx/simConnectVersion", m_simConnectVersion);
     }