diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
index 592d37eb518c1425b9adf237ba55aba964280fb2..d08fe5c16a1916b4e3fe700a78eecc1656b819db 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ void MainWindow::deleteInstance(void)
 ///         by MainWindow::_create method. Hence no other code should have access to
 ///         constructor.
 MainWindow::MainWindow()
-    : _autoReconnect(false)
-    , _lowPowerMode(false)
+    : _lowPowerMode(false)
     , _showStatusBar(false)
     , _mainQmlWidgetHolder(NULL)
 {
@@ -208,12 +207,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
     connect(this, SIGNAL(x11EventOccured(XEvent*)), mouse, SLOT(handleX11Event(XEvent*)));
 #endif //QGC_MOUSE_ENABLED_LINUX
 
-    // Connect link
-    if (_autoReconnect)
-    {
-        restoreLastUsedConnection();
-    }
-
     // Set low power mode
     enableLowPowerMode(_lowPowerMode);
     emit initStatusChanged(tr("Restoring last view state"), Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignBottom, QColor(62, 93, 141));
@@ -496,7 +489,6 @@ void MainWindow::loadSettings()
     // Why the screaming?
     QSettings settings;
     settings.beginGroup(MAIN_SETTINGS_GROUP);
-    _autoReconnect  = settings.value("AUTO_RECONNECT",      _autoReconnect).toBool();
     _lowPowerMode   = settings.value("LOW_POWER_MODE",      _lowPowerMode).toBool();
     _showStatusBar  = settings.value("SHOW_STATUSBAR",      _showStatusBar).toBool();
     settings.endGroup();
@@ -506,7 +498,6 @@ void MainWindow::storeSettings()
 {
     QSettings settings;
     settings.beginGroup(MAIN_SETTINGS_GROUP);
-    settings.setValue("AUTO_RECONNECT",     _autoReconnect);
     settings.setValue("LOW_POWER_MODE",     _lowPowerMode);
     settings.setValue("SHOW_STATUSBAR",     _showStatusBar);
     settings.endGroup();
@@ -543,11 +534,6 @@ void MainWindow::configureWindowName()
     setWindowTitle(windowname);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::enableAutoReconnect(bool enabled)
-{
-    _autoReconnect = enabled;
-}
-
 /**
 * @brief Create all actions associated to the main window
 *
@@ -634,23 +620,6 @@ void MainWindow::saveLastUsedConnection(const QString connection)
     settings.setValue(key, connection);
 }
 
-/// @brief Restore (and connects) the last used connection (if any)
-void MainWindow::restoreLastUsedConnection()
-{
-    // TODO This should check and see of the port/whatever is present
-    // first. That is, if the last connection was to a PX4 on some serial
-    // port, it should check and see if the port is present before making
-    // the connection.
-    QSettings settings;
-    QString key(MAIN_SETTINGS_GROUP);
-    key += "/LAST_CONNECTION";
-    if(settings.contains(key)) {
-        QString connection = settings.value(key).toString();
-        // Create a link for it
-        qgcApp()->toolbox()->linkManager()->createConnectedLink(connection);
-    }
-}
-
 #ifdef QGC_MOUSE_ENABLED_LINUX
 bool MainWindow::x11Event(XEvent *event)
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.h b/src/ui/MainWindow.h
index 0772df024a91feb4770d0bc3a733253ff95e5329..ae81bb06543819acd18024f80cc8f82b317a38dd 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.h
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ public:
     ~MainWindow();
 
 
-    /** @brief Get auto link reconnect setting */
-    bool autoReconnectEnabled() const
-    {
-        return _autoReconnect;
-    }
-
     /** @brief Get low power mode setting */
     bool lowPowerModeEnabled() const
     {
@@ -95,18 +89,12 @@ public:
     /// @brief Saves the last used connection
     void saveLastUsedConnection(const QString connection);
 
-    /// @brief Restore (and connects) the last used connection (if any)
-    void restoreLastUsedConnection();
-
 public slots:
     /** @brief Show the application settings */
     void showSettings();
 
     void manageLinks();
 
-    /** @brief Automatically reconnect last link */
-    void enableAutoReconnect(bool enabled);
-
     /** @brief Save power by reducing update rates */
     void enableLowPowerMode(bool enabled) { _lowPowerMode = enabled; }
 
@@ -251,7 +239,6 @@ private:
     void _storeVisibleWidgetsSettings(void);
 #endif
 
-    bool                    _autoReconnect;
     bool                    _lowPowerMode;           ///< If enabled, QGC reduces the update rates of all widgets
     bool                    _showStatusBar;
     QVBoxLayout*            _centralLayout;