@@ -449,21 +449,10 @@
     def msg(text, style=gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, buttons=gtk.BUTTONS_CLOSE):
         m = gtk.MessageDialog(None, 0, style, buttons, message_format=text)
         m.show()
         m.connect("response", lambda *w: m.destroy())
         
-
-    # apply gtkrc stylesheet
-    @staticmethod
-    def load_theme(theme=None):
-        if theme:
-            for dir in (conf.dir, conf.share, "/usr/share"):
-                f = dir + "/themes/" + theme + "/gtk-2.0/gtkrc"
-                if os.path.exists(f):
-                    gtk.rc_parse(f)
-            pass
-
         
     # Pixbug loader (from inline string, as in `logo.png`)
     @staticmethod
     def pixbuf(buf, fmt="png", decode=True, gzip=False):
         if not buf or len(buf) < 16: