Index: channels/configwin.py
==================================================================
--- channels/configwin.py
+++ channels/configwin.py
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@
 
     # Display win_config, pre-fill text fields from global conf. object
     def open(self, widget):
         if self.first_open:
             self.add_plugins()
-            self.combobox_theme()
             self.first_open = 0
             self.win_config.resize(565, 625)
         self.load_config(conf.__dict__, "config_")
         self.load_config(conf.plugins, "config_plugins_")
         [callback() for callback in self.hooks["config_load"]]
@@ -104,28 +103,10 @@
             return gtk.STOCK_MEDIA_PLAY
         else:
             return gtk.STOCK_CANCEL
         
 
-    # list of Gtk themes in dropdown
-    def combobox_theme(self):
-        # find themes
-        themedirs = (conf.share+"/themes", conf.dir+"/themes", "/usr/share/themes")
-        themes = ["no theme"]
-        [[themes.append(e) for e in os.listdir(dir)] for dir in themedirs if os.path.exists(dir)]
-        __print__(dbg.STAT, themes)
-        # add dropdown
-        self.widgets["theme"] = ComboBoxText(themes)
-        self.theme_cb_placeholder.pack_start(self.theme)
-        self.theme_cb_placeholder.pack_end(uikit.label(""))
-
-
-    # retrieve currently selected value
-    def apply_theme(self):
-        conf.theme = self.theme.get_active_text()
-        uikit.load_theme(conf.theme)
-
 
     # iterate over channel and feature plugins
     def add_plugins(self):
         ls = {}
         for name in module_list():
@@ -187,9 +168,8 @@
     # save config
     def save(self, widget):
         self.save_config(conf.__dict__, "config_")
         self.save_config(conf.plugins, "config_plugins_")
         [callback() for callback in self.hooks["config_save"]]
-        self.apply_theme()
         conf.save(nice=1)
         self.hide()
 

Index: config.py
==================================================================
--- config.py
+++ config.py
@@ -138,11 +138,10 @@
         self.show_favicons = 1
         self.load_favicon = 1
         self.heuristic_bookmark_update = 0
         self.retain_deleted = 0
         self.auto_save_appstate = 1
-        self.theme = "" #"MountainDew"
         self.reuse_m3u = 1
         self.google_homepage = 0
         self.windows = platform.system()=="Windows"
         self.pyquery = 1
         self.debug = 0

Index: gtk3.xml
==================================================================
--- gtk3.xml
+++ gtk3.xml
@@ -353,42 +353,10 @@
                                 <property name="fill">True</property>
                                 <property name="position">3</property>
                               </packing>
                             </child>
                             <child>
-                              <object class="GtkLabel" id="label45">
-                                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                                <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">needs restart</property>
-                                <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Use specific Gtk+ theme for Streamtuner2.</property>
-                              </object>
-                              <packing>
-                                <property name="expand">True</property>
-                                <property name="fill">True</property>
-                                <property name="padding">5</property>
-                                <property name="position">4</property>
-                              </packing>
-                            </child>
-                            <child>
-                              <object class="GtkHBox" id="theme_cb_placeholder">
-                                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                                <child>
-                                  <placeholder/>
-                                </child>
-                                <child>
-                                  <placeholder/>
-                                </child>
-                              </object>
-                              <packing>
-                                <property name="expand">False</property>
-                                <property name="fill">False</property>
-                                <property name="position">5</property>
-                              </packing>
-                            </child>
-                            <child>
                               <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="config_auto_save_appstate">
                                 <property name="label" translatable="yes">Save window state, sizes and selections automatically.</property>
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                 <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                 <property name="receives_default">False</property>
@@ -397,13 +365,19 @@
                               </object>
                               <packing>
                                 <property name="expand">True</property>
                                 <property name="fill">True</property>
                                 <property name="padding">5</property>
-                                <property name="position">6</property>
+                                <property name="position">4</property>
                               </packing>
                             </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <placeholder/>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <placeholder/>
+                            </child>
                             <child>
                               <placeholder/>
                             </child>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label2spc3">

Index: st2.py
==================================================================
--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -90,11 +90,10 @@
 
     # constructor
     def __init__(self):
         
         # Load stylesheet, instantiate GtkBuilder in self, menu and logo hooks
-        gui_startup(0/20.0), uikit.load_theme(conf.get("theme"))
         gui_startup(1/20.0), gtk.Builder.__init__(self)
         gui_startup(1/20.0), gtk.Builder.add_from_string(self, ui_xml)
         gui_startup(3/20.0), self.img_logo.set_from_pixbuf(uikit.pixbuf(logo.png))
 
         # initialize built-in plugins

Index: uikit.py
==================================================================
--- uikit.py
+++ uikit.py
@@ -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: