diff --git a/aqt/preferences.py b/aqt/preferences.py
index 66337b2b8..883c371a6 100644
--- a/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ Not currently enabled; click the sync button in the main window to enable."""))
     ######################################################################
 
     def setupOptions(self):
-        self.form.deleteMedia.setChecked(self.prof['deleteMedia'])
         self.form.stripHTML.setChecked(self.prof['stripHTML'])
         self.connect(
             self.form.profilePass, SIGNAL("clicked()"),
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ Not currently enabled; click the sync button in the main window to enable."""))
 
     def updateOptions(self):
         self.prof['stripHTML'] = self.form.stripHTML.isChecked()
-        self.prof['deleteMedia'] = self.form.deleteMedia.isChecked()
 
     def onProfilePass(self):
         pw, ret = getText(_("""\
diff --git a/designer/preferences.ui b/designer/preferences.ui
index 4f8274a55..0bd11be8e 100644
--- a/designer/preferences.ui
+++ b/designer/preferences.ui
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="deleteMedia">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>When adding media, move files instead of copying</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="newSpread"/>
        </item>
@@ -465,7 +458,6 @@
   <tabstop>showEstimates</tabstop>
   <tabstop>showProgress</tabstop>
   <tabstop>stripHTML</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>deleteMedia</tabstop>
   <tabstop>newSpread</tabstop>
   <tabstop>dayOffset</tabstop>
   <tabstop>lrnCutoff</tabstop>