diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
index 3480bbb61..01fe1d844 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
@@ -643,12 +643,13 @@ where id in %s""" % ids2str(sf))
         d = ChangeModelDialog(self, self.currentCard.fact.model,
                               self.currentCard.cardModel)
         d.exec_()
-        self.parent.setProgressParent(self)
         if d.ret:
             n = _("Change Model")
+            self.parent.setProgressParent(self)
             self.deck.setUndoStart(n)
             self.deck.changeModel(sf, *d.ret)
             self.deck.setUndoEnd(n)
+            self.parent.setProgressParent(None)
             self.updateSearch()
             self.updateAfterCardChange()
 
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index b778f3818..a45e5186c 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -1671,7 +1671,6 @@ day = :d""", d=yesterday)
         self.connect(m.actionRedo, s, self.onRedo)
         self.connect(m.actionCheckDatabaseIntegrity, s, self.onCheckDB)
         self.connect(m.actionOptimizeDatabase, s, self.onOptimizeDB)
-        self.connect(m.actionMergeModels, s, self.onMergeModels)
         self.connect(m.actionCheckMediaDatabase, s, self.onCheckMediaDB)
         self.connect(m.actionCram, s, self.onCram)
         self.connect(m.actionGetPlugins, s, self.onGetPlugins)
@@ -1974,7 +1973,6 @@ day = :d""", d=yesterday)
         if self.progressWin:
             self.progressWin.finish()
             self.progressWin = None
-        self.progressParent = None
 
     # Advanced features
     ##########################################################################
@@ -2004,25 +2002,6 @@ Proceed?""")):
         size = self.deck.optimize()
         ui.utils.showInfo("Database optimized.\nShrunk by %d bytes" % size)
 
-    def onMergeModels(self):
-        ret = self.deck.canMergeModels()
-        if ret[0] == "ok":
-            if not ret[1]:
-                ui.utils.showInfo(_(
-                    "No models found to merge. If you want to merge models,\n"
-                    "all models must have the same name, and must not be\n"
-                    "from another person's deck."))
-                return
-            if ui.utils.askUser(_(
-                "Would you like to merge models that have the same name?")):
-                self.deck.mergeModels(ret[1])
-                self.reset()
-                ui.utils.showInfo(_("Merge complete."))
-        else:
-            ui.utils.showWarning(_("""%s.
-Anki can only merge models if they have exactly
-the same field count and card count.""") % ret[1])
-
     def onCheckMediaDB(self):
         mb = QMessageBox(self)
         mb.setWindowTitle(_("Anki"))
diff --git a/designer/cardlist.ui b/designer/cardlist.ui
index 7a850ed92..818dfd766 100644
--- a/designer/cardlist.ui
+++ b/designer/cardlist.ui
@@ -376,11 +376,6 @@
     <string>Ctrl+End</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionChangeTemplate" >
-   <property name="text" >
-    <string>Change &amp;Template...</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionReverseOrder" >
    <property name="checkable" >
     <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index 0ccc383e7..15d40dec5 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
           </sizepolicy>
          </property>
          <property name="currentIndex" >
-          <number>4</number>
+          <number>0</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="blankPage" >
           <property name="geometry" >
@@ -1227,8 +1227,6 @@
      <addaction name="actionCacheLatex" />
      <addaction name="actionUncacheLatex" />
      <addaction name="separator" />
-     <addaction name="actionMergeModels" />
-     <addaction name="separator" />
      <addaction name="actionRecordNoiseProfile" />
     </widget>
     <addaction name="actionGraphs" />
@@ -1720,15 +1718,6 @@
     <string>Optimize Database</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionMergeModels" >
-   <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="../icons.qrc" >
-     <normaloff>:/icons/khtml_kget.png</normaloff>:/icons/khtml_kget.png</iconset>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text" >
-    <string>Merge Models...</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
   <action name="actionCheckMediaDatabase" >
    <property name="icon" >
     <iconset resource="../icons.qrc" >