diff --git a/addons/settings/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/settings/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 590de052b..5af03c6d8 100644
--- a/addons/settings/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/settings/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -63,12 +63,4 @@ if (isServer) then {
     }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 };
 
-// import settings from file if filepatching is enabled
-if (isFilePatchingEnabled) then {
-    [loadFile PATH_SETTINGS_FILE, "client"] call FUNC(import);
-    diag_log text "[CBA] (settings): Settings file loaded.";
-} else {
-    diag_log text "[CBA] (settings): Cannot load settings file. File patching disabled. Use -filePatching flag.";
-};
-
 ADDON = true;
diff --git a/addons/settings/script_component.hpp b/addons/settings/script_component.hpp
index 616e5ee6c..d8e29d4ab 100644
--- a/addons/settings/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/settings/script_component.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
     #define DEBUG_SETTINGS DEBUG_SETTINGS_SETTINGS
 #endif
 
-#define PATH_SETTINGS_FILE "userconfig\cba\settings.sqf"
-
 #define IDC_ADDONS_GROUP 4301
 #define IDC_BTN_CONFIGURE_ADDONS 4302
 #define IDC_BTN_CLIENT 9000
diff --git a/addons/settings_helper/$PBOPREFIX$ b/addons/settings_helper/$PBOPREFIX$
deleted file mode 100644
index 4001f2a4a..000000000
--- a/addons/settings_helper/$PBOPREFIX$
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-userconfig/
diff --git a/addons/settings_helper/$SCRIPTSFOLDER$ b/addons/settings_helper/$SCRIPTSFOLDER$
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/addons/settings_helper/cba/settings.sqf b/addons/settings_helper/cba/settings.sqf
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/addons/settings_helper/config.cpp b/addons/settings_helper/config.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 66c7f2b70..000000000
--- a/addons/settings_helper/config.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-// the purpose of this PBO is to set a default file to the following path:
-// userconfig/cba/settings.sqf
-// this way we effectively make the file optional, as the loadFile command
-// can fall back to this empty default file
-
-#include "script_component.hpp"
-
-class CfgPatches {
-    class ADDON {
-        author = "$STR_CBA_Author";
-        name = ECSTRING(settings,component);
-        url = "$STR_CBA_URL";
-        units[] = {};
-        weapons[] = {};
-        requiredVersion = REQUIRED_VERSION;
-        requiredAddons[] = {};
-        version = VERSION;
-    };
-};
diff --git a/addons/settings_helper/script_component.hpp b/addons/settings_helper/script_component.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 254e5c3b1..000000000
--- a/addons/settings_helper/script_component.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#define COMPONENT settings_helper
-#include "\x\cba\addons\main\script_mod.hpp"
-#include "\x\cba\addons\main\script_macros.hpp"