diff --git a/data/themes/classic/style.css b/data/themes/classic/style.css
index 12d90981d56..97d68f6e348 100644
--- a/data/themes/classic/style.css
+++ b/data/themes/classic/style.css
@@ -897,7 +897,4 @@ LmmsPalette {
 	qproperty-brightText: #4afd85;
 	qproperty-highlight: #202020;
 	qproperty-highlightedText: #ffffff;
-	/* the next two are used for whatsthis dialogs */
-	qproperty-toolTipText: #000;
-	qproperty-toolTipBase: #c9c9c9;
 }
diff --git a/data/themes/default/style.css b/data/themes/default/style.css
index 5d889295cae..ff6d032c2b6 100644
--- a/data/themes/default/style.css
+++ b/data/themes/default/style.css
@@ -920,7 +920,4 @@ LmmsPalette {
 	qproperty-brightText: #d1d8e4;
 	qproperty-highlight: #262b30;
 	qproperty-highlightedText: #d1d8e4;
-	/* the next two are used for whatsthis dialogs */
-	qproperty-toolTipText: #d1d8e4;
-	qproperty-toolTipBase: #101213;
 }
diff --git a/include/LmmsPalette.h b/include/LmmsPalette.h
index 49b831346db..a8ee5d1c8ab 100644
--- a/include/LmmsPalette.h
+++ b/include/LmmsPalette.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT LmmsPalette : public QWidget
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor brightText READ brightText WRITE setBrightText )
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor highlight READ highlight WRITE setHighlight )
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor highlightedText READ highlightedText WRITE setHighlightedText )
-	Q_PROPERTY( QColor toolTipText READ toolTipText WRITE setToolTipText )
-	Q_PROPERTY( QColor toolTipBase READ toolTipBase WRITE setToolTipBase )
 
 public:
 	LmmsPalette( QWidget * parent, QStyle * stylearg  ); 
@@ -65,8 +63,6 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT LmmsPalette : public QWidget
 	ACCESSMET( brightText, setBrightText )
 	ACCESSMET( highlight, setHighlight )
 	ACCESSMET( highlightedText, setHighlightedText )
-	ACCESSMET( toolTipText, setToolTipText )
-	ACCESSMET( toolTipBase, setToolTipBase )
 
 #undef ACCESSMET
 
@@ -83,8 +79,6 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT LmmsPalette : public QWidget
 	QColor m_brightText;
 	QColor m_highlight;
 	QColor m_highlightedText;
-	QColor m_toolTipText;
-	QColor m_toolTipBase;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp b/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp
index e58e72cea88..e0b356d7a25 100644
--- a/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/LmmsPalette.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ LmmsPalette::LmmsPalette( QWidget * parent, QStyle * stylearg ) :
 	m_buttonText( 0,0,0 ),
 	m_brightText( 74, 253, 133 ),
 	m_highlight( 100, 100, 100 ),
-	m_highlightedText( 255, 255, 255  ),
-	m_toolTipText( 0, 0, 0 ),
-	m_toolTipBase( 128, 128, 128 )
+	m_highlightedText( 255, 255, 255  )
 {
 	setStyle( stylearg );
 	stylearg->polish( this );
@@ -72,8 +70,6 @@ LmmsPalette::~LmmsPalette()
 	ACCESSMET( brightText, setBrightText )
 	ACCESSMET( highlight, setHighlight )
 	ACCESSMET( highlightedText, setHighlightedText )
-	ACCESSMET( toolTipText, setToolTipText )
-	ACCESSMET( toolTipBase, setToolTipBase )
 
 
 QPalette LmmsPalette::palette() const
@@ -90,8 +86,6 @@ QPalette LmmsPalette::palette() const
 	pal.setColor( QPalette::Shadow, 			shadow() );	
 	pal.setColor( QPalette::Highlight, 			highlight() );	
 	pal.setColor( QPalette::HighlightedText, 	highlightedText() );
-	pal.setBrush( QPalette::ToolTipText,		QBrush( toolTipText() ) );
-	pal.setBrush( QPalette::ToolTipBase,		QBrush( toolTipBase() ) );  
 	return pal;
 }