diff --git a/notmuchmailchecker.py b/notmuchmailchecker.py
index f150cd8..51e59b0 100644
--- a/notmuchmailchecker.py
+++ b/notmuchmailchecker.py
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ class NotmuchMailChecker(object):
     and "unread"
     """
     
-    settings =  {
-        'color': '#ff0000',
-        'servers': []
-    }
-
     db_path = ''
 
     def __init__(self, db_path):