diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.cpp
index 050c8b3ba3..3be9277de7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ SketcherGeneralWidget::SketcherGeneralWidget(QWidget *parent)
             this, SIGNAL(emitToggleAutoconstraints(int)));
     connect(ui->renderingOrder->model(), SIGNAL(layoutChanged()),
             this, SLOT(renderOrderChanged()));
-    connect(ui->checkBoxHideDrivenConstraints, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)),
-            this, SLOT(constraintcheckboxes_stateChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui->checkBoxHideDrivingConstraints, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)),
-            this, SLOT(constraintcheckboxes_stateChanged(int)));
 }
 
 SketcherGeneralWidget::~SketcherGeneralWidget()
@@ -112,9 +108,6 @@ void SketcherGeneralWidget::loadSettings()
     newItem->setData(Qt::UserRole, QVariant(lowid));
     newItem->setText(lowid==1?tr("Normal Geometry"):lowid==2?tr("Construction Geometry"):tr("External Geometry"));
     ui->renderingOrder->insertItem(2,newItem);
-    
-    ui->checkBoxHideDrivenConstraints->onRestore();
-    ui->checkBoxHideDrivingConstraints->onRestore();
 }
 
 void SketcherGeneralWidget::toggleGridView(bool on)
@@ -162,14 +155,6 @@ void SketcherGeneralWidget::renderOrderChanged()
     emitrenderOrderChanged();
 }
 
-void SketcherGeneralWidget::constraintcheckboxes_stateChanged(int state)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(state);
-    emithideconstraints(ui->checkBoxHideDrivingConstraints->isChecked(),ui->checkBoxHideDrivenConstraints->isChecked());
-    ui->checkBoxHideDrivenConstraints->onSave();
-    ui->checkBoxHideDrivingConstraints->onSave();
-}
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 TaskSketcherGeneral::TaskSketcherGeneral(ViewProviderSketch *sketchView)
@@ -202,13 +187,9 @@ TaskSketcherGeneral::TaskSketcherGeneral(ViewProviderSketch *sketchView)
     
     QObject::connect(
         widget, SIGNAL(emitrenderOrderChanged()),
-        this  , SLOT  (renderOrderChanged())
+                     this  , SLOT  (renderOrderChanged())
     );
     
-    QObject::connect(
-        widget, SIGNAL(emithideconstraints(bool,bool)),
-        this  , SLOT  (hideconstraints(bool,bool))
-    );
 
     Gui::Selection().Attach(this);
     widget->loadSettings();
@@ -261,9 +242,4 @@ void TaskSketcherGeneral::renderOrderChanged()
     sketchView->updateColor();
 }
 
-void TaskSketcherGeneral::hideconstraints(bool hidedriving, bool hidedriven)
-{
-    sketchView->showConstraints(hidedriving,hidedriven);
-}
-
 #include "moc_TaskSketcherGeneral.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.h
index 32a2c433ef..3aea413478 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.h
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void emitSetGridSize(double);
     void emitToggleAutoconstraints(int);
     void emitrenderOrderChanged();
-    void emithideconstraints(bool,bool);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void toggleGridView(bool on);
     void setGridSize(double val);
     void toggleGridSnap(int state);
     void renderOrderChanged();
-    void constraintcheckboxes_stateChanged(int state);
 
 protected:
     void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void toggleGridSnap(int state);
     void toggleAutoconstraints(int state);
     void renderOrderChanged();
-    void hideconstraints(bool hidedriving, bool hidedriven);
 
 private:
     ViewProviderSketch *sketchView;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.ui b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.ui
index df9083b69f..3d149cf744 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherGeneral.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>229</width>
-    <height>284</height>
+    <width>194</width>
+    <height>228</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -80,32 +80,6 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxHideDrivingConstraints">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Hide driving constraints</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-      <cstring>HideDrivingConstraints</cstring>
-     </property>
-     <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-      <cstring>Mod/Sketcher</cstring>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxHideDrivenConstraints">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Hide reference constraints</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-      <cstring>HideDrivenConstraints</cstring>
-     </property>
-     <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-      <cstring>Mod/Sketcher</cstring>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
      <property name="text">
@@ -134,11 +108,6 @@
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>Gui::PrefCheckBox</class>
-   <extends>QCheckBox</extends>
-   <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index a51d084716..d8a49760d5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -4797,8 +4797,8 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::rebuildConstraintsVisual(void)
     SoSwitch *drivingsw = new SoSwitch();
     SoSwitch *drivensw = new SoSwitch();
     
-    drivingsw->whichChild = hGrpp->GetBool("HideDrivingConstraints", false)?SO_SWITCH_NONE:SO_SWITCH_ALL;
-    drivensw->whichChild = hGrpp->GetBool("HideDrivenConstraints", false)?SO_SWITCH_NONE:SO_SWITCH_ALL;
+    drivingsw->whichChild = hGrpp->GetBool("DrivingConstraintsVisible", true)?SO_SWITCH_ALL:SO_SWITCH_NONE;
+    drivensw->whichChild = hGrpp->GetBool("DrivenConstraintsVisible", true)?SO_SWITCH_ALL:SO_SWITCH_NONE;
     
     drivingsw->ref();
     drivensw->ref();
@@ -5890,19 +5890,9 @@ Base::Placement ViewProviderSketch::getPlacement() {
     return Plz;
 }
 
-void ViewProviderSketch::showRestoreInformationLayer() 
-{
+void ViewProviderSketch::showRestoreInformationLayer() {
 
     visibleInformationChanged = true ;
     draw(false,false);
 }
 
-void ViewProviderSketch::showConstraints(bool hidedriving, bool hidedriven)
-{
-    SoSwitch *drivingsw = static_cast<SoSwitch *>(edit->constrGroup->getChild(0));
-    SoSwitch *drivensw = static_cast<SoSwitch *>(edit->constrGroup->getChild(1));
-    
-    drivingsw->whichChild = hidedriving?SO_SWITCH_NONE:SO_SWITCH_ALL;
-    drivensw->whichChild = hidedriven?SO_SWITCH_NONE:SO_SWITCH_ALL;
-}
-
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
index 7676d1f167..995bdc6186 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ public:
     /// Show/Hide nodes from information layer
     void showRestoreInformationLayer();
     
-    /// Show/Hide constraints
-    void showConstraints(bool hidedriving = false, bool hidedriven = false);
-    
     /** @name handler control */
     //@{
     /// sets an DrawSketchHandler in control