diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
index 5f7aa495d8..f27ef5be0f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ void SketcherSettings::saveSettings()
     ui->checkBoxNotifyConstraintSubstitutions->onSave();
     form->saveSettings();
 
-    ParameterGrp::handle hViewGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
-    int markerSize = ui->EditSketcherMarkerSize->itemData(ui->EditSketcherMarkerSize->currentIndex()).toInt();
-    hViewGrp->SetInt("EditSketcherMarkerSize", markerSize);
-
     ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Part");
     QVariant data = ui->comboBox->itemData(ui->comboBox->currentIndex());
     int pattern = data.toInt();
@@ -136,16 +132,6 @@ void SketcherSettings::loadSettings()
     ui->checkBoxNotifyConstraintSubstitutions->onRestore();
     form->loadSettings();
 
-    std::list<int> sizes = Gui::Inventor::MarkerBitmaps::getSupportedSizes("CIRCLE_FILLED");
-    for (std::list<int>::iterator it = sizes.begin(); it != sizes.end(); ++it)
-        ui->EditSketcherMarkerSize->addItem(tr("%1 px").arg(*it), *it);
-    ParameterGrp::handle hViewGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
-    int markerSize = hViewGrp->GetInt("EditSketcherMarkerSize", 7);
-    int markerIndex = ui->EditSketcherMarkerSize->findData(QVariant(markerSize));
-    if (markerIndex < 0)
-        markerIndex = 1;
-    ui->EditSketcherMarkerSize->setCurrentIndex(markerIndex);
-
     ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Part");
     int pattern = hGrp->GetInt("GridLinePattern", 0x0f0f);
     int index = ui->comboBox->findData(QVariant(pattern));
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui
index ce1cf3b6d8..ad9fbf52e6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui
@@ -55,27 +55,14 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_marker">
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>182</width>
-          <height>0</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Marker size</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
+      <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
         <property name="currentIndex">
          <number>-1</number>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="dialogOnDistanceConstraint">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Ask for value after creating a distance constraint</string>
@@ -91,17 +78,14 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Grid line pattern</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
-       <widget class="QComboBox" name="EditSketcherMarkerSize"/>
-      </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="continueMode">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Geometry Creation &quot;Continue Mode&quot;</string>
@@ -117,7 +101,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="constraintMode">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Constraint Creation &quot;Continue Mode&quot; (Experimental)</string>
@@ -133,7 +117,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>true</bool>
@@ -280,7 +264,7 @@
         </layout>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_5">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>true</bool>
@@ -335,14 +319,14 @@
         </layout>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Segments per geometry</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="1">
+      <item row="2" column="1">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="SegmentsPerGeometry">
         <property name="minimum">
          <number>50</number>
@@ -424,7 +408,6 @@
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>EditSketcherFontSize</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>EditSketcherMarkerSize</tabstop>
   <tabstop>comboBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>dialogOnDistanceConstraint</tabstop>
   <tabstop>continueMode</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherValidation.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherValidation.cpp
index 378ebf5d7c..51bb5a3a8a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherValidation.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/TaskSketcherValidation.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <Gui/Application.h>
 #include <Gui/ViewProvider.h>
 #include <Gui/WaitCursor.h>
+#include <Gui/Inventor/MarkerBitmaps.h>
 
 using namespace SketcherGui;
 using namespace Gui::TaskView;
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ void SketcherValidation::showPoints(const std::vector<Base::Vector3d>& pts)
     SoBaseColor * markcol = new SoBaseColor();
     markcol->rgb.setValue(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
     SoMarkerSet* marker = new SoMarkerSet();
-    marker->markerIndex=SoMarkerSet::PLUS_9_9;
+    marker->markerIndex=Gui::Inventor::MarkerBitmaps::getMarkerIndex("PLUS", App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")->GetInt("MarkerSize", 9));
     pointsep->addChild(markcol);
     pointsep->addChild(marker);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index ebe3a23f53..00a6a76f37 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -5336,7 +5336,7 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::setEdit(int ModNum)
     edit = new EditData();
 
     ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
-    edit->MarkerSize = hGrp->GetInt("EditSketcherMarkerSize", 7);
+    edit->MarkerSize = hGrp->GetInt("MarkerSize", 7);
 
     createEditInventorNodes();