diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-drafttexts.ui b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-drafttexts.ui
index 9f8d462ebe..eb8f353af6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-drafttexts.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-drafttexts.ui
@@ -389,40 +389,6 @@ such as &quot;Arial:Bold&quot;</string>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_16">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_14">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Text orientation</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefComboBox" name="gui::prefcombobox_3">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>This is the orientation of the dimension texts when those dimensions are vertical. Default is left, which is the ISO standard.</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>dimorientation</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>Mod/Draft</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Left (ISO standard)</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Right</string>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
       <item>
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
         <item>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draftvisual.ui b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draftvisual.ui
index 6019fc04d1..02baf29fcb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draftvisual.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draftvisual.ui
@@ -112,26 +112,6 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="gui::prefcheckbox">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Check this if you want to use the color/linewidth from the toolbar as default</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Save current color and linewidth across sessions</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>saveonexit</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>Mod/Draft</cstring>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
       <item>
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_12">
         <item>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py
index c13d10091f..7b8deeaa5b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def get_param_type(param):
         `'bool'`, `'unsigned'`, depending on the parameter.
         It returns `None` for unhandled situations.
     """
-    if param in ("dimsymbol", "dimPrecision", "dimorientation",
+    if param in ("dimsymbol", "dimPrecision",
                  "precision", "defaultWP", "snapRange", "gridEvery",
                  "linewidth", "modconstrain", "modsnap",
                  "maxSnapEdges", "modalt", "HatchPatternResolution",
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def get_param_type(param):
                    "dimovershoot", "extovershoot", "HatchPatternSize"):
         return "float"
     elif param in ("selectBaseObjects", "alwaysSnap", "grid",
-                   "fillmode", "saveonexit", "maxSnap",
+                   "fillmode", "maxSnap",
                    "SvgLinesBlack", "dxfStdSize", "showSnapBar",
                    "hideSnapBar", "alwaysShowGrid", "renderPolylineWidth",
                    "showPlaneTracker", "UsePartPrimitives",