diff --git a/app/edit/app_defaults.php b/app/edit/app_defaults.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 30230dcaa6..0000000000
--- a/app/edit/app_defaults.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-if ($domains_processed == 1) {
-
-	//define array of editor settings
-		$x = 0;
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_category'] = 'editor';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_subcategory'] = 'font_size';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_name'] = 'text';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_value'] = '14px';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_description'] = 'Set the default text size for Editor.';
-		$x++;
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_category'] = 'editor';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_subcategory'] = 'indent_guides';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_name'] = 'boolean';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_value'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_description'] = 'Set the default visibility of indent guides for Editor.';
-		$x++;
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_category'] = 'editor';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_subcategory'] = 'invisibles';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_name'] = 'boolean';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_value'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_description'] = 'Set the default state of invisible characters for Editor.';
-		$x++;
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_category'] = 'editor';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_subcategory'] = 'line_numbers';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_name'] = 'boolean';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_value'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_description'] = 'Set the default visibility of line numbers for Editor.';
-		$x++;
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_category'] = 'editor';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_subcategory'] = 'live_previews';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_name'] = 'boolean';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_value'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_description'] = 'Enable or disable live previewing of syntax, text size and theme changes.';
-		$x++;
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_category'] = 'editor';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_subcategory'] = 'theme';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_name'] = 'text';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_value'] = 'Cobalt';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array[$x]['default_setting_description'] = 'Set the default theme.';
-
-	//get an array of the default settings
-		$sql = "select * from v_default_settings ";
-		$sql .= "where default_setting_category = 'editor' ";
-		$prep_statement = $db->prepare($sql);
-		$prep_statement->execute();
-		$default_settings = $prep_statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NAMED);
-		unset ($prep_statement, $sql);
-
-	//find the missing default settings
-		$x = 0;
-		foreach ($array as $setting) {
-			$found = false;
-			$missing[$x] = $setting;
-			foreach ($default_settings as $row) {
-				if (trim($row['default_setting_subcategory']) == trim($setting['default_setting_subcategory'])) {
-					$found = true;
-					//remove items from the array that were found
-					unset($missing[$x]);
-				}
-			}
-			$x++;
-		}
-
-	//add the missing default settings
-		if (count($missing) > 0) foreach ($missing as $row) {
-			//add the default settings
-			$orm = new orm;
-			$orm->name('default_settings');
-			$orm->save($row);
-			$message = $orm->message;
-			unset($orm);
-			//print_r($message);
-		}
-		unset($missing);
-
-	//unset the array variable
-		unset($array);
-
-}
-
-?>
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