diff --git a/src/preferences/input/KeyboardSettings.cpp b/src/preferences/input/KeyboardSettings.cpp
index 84b7eb696e..1c99f3f6cf 100644
--- a/src/preferences/input/KeyboardSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/input/KeyboardSettings.cpp
@@ -26,33 +26,11 @@ KeyboardSettings::KeyboardSettings()
 		fSettings.key_repeat_delay = kb_default_key_repeat_delay;
 
 	fOriginalSettings = fSettings;
-
-	BPath path;
-	BFile file;
-
-	status_t status = find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &path);
-	if (status == B_OK) {
-		status = path.Append(kb_settings_file);
-		if (status == B_OK)
-			status = file.SetTo(path.Path(), B_READ_ONLY);
-	}
 }
 
 
 KeyboardSettings::~KeyboardSettings()
 {
-	BPath path;
-	BFile file;
-
-	if (find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &path) < B_OK)
-		return;
-
-	if (path.Append(kb_settings_file) < B_OK)
-		return;
-
-	// be careful: don't create the file if it doesn't already exist
-	if (file.SetTo(path.Path(), B_WRITE_ONLY) < B_OK)
-		return;
 }