diff --git a/Hotkeys.cs b/Hotkeys.cs
index 61fc31c..4d2db55 100644
--- a/Hotkeys.cs
+++ b/Hotkeys.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ private ScreenshotTask GetParamteresFromUI()
                     _settings.canvasSizeCheckbox,
                     _settings.canvasWidth,
                     _settings.canvasHeight,
-                    _settings.optimizeVistaCheckbox,
                     _settings.cropModeKeepCenteredButton);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Screenshot.cs b/Screenshot.cs
index e9ff7b4..1b62320 100644
--- a/Screenshot.cs
+++ b/Screenshot.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ internal struct ScreenshotTask
         public bool SaveInactiveDark;
         public bool SaveInactiveLight;
         public bool SaveInactiveTransparent;
-        public bool OptimizeVista;
         public bool CropMode;
         public bool SaveMask;
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public ScreenshotTask(IntPtr window, bool clipboard, string file,
                               bool saveInactiveLight, bool saveMask, bool saveActiveTransparent,
                               bool saveInactiveTransparent,
                               bool canvas, int canvasX, int canvasY,
-                              bool optimizeVista, bool cropMode)
+                              bool cropMode)
         {
             WindowHandle = window;
             ClipboardNotDisk = clipboard;
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ public ScreenshotTask(IntPtr window, bool clipboard, string file,
             SaveInactiveLight = saveInactiveLight;
             SaveInactiveTransparent = saveInactiveTransparent;
             SaveMask = saveMask;
-            OptimizeVista = optimizeVista;
             CropMode = cropMode;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Settings.cs b/Settings.cs
index f628e3e..7e77c7f 100644
--- a/Settings.cs
+++ b/Settings.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class Settings
         public bool saveMaskCheckbox;
         public bool saveActiveTransparentCheckbox;
         public bool saveInactiveTransparentCheckbox;
-        public bool optimizeVistaCheckbox;
         public bool cropModeRemoveAllButton;
         public bool cropModeKeepCenteredButton;
         public int hotkeyKey = 44;
@@ -179,11 +178,6 @@ public Settings()
             else
                 saveInactiveTransparentCheckbox = VersionHelpers.HasAeroTransparency();
 
-            /*if ((value = _registryKey.GetValue("OptimizeVista")) != null && value.GetType() == (typeof(int)))
-                optimizeVistaCheckbox = ((int)value & 1) == 1;
-            else
-                optimizeVistaCheckbox = (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major == 6 && Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor == 0) ? true : false;*/
-
             if ((value = _registryKey.GetValue("HotkeyKey")) != null && value.GetType() == (typeof(int)))
                 hotkeyKey = (int)value;