diff --git a/applications/admin/controllers/default.py b/applications/admin/controllers/default.py
index 64d3aec5..5963d260 100644
--- a/applications/admin/controllers/default.py
+++ b/applications/admin/controllers/default.py
@@ -571,16 +571,7 @@ def edit():
     if not(request.ajax) and not(is_mobile):
         # return the scaffolding, the rest will be through ajax requests
         response.title = T('Editing %s') % app
-        editarea_preferences = {}
-        editarea_preferences['FONT_SIZE'] = '10'
-        editarea_preferences['FULL_SCREEN'] = 'false'
-        editarea_preferences['ALLOW_TOGGLE'] = 'true'
-        editarea_preferences['REPLACE_TAB_BY_SPACES'] = '4'
-        editarea_preferences['DISPLAY'] = 'onload'
-        for key in editarea_preferences:
-            if key in globals():
-                editarea_preferences[key] = globals()[key]
-        return response.render ('default/edit.html', dict(app=request.args[0], editor_settings=preferences, editarea_preferences=editarea_preferences))
+        return response.render ('default/edit.html', dict(app=request.args[0], editor_settings=preferences))
 
     # show settings tab and save prefernces
     if 'settings' in request.vars:
diff --git a/applications/admin/models/0.py b/applications/admin/models/0.py
index a6cc1940..669ffd27 100644
--- a/applications/admin/models/0.py
+++ b/applications/admin/models/0.py
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@ WEB2PY_VERSION_URL = WEB2PY_URL + '/examples/default/version'
 # the user-interface feature that allows you to edit files in your web
 # browser.
 
-# Displays the editor in full screen mode. The value must be 'true' or 'false'
-FULL_SCREEN = 'false'
-
-# Display a check box under the editor to allow the user to switch
-# between the editor and a simple
-# HTML text area. The value must be 'true' or 'false'
-ALLOW_TOGGLE = 'true'
-
-# Replaces tab characters with space characters.
-# The value can be 'false' (meaning that tabs are not replaced),
-# or an integer > 0 that specifies the number of spaces to replace a tab with.
-REPLACE_TAB_BY_SPACES = 4
-
-# Toggle on/off the code editor instead of textarea on startup
-DISPLAY = "onload" or "later"
-
 # if demo mode is True then admin works readonly and does not require login
 DEMO_MODE = False
 
diff --git a/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/amy_ajax.html b/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/amy_ajax.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 718d27ed..00000000
--- a/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/amy_ajax.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-<style>
-.acw-chap pre, .acw-chap pre span,  span.acw-char-check, .acw-chap .selection-area div
-{
-    font:11px 'Courier', monospaced;
-    line-height:11px;
-    margin:0;
-    padding:0;
-    border:0;
-}
-
-.acw-chap .wrapped-row
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-wrapped-row.gif');
-	background-repeat:no-repeat;
-	background-position:25px 4px;
-}
-.acw-chap .sidebar
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-bg-sidebar.gif');
-	line-height:11px;
-}
-.acw-chap .sidebar .row-number
-{
-    text-align:right;
-    font-size:9px;
-    font-family:'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-    color:#999;
-}
-
-.acw-chap .folding-expand-inner
-{
-	width:14px;
-	height:10px;
-	margin-left:2px;
-	display:inline;
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-folding-expand-inner.gif');
-}
-.acw-chap .folding-expand
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-folding-expand.gif');
-}
-.acw-chap .folding-start
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-folding-start.gif');
-}
-.acw-chap .folding-stop
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-folding-stop.gif');
-}
-.acw-chap .bookmark-default
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/chap-bookmark-default.gif');
-}
-.acw-chap .void
-{
-	background-image:url('{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy')}}/void.gif');
-}
-</style>
-<script src="{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy/eamy.js')}}" type="text/javascript"></script>
-<script src="{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='js/jquery.hotkeys.js')}}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
-{{if request.args[1]=="views":}}
-<script src="{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy/bundle_markup.js')}}" type="text/javascript"></script>
-{{else:}}
-<script src="{{=URL(r=request,c='static',f='eamy/bundle_python.js')}}" type="text/javascript"></script>
-{{pass}}
-<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript" src="/{{=request.application}}/static/js/ajax_editor.js"></script>
-
-<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
-jQuery(document).ready(function(){
-   setTimeout("keepalive('{{=URL('keepalive')}}')",10000);
-
-});
-jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'alt+f1',function (evt){
-        doClickSave();
-});
-</script>
-