diff --git a/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml b/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml
index 68adc021..961917ff 100644
--- a/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.gschema.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
     <value nick='manual' value='2'/>
   </enum>
 
-  <enum id="ColorSchemes">
-    <value nick='no-preference' value='0'/>
-    <value nick='dark' value='1'/>
-    <value nick='light' value='2'/>
-  </enum>
-
   <schema path="/io/elementary/settings-daemon/prefers-color-scheme/" id="io.elementary.settings-daemon.prefers-color-scheme">
     <key enum="PreferDarkScheduleType" name="prefer-dark-schedule">
       <default>'disabled'</default>
@@ -47,11 +41,4 @@
       <description></description>
     </key>
   </schema>
-  <schema path="/org/freedesktop/" id="org.freedesktop">
-    <key enum="ColorSchemes" name="prefers-color-scheme">
-      <default>'no-preference'</default>
-      <summary>Prefers color scheme</summary>
-      <description>The user's preferred visual style for the user interface.</description>
-    </key>
-  </schema>
 </schemalist>
diff --git a/src/Backends/PrefersColorSchemeSettings.vala b/src/Backends/PrefersColorSchemeSettings.vala
index 001a9b37..8bcef1e6 100644
--- a/src/Backends/PrefersColorSchemeSettings.vala
+++ b/src/Backends/PrefersColorSchemeSettings.vala
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ public class SettingsDaemon.Backends.PrefersColorSchemeSettings : Object {
 
     construct {
         color_settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.settings-daemon.prefers-color-scheme");
-        var desktop_settings = new Settings ("org.freedesktop");
-        var granite_settings = Granite.Settings.get_default ();
 
         var schedule = color_settings.get_string ("prefer-dark-schedule");
         if (schedule == "sunset-to-sunrise") {
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ public class SettingsDaemon.Backends.PrefersColorSchemeSettings : Object {
         }
 
         color_settings.changed["prefer-dark-schedule"].connect (update_timer);
-        desktop_settings.bind ("prefers-color-scheme", granite_settings, "prefers-color-scheme", SettingsBindFlags.SET);
 
         update_timer ();
     }