diff --git a/src/Monitor.vala b/src/Monitor.vala
index 3dc481cb..5a71ae5f 100644
--- a/src/Monitor.vala
+++ b/src/Monitor.vala
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ namespace Monitor {
 
             Appearance.set_prefered_style ();
 
-            // Controls the direction of the sort indicators
-            Gtk.Settings.get_default ().set ("gtk-alternative-sort-arrows", true, null);
-
             if (settings.get_boolean ("indicator-state")) {
                 held = true;
                 hold ();