diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 85e8a9568..b585f85ba 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void sigabrtHandler(int) {
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_GUI
 void useStyle(QApplication *app, QString style){
-  if(style != "default") {
+  if(!style.isEmpty()) {
     QApplication::setStyle(QStyleFactory::create(style));
   }
   if(app->style()->objectName() == "cleanlooks") {
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void useStyle(QApplication *app, QString style){
     qDebug("Forcing our own cleanlooks style");
     app->setStyle(new QGnomeLookStyle());
   }
+  Preferences::setStyle(app->style()->objectName());
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -249,8 +250,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   app = new QApplication(argc, argv);
 #endif
 #ifndef DISABLE_GUI
-  Preferences::setDefaultStyle(app->style()->objectName());
-  useStyle(app, settings.value("Preferences/General/Style", "default").toString());
+  useStyle(app, settings.value("Preferences/General/Style", "").toString());
   app->setStyleSheet("QStatusBar::item { border-width: 0; }");
   QSplashScreen *splash = 0;
   if(!no_splash) {
diff --git a/src/options_imp.cpp b/src/options_imp.cpp
index 5b8937f55..b00dc0f1e 100644
--- a/src/options_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/options_imp.cpp
@@ -291,11 +291,7 @@ void options_imp::changePage(QListWidgetItem *current, QListWidgetItem *previous
 }
 
 void options_imp::useStyle() {
-  if(comboStyle->currentIndex() == 0) {
-    QApplication::setStyle(Preferences::getDefaultStyle());
-  } else {
-    QApplication::setStyle(QStyleFactory::create(comboStyle->itemText(comboStyle->currentIndex())));
-  }
+  QApplication::setStyle(QStyleFactory::create(comboStyle->itemText(comboStyle->currentIndex())));
   if(QApplication::style()->objectName() == "cleanlooks") {
     // Force our own cleanlooks style
     qDebug("Forcing our own cleanlooks style");
@@ -539,18 +535,13 @@ int options_imp::getHTTPProxyType() const {
 }
 
 QString options_imp::getStyle() const{
-  if(comboStyle->currentIndex() == 0)
-    return "default";
-  else
-    return comboStyle->itemText(comboStyle->currentIndex());
+  return comboStyle->itemText(comboStyle->currentIndex());
 }
 
 void options_imp::setStyle(QString style) {
-  if(style != "default") {
-    int index = comboStyle->findText(style);
-    if(index > 0)
-      comboStyle->setCurrentIndex(index);
-  }
+  int index = comboStyle->findText(style, Qt::MatchFixedString);
+  if(index > 0)
+    comboStyle->setCurrentIndex(index);
 }
 
 bool options_imp::isHTTPProxyAuthEnabled() const{
diff --git a/src/preferences.h b/src/preferences.h
index 94d90858f..588355389 100644
--- a/src/preferences.h
+++ b/src/preferences.h
@@ -53,19 +53,14 @@ public:
     settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/Locale"), locale);
   }
 
-  static QString getDefaultStyle() {
-    QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
-    return settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/DefaultStyle"), "").toString();
-  }
-
-  static void setDefaultStyle(QString style) {
-    QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
-    settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/DefaultStyle"), style);
-  }
-
   static QString getStyle() {
     QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
-    return settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/Style"), "default").toString();
+    return settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/Style"), "").toString();
+  }
+
+  static void setStyle(QString style) {
+    QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+    settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/Style"), style);
   }
 
   static bool confirmOnExit() {
diff --git a/src/ui/options.ui b/src/ui/options.ui
index b06e48e13..acce3e4be 100644
--- a/src/ui/options.ui
+++ b/src/ui/options.ui
@@ -330,13 +330,7 @@
                    </widget>
                   </item>
                   <item>
-                   <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboStyle">
-                    <item>
-                     <property name="text">
-                      <string>System default</string>
-                     </property>
-                    </item>
-                   </widget>
+                   <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboStyle"/>
                   </item>
                   <item>
                    <spacer>