diff --git a/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp b/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp
--- a/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp
+++ b/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp
@@ -340,64 +340,6 @@
 
     }
 
-    if (exportColors)
-    {
-        t << "style \"default\"" << endl;
-        t << "{" << endl;
-        t << "  bg[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Window ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  bg[SELECTED] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Highlight) ) << endl;
-        t << "  bg[INSENSITIVE] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Window ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  bg[ACTIVE] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Mid ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  bg[PRELIGHT] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Window ) ) << endl;
-        t << endl;
-        t << "  base[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Base ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  base[SELECTED] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Highlight) ) << endl;
-        t << "  base[INSENSITIVE] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Window ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  base[ACTIVE] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Highlight) ) << endl;
-        t << "  base[PRELIGHT] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Highlight) ) << endl;
-        t << endl;
-        t << "  text[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Text) ) << endl;
-        t << "  text[SELECTED] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::HighlightedText) ) << endl;
-        t << "  text[INSENSITIVE] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Mid ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  text[ACTIVE] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::HighlightedText) ) << endl;
-        t << "  text[PRELIGHT] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::HighlightedText) ) << endl;
-        t << endl;
-        t << "  fg[NORMAL] = " << color ( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::WindowText ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  fg[SELECTED] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::HighlightedText) ) << endl;
-        t << "  fg[INSENSITIVE] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::Mid ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  fg[ACTIVE] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::WindowText ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  fg[PRELIGHT] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::Active, QPalette::WindowText ) ) << endl;
-        t << "}" << endl;
-        t << endl;
-        t << "class \"*\" style \"default\"" << endl;
-        t << endl;
-
-        // tooltips don't have the standard background color
-        t << "style \"ToolTip\"" << endl;
-        t << "{" << endl;
-        t << "  bg[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::ToolTipBase ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  base[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::ToolTipBase ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  text[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::ToolTipText ) ) << endl;
-        t << "  fg[NORMAL] = " << color( cg.color( QPalette::ToolTipText ) ) << endl;
-        t << "}" << endl;
-        t << endl;
-        t << "widget \"gtk-tooltip\" style \"ToolTip\"" << endl;
-        t << "widget \"gtk-tooltips\" style \"ToolTip\"" << endl;
-        t << "widget \"gtk-tooltip*\" style \"ToolTip\"" << endl;
-        t << endl;
-
-
-        // highlight the current (mouse-hovered) menu-item
-        // not every button, checkbox, etc.
-        t << "style \"MenuItem\"" << endl;
-        t << "{" << endl;
-        t << "  bg[PRELIGHT] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::Highlight) ) << endl;
-        t << "  fg[PRELIGHT] = " << color( cg.color(QPalette::HighlightedText) ) << endl;
-        t << "}" << endl;
-        t << endl;
-        t << "class \"*MenuItem\" style \"MenuItem\"" << endl;
-        t << endl;
-    }
     saveFile.commit();
 }