diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 36f417ff0..49d28f6ba 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -2750,9 +2750,6 @@ detectorSettings slsDetector::setSettings( detectorSettings isettings, int imod)
 	  setModule(*myMod);
 	}
       }
-      //setting the gain for the dacs,read from the settings
-      if (thisDetector->myDetectorType==GOTTHARD)
-	setDAC(thisDetector->confGain,G_CONF_GAIN);
     }
   }
   deleteModule(myMod);
@@ -5728,22 +5725,6 @@ string slsDetector::executeLine(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
        sprintf(answer,"%f",setDAC(-1,TEMPERATURE_FPGA));
        return string(answer);
       }
-      /* GOTTHARD CONFGAIN */ 
-      else if (var=="confgain") {
-       if (action==PUT_ACTION) {
-         sscanf(args[1],"%f",&fval);
-         setDAC(fval,G_CONF_GAIN );
-       }
-       int val=setDAC(-1,G_CONF_GAIN);
-       switch(val){
-       case 1:strcpy(answer,"lower gain");break;
-       case 2:strcpy(answer,"medium gain");break;
-       case 3:strcpy(answer,"high gain");break;
-       case 4:strcpy(answer,"very high gain");break;
-       default:strcpy(answer,"Unknown value");break;
-       }
-       return string(answer);
-      }
 
   //timers
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h
index 8a069dacb..f00d5d78b 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h
@@ -311,13 +311,10 @@ typedef  struct sharedSlsDetector {
 
 
   /*extra gotthard members*/
-    /** is the ip address of the client for gotthard; read from settings file **/
+    /** is the ip address of the client for gotthard; read from configuration file **/
     char clientIPAddress[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
-    /** is the mac address of the client for gotthard; read from settings file **/
+    /** is the mac address of the client for gotthard; read from configuration file **/
     char clientMacAddress[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
-    /** gain for gotthard read from settings file**/
-    int confGain;
-
 
 } sharedSlsDetector;