diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/cmbOutlineTypeChoser.py b/manuskript/ui/views/cmbOutlineTypeChoser.py
index 41842f1..b8e1992 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/cmbOutlineTypeChoser.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/cmbOutlineTypeChoser.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class cmbOutlineTypeChoser(QComboBox):
 
     def updateItems(self):
         self.clear()
-        types = welcome.defaultTextType()
+        types = []
 
         for t in types:
             self.addItem(QIcon.fromTheme(t[2]), t[1], t[0])
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/welcome.py b/manuskript/ui/welcome.py
index ae8739b..1dbc0ff 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/welcome.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/welcome.py
@@ -193,15 +193,6 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
             ], "Non-fiction")
         ]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def defaultTextType(cls):
-        return [
-            ("t2t",  qApp.translate("Welcome", "Txt2Tags"), "text-x-generic"),
-            ("html", qApp.translate("Welcome", "Rich Text (html)"), "text-html"),
-            ("txt",  qApp.translate("Welcome", "Plain Text"), "text-x-generic"),
-            ("md",   qApp.translate("Welcome", "Multi-Markdown"), "text-x-generic"),
-        ]
-
     def changeTemplate(self, item, column):
         template = [i for i in self.templates() if i[0] == item.text(0)]
         self.btnCreate.setText(self.btnCreateText)
@@ -343,11 +334,6 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
             sub = QTreeWidgetItem(item, [f[:-4]])
             sub.setData(0, Qt.UserRole, f)
 
-        # Populates default text type
-        self.cmbDefaultType.clear()
-        for t in self.defaultTextType():
-            self.cmbDefaultType.addItem(QIcon.fromTheme(t[2]), t[1], t[0])
-
         self.tree.expandAll()
 
     def loadDefaultDatas(self):
@@ -403,8 +389,7 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
         self.mw.mdlWorld = worldModel(self.mw)
 
         root = self.mw.mdlOutline.rootItem
-        _type = self.cmbDefaultType.currentData()
-        settings.defaultTextType = _type
+        _type = "md"
 
         def addElement(parent, datas):
             if len(datas) == 2 and datas[1][1] == None or \
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.py b/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.py
index f89ca22..a8e8387 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.py
@@ -78,15 +78,6 @@ class Ui_welcome(object):
         self.btnAddWC.setObjectName("btnAddWC")
         self.horizontalLayout_2.addWidget(self.btnAddWC)
         self.templateLayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_2)
-        self.horizontalLayout_3 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
-        self.horizontalLayout_3.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_3")
-        self.lblTotal_2 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.frame_2)
-        self.lblTotal_2.setObjectName("lblTotal_2")
-        self.horizontalLayout_3.addWidget(self.lblTotal_2)
-        self.cmbDefaultType = QtWidgets.QComboBox(self.frame_2)
-        self.cmbDefaultType.setObjectName("cmbDefaultType")
-        self.horizontalLayout_3.addWidget(self.cmbDefaultType)
-        self.templateLayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_3)
         self.horizontalLayout_23.addLayout(self.templateLayout)
         self.verticalLayout_32.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_23)
         self.line_4 = QtWidgets.QFrame(self.frame_2)
@@ -133,7 +124,6 @@ class Ui_welcome(object):
         self.tree.setSortingEnabled(__sortingEnabled)
         self.btnAddLevel.setText(_translate("welcome", "Add level"))
         self.btnAddWC.setText(_translate("welcome", "Add wordcount"))
-        self.lblTotal_2.setText(_translate("welcome", "Default text type:"))
         self.chkLoadLastProject.setText(_translate("welcome", "Next time, automatically open last project"))
         self.btnOpen.setText(_translate("welcome", "Open..."))
         self.btnRecent.setText(_translate("welcome", "Recent"))
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.ui b/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.ui
index 5b1c73d..fc07159 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/welcome_ui.ui
@@ -190,20 +190,6 @@
             </item>
            </layout>
           </item>
-          <item>
-           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="lblTotal_2">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Default text type:</string>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QComboBox" name="cmbDefaultType"/>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
        </layout>