diff --git a/src/core/UBSetting.cpp b/src/core/UBSetting.cpp
index 47b70cdf..8cedb8f0 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSetting.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBSetting.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ UBSetting::UBSetting(UBSettings* owner, const QString& pDomain, const QString& p
         mPath(pDomain + "/" + pKey), 
         mDefaultValue(pDefaultValue)
 {
-    //NOOP
+    get(); // force caching of the setting
 }
 
 UBSetting::~UBSetting()
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
index 85683459..7901f8b1 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ UBSettings* UBSettings::settings()
 {
     if (!sSingleton) {
         sSingleton = new UBSettings(qApp);
-        sSingleton->load();
     }
     return sSingleton;
 }
@@ -492,24 +491,6 @@ void UBSettings::save()
     qDebug() << "User settings saved";
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Force load all settings, to cut down on subsequent file access
- */
-void UBSettings::load()
-{
-    qDebug() << "Loading all settings";
-
-    QStringList keyList = mUserSettings->allKeys() + sAppSettings->allKeys();
-
-    keyList.removeDuplicates();
-
-    foreach(const QString& key, keyList) {
-        value(key);
-        // value() actually handles saving the value to the queue, so
-        // we don't need to do it here
-    }
-}
-
 int UBSettings::penWidthIndex()
 {
     return value("Board/PenLineWidthIndex", 0).toInt();
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.h b/src/core/UBSettings.h
index f395a70f..900c1d8c 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.h
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class UBSettings : public QObject
         void ValidateKeyboardPaletteKeyBtnSize();
         void closing();
         void save();
-        void load();
 
         int penWidthIndex();