diff --git a/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.cpp b/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.cpp
index ad3df7536b..4810ed75ed 100644
--- a/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <ft2build.h>
-#include FT_CONFIG_OPTIONS_H
-	// for detected the availablility of subpixel anti-aliasing
-
 #include <Box.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
 #include <LayoutBuilder.h>
@@ -114,21 +110,6 @@ AntialiasingSettingsView::AntialiasingSettingsView(const char* name)
 	fHintingMenuField->SetEnabled(false);
 #endif
 
-#ifndef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING
-	// subpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel
-	// TODO: Replace with layout friendly constructor once available.
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel
-		= new BTextView("unavailable label");
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel->SetText(B_TRANSLATE(
-		"Subpixel based anti-aliasing in combination with glyph hinting is not "
-		"available in this build of Haiku to avoid possible patent issues. To "
-		"enable this feature, you have to build Haiku yourself and enable "
-		"certain options in the libfreetype configuration header."));
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel->SetViewUIColor(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel->MakeEditable(false);
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel->MakeSelectable(false);
-#endif // !FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING
-
 	BLayoutBuilder::Grid<>(this, B_USE_DEFAULT_SPACING, B_USE_DEFAULT_SPACING)
 	// controls pane
 		.Add(fHintingMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 0)
@@ -139,19 +120,12 @@ AntialiasingSettingsView::AntialiasingSettingsView(const char* name)
 
 		.Add(fAverageWeightControl, 0, 2, 2)
 
-#ifndef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING
-		// hinting+subpixel unavailable info
-		.Add(fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel, 0, 3, 2)
-#else
-		.Add(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue(), 0, 3, 2)
-#endif
 		.AddGlue(0, 4)
 		.SetInsets(B_USE_WINDOW_SPACING);
 
 	_SetCurrentAntialiasing();
 	_SetCurrentHinting();
 	_SetCurrentAverageWeight();
-	_UpdateColors();
 }
 
 
@@ -219,14 +193,6 @@ AntialiasingSettingsView::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			Window()->PostMessage(kMsgUpdate);
 			break;
 		}
-		case B_COLORS_UPDATED:
-		{
-			if (msg->HasColor(ui_color_name(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR))
-				|| msg->HasColor(ui_color_name(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR))) {
-				_UpdateColors();
-			}
-			break;
-		}
 		default:
 			BView::MessageReceived(msg);
 	}
@@ -322,23 +288,6 @@ AntialiasingSettingsView::_SetCurrentAverageWeight()
 }
 
 
-void
-AntialiasingSettingsView::_UpdateColors()
-{
-#ifndef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING
-	rgb_color infoColor = disable_color(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR),
-		ui_color(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR));
-
-	BFont font;
-	uint32 mode = 0;
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel->GetFontAndColor(&font, &mode);
-	font.SetFace(B_ITALIC_FACE);
-	fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel->SetFontAndColor(&font, mode,
-		&infoColor);
-#endif
-}
-
-
 void
 AntialiasingSettingsView::SetDefaults()
 {
diff --git a/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.h b/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.h
index ed7cb32a02..520579fed8 100644
--- a/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.h
+++ b/src/preferences/appearance/AntialiasingSettingsView.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ private:
 			void			_BuildHintingMenu();
 			void			_SetCurrentHinting();
 			void			_SetCurrentAverageWeight();
-			void			_UpdateColors();
 
 protected:
 			float			fDivider;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ protected:
 			BMenuField*		fHintingMenuField;
 			BPopUpMenu*		fHintingMenu;
 			BSlider*		fAverageWeightControl;
-			BTextView*		fSubpixelAntialiasingDisabledLabel;
 
 			bool			fSavedSubpixelAntialiasing;
 			bool			fCurrentSubpixelAntialiasing;
diff --git a/src/preferences/appearance/Jamfile b/src/preferences/appearance/Jamfile
index 5bbe71f1b4..2ebfbe4993 100644
--- a/src/preferences/appearance/Jamfile
+++ b/src/preferences/appearance/Jamfile
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src preferences appearance ;
 AddSubDirSupportedPlatforms libbe_test ;
 
 UsePrivateHeaders app interface [ FDirName servers app ] ;
-UseBuildFeatureHeaders freetype ;
-
-Includes [ FGristFiles AntialiasingSettingsView.cpp ]
-	: [ BuildFeatureAttribute freetype : headers ] ;
 
 Preference Appearance :
 	APRMain.cpp