diff --git a/src/migration.c b/src/migration.c
index 68acd419..d90fbc83 100644
--- a/src/migration.c
+++ b/src/migration.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ enum {
 #define GCONF_GLOBAL_PREFIX    GCONF_PREFIX "/global"
 #define GCONF_PROFILES_PREFIX  GCONF_PREFIX "/profiles"
 
-#define KEY_ALLOW_BOLD "allow_bold"
 #define KEY_BACKGROUND_COLOR "background_color"
 #define KEY_BACKGROUND_DARKNESS "background_darkness"
 #define KEY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_FILE "background_image"
@@ -411,9 +410,6 @@ migrate_profile (TerminalSettingsList *list,
   migrate_bool (client, path, KEY_BOLD_COLOR_SAME_AS_FG,
                 settings, TERMINAL_PROFILE_BOLD_COLOR_SAME_AS_FG_KEY,
                 FALSE);
-  migrate_bool (client, path, KEY_ALLOW_BOLD,
-                settings, TERMINAL_PROFILE_ALLOW_BOLD_KEY,
-                FALSE);
   migrate_bool (client, path, KEY_SILENT_BELL,
                 settings, TERMINAL_PROFILE_AUDIBLE_BELL_KEY,
                 TRUE);
diff --git a/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml b/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
index 27d914d2..a6b6cd80 100644
--- a/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
+++ b/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@
       <summary>Highlight foreground colour</summary>
       <description>Custom color for the foreground of the text character at the terminal’s highlight position, as a color specification (can be HTML-style hex digits, or a color name such as “red”). This is ignored if highlight-colors-set is false.</description>
     </key>
-    <key name="allow-bold" type="b">
-      <default>true</default>
-      <summary>Whether to allow bold text</summary>
-      <description>If true, allow applications in the terminal to make text boldface.</description>
-    </key>
     <key name="bold-is-bright" type="b">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Whether bold is also bright</summary>
diff --git a/src/profile-editor.c b/src/profile-editor.c
index 9f5c68b4..d94c8ec9 100644
--- a/src/profile-editor.c
+++ b/src/profile-editor.c
@@ -931,10 +931,6 @@ terminal_profile_edit (GSettings  *profile,
                                 (GSettingsBindGetMapping)
                                 string_to_window_title, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-  g_settings_bind (profile,
-                   TERMINAL_PROFILE_ALLOW_BOLD_KEY,
-                   gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "allow-bold-checkbutton"),
-                   "active", G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET);
   g_settings_bind_with_mapping (profile,
                                 TERMINAL_PROFILE_BACKGROUND_COLOR_KEY,
                                 gtk_builder_get_object (builder,
diff --git a/src/profile-preferences.ui b/src/profile-preferences.ui
index 716c1808..5bce4aa3 100644
--- a/src/profile-preferences.ui
+++ b/src/profile-preferences.ui
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
                   <object class="GtkTable" id="general-table">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="n_rows">9</property>
+                    <property name="n_rows">8</property>
                     <property name="n_columns">4</property>
                     <property name="column_spacing">12</property>
                     <property name="row_spacing">6</property>
@@ -400,24 +400,6 @@
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="allow-bold-checkbutton">
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Allow bold text</property>
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                        <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                        <property name="margin_left">12</property>
-                        <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
-                      </object>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
-                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="rewrap-on-resize-checkbutton">
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Rewrap on resize</property>
@@ -431,8 +413,8 @@
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -448,8 +430,8 @@
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -465,8 +447,8 @@
                       <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
                         <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
diff --git a/src/terminal-schemas.h b/src/terminal-schemas.h
index cb974300..976a638c 100644
--- a/src/terminal-schemas.h
+++ b/src/terminal-schemas.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define TERMINAL_SETTINGS_LIST_SCHEMA   "org.gnome.Terminal.SettingsList"
 #define TERMINAL_PROFILES_LIST_SCHEMA   "org.gnome.Terminal.ProfilesList"
 
-#define TERMINAL_PROFILE_ALLOW_BOLD_KEY                 "allow-bold"
 #define TERMINAL_PROFILE_AUDIBLE_BELL_KEY               "audible-bell"
 #define TERMINAL_PROFILE_BOLD_IS_BRIGHT_KEY             "bold-is-bright"
 #define TERMINAL_PROFILE_BACKGROUND_COLOR_KEY           "background-color"
diff --git a/src/terminal-screen.c b/src/terminal-screen.c
index bdf99fa7..3c63012b 100644
--- a/src/terminal-screen.c
+++ b/src/terminal-screen.c
@@ -861,9 +861,6 @@ terminal_screen_profile_changed_cb (GSettings     *profile,
   vte_terminal_set_delete_binding (vte_terminal,
                                    g_settings_get_enum (profile, TERMINAL_PROFILE_DELETE_BINDING_KEY));
 
-  if (!prop_name || prop_name == I_(TERMINAL_PROFILE_ALLOW_BOLD_KEY))
-    vte_terminal_set_allow_bold (vte_terminal,
-                                 g_settings_get_boolean (profile, TERMINAL_PROFILE_ALLOW_BOLD_KEY));
   if (!prop_name || prop_name == I_(TERMINAL_PROFILE_BOLD_IS_BRIGHT_KEY))
     vte_terminal_set_bold_is_bright (vte_terminal,
                                      g_settings_get_boolean (profile, TERMINAL_PROFILE_BOLD_IS_BRIGHT_KEY));
