diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
index b3b1b0a59b..c382da6224 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences(void)
     CAF_PDM_InitField(&m_showProjectChangedDialog, "showProjectChangedDialog", true, "Show 'Project has changed' dialog", "", "", "");
     m_showProjectChangedDialog.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition(caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN);
 
-    CAF_PDM_InitField(&m_showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances, "showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances", true, "Show Octave warning when multiple instances are created", "", "", "");
-    m_showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition(caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN);
-
     CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault(&m_readerSettings,        "readerSettings", "Reader Settings", "", "", "");
     m_readerSettings = new RifReaderSettings;
 
@@ -175,7 +172,6 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineEditorAttribute(const caf::PdmFieldHandle* field, QSt
             field == &showLasCurveWithoutTvdWarning ||
             field == &holoLensDisableCertificateVerification ||
             field == &m_showProjectChangedDialog ||
-            field == &m_showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances ||
             field == &showLegendBackground)
     {
         caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute* myAttr = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute*>(attribute);
@@ -263,7 +259,6 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineUiOrdering(QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
         uiOrdering.add(&m_appendFieldKeywordToToolTipText);
 
         uiOrdering.add(&m_showProjectChangedDialog);
-        uiOrdering.add(&m_showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances);
 
         uiOrdering.add(&m_showTestToolbar);
         uiOrdering.add(&m_includeFractureDebugInfoFile);
@@ -355,19 +350,6 @@ bool RiaPreferences::showProjectChangedDialog() const
     return m_showProjectChangedDialog();
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/// 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool RiaPreferences::showOctaveCommunicationWarning() const
-{
-    if (!RiaApplication::enableDevelopmentFeatures())
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return m_showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances();
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
index f6ecb9b261..d7c8139153 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public:
     bool showTestToolbar() const;
     bool includeFractureDebugInfoFile() const;
     bool showProjectChangedDialog() const;
-    bool showOctaveCommunicationWarning() const;
     QString holoLensExportFolder() const;
 
     std::map<RiaDefines::FontSettingType, RiaFontCache::FontSize> defaultFontSizes() const;
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ private:
     caf::PdmField<bool>                    m_appendFieldKeywordToToolTipText;
 
     caf::PdmField<bool>                    m_showProjectChangedDialog;
-    caf::PdmField<bool>                    m_showOctaveWarningForMultipleInstances;
 
     caf::PdmField<bool>                    m_showTestToolbar;
     caf::PdmField<bool>                    m_includeFractureDebugInfoFile;