diff --git a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fb1f90b4ed54ca69a1117f3033875be63492cc0..3a6c5d758a0664dfd47dd46240fde5a335605cb0 100644
--- a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ set( INCLUDE_FILES
   inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/AutoScaleRangeGenerator.h
   inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/CameraManager.h
   inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/BackgroundRgbProvider.h
-  inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorMapManager.h
   inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorMapEditorPanel.h
   inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorSelectionWidget.h
   inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorUpdater.h
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ set( SOURCE_FILES
   src/AutoScaleRangeGenerator.cpp
   src/CameraManager.cpp
   src/BackgroundRgbProvider.cpp
-  src/ColorMapManager.cpp
   src/ColorMapEditorPanel.cpp
   src/ColorSelectionWidget.cpp
   src/ColorUpdater.cpp
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ set( SOURCE_FILES
 )
 
 set( TEST_FILES
-  test/unitTests/ColorMapManagerTest.h
 )
 
 # These are the headers to be preprocessed using
diff --git a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorMapManager.h b/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorMapManager.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cd2b3b441a1a1fde84c038f851c0faa6be94345..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorMapManager.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef COLORMAP_MANAGER_H_
-#define COLORMAP_MANAGER_H_
-
-#include "MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/WidgetDllOption.h"
-#include "MantidQtAPI/MdSettings.h"
-#include <string>
-#include <map>
-
-
-namespace Mantid
-{
-  namespace Vates
-  {
-    namespace SimpleGui
-    {
-      /**
-       *
-        This class handles the colormaps which are loaded into the 
-
-        @date 10/12/2014
-
-        Copyright &copy; 2014 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory
-
-        This file is part of Mantid.
-
-        Mantid is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-        the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
-        (at your option) any later version.
-
-        Mantid is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-        GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-        along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-        File change history is stored at: <https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid>
-        Code Documentation is available at: <http://doxygen.mantidproject.org>
-      */
-
-      class EXPORT_OPT_MANTIDVATES_SIMPLEGUI_VIEWWIDGETS ColorMapManager
-      {
-        public:
-          ColorMapManager();
-          
-          virtual ~ColorMapManager();
-          
-          /**
-           * Get default color map
-           * @param useCurrentColorMap If we should use the current color map.
-           * @returns index The index of the default color map in the list of color maps.
-           */
-          int getDefaultColorMapIndex(bool useCurrentColorMap);
-
-          /**
-           * Read in and store the available color maps
-           * @param xml The path to the colormap.
-           */
-          void readInColorMap(std::string xml);
-      
-          /**
-           * Get index for colormap
-           * @param colorMap The name of the color map.
-           * @returns The index of the colormap in the Paraview store.
-           */
-          int getColorMapIndex(std::string colorMap);
-        
-          /**
-           * Check if a color map already has been recorded.
-           * @param colorMap The name of the color map.
-           * @returns True if the name already exists
-           */
-          bool isRecordedColorMap(std::string colorMap);
-
-          /**
-           * Record the new active color map when the user selected a new one.
-           * @param index The index of the color map in the color map list.
-           */
-          void setNewActiveColorMap(int index);
-
-        private:
-          int m_indexCounter;
-          std::map<std::string, int> m_nameToIndex;
-          std::map<int, std::string> m_indexToName;
-
-          MantidQt::API::MdSettings m_mdSettings;
-      };
-    }
-  }
-}
-#endif 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ColorMapManager.cpp b/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ColorMapManager.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b775d9fb08dcb9d7e1031839b8c8164e4b2069d6..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ColorMapManager.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-#include "MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/ColorMapManager.h"
-#include "MantidQtAPI/MdSettings.h"
-#include "MantidKernel/ConfigService.h"
-#include <map>
-#include <string>
-
-
-namespace Mantid
-{
-  namespace Vates
-  {
-    namespace SimpleGui
-    {
-      ColorMapManager::ColorMapManager() : m_indexCounter(0)
-      {
-      }
-
-      ColorMapManager::~ColorMapManager()
-      {
-      }
-
-      int ColorMapManager::getDefaultColorMapIndex(bool useCurrentColorMap)
-      {
-        QString defaultColorMap;
-
-        // If the view has switched or the VSI is loaded use the last color map index
-        if (useCurrentColorMap)
-        {
-          defaultColorMap = m_mdSettings.getLastSessionColorMap();
-        }
-        else 
-        {
-          // Check if the user wants a general MD color map
-          if (m_mdSettings.getUsageGeneralMdColorMap())
-          {
-            // The name is sufficient for the VSI to find the color map
-            defaultColorMap = m_mdSettings.getGeneralMdColorMapName(); 
-          }
-          else 
-          {
-            // Check if the user wants to use the last session
-            if (m_mdSettings.getUsageLastSession())
-            {
-              defaultColorMap = m_mdSettings.getLastSessionColorMap();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-              defaultColorMap = m_mdSettings.getUserSettingColorMap();
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        // Set the default colormap
-        int defaultColorMapIndex = 0;
-
-        if (!defaultColorMap.isEmpty())
-        {
-          m_mdSettings.setLastSessionColorMap(defaultColorMap);
-          defaultColorMapIndex = this->getColorMapIndex(defaultColorMap.toStdString());
-        }
-
-        return defaultColorMapIndex;
-      }
-
-      void ColorMapManager::readInColorMap(std::string name)
-      {
-        // Add the name to the colormap map and increment the index counter
-        if (!name.empty())
-        {
-          m_nameToIndex.insert(std::pair<std::string, int>(name, m_indexCounter));
-          m_indexToName.insert(std::pair<int,std::string>(m_indexCounter, name));
-          m_indexCounter = m_indexCounter + 1;
-        }
-      }
-      
-      int ColorMapManager::getColorMapIndex(std::string colorMap)
-      {
-        if (m_nameToIndex.count(colorMap) == 1 )
-        {
-          return m_nameToIndex[colorMap];
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          return 0;
-        }
-      }
-
-      bool ColorMapManager::isRecordedColorMap(std::string colorMap)
-      {
-        if (m_nameToIndex.count(colorMap) > 0)
-        {
-          return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          return false;
-        }
-      }
-
-      void ColorMapManager::setNewActiveColorMap(int index)
-      {
-        // Persist the new value of the color map in the QSettings object.
-        if (m_indexToName.count(index) > 0)
-        {
-          m_mdSettings.setLastSessionColorMap(QString::fromStdString(m_indexToName[index]));
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ViewBase.cpp b/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ViewBase.cpp
index 9a933896b4b38c40853ff240d28d91974bfb4f5d..ec0b40bc29a4071fad4a1a466928bea24d6fb532 100644
--- a/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ViewBase.cpp
+++ b/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/src/ViewBase.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ void ViewBase::onColorMapChange(const Json::Value &model) {
 
   // Workaround for colormap but when changing the visbility of a source
   this->m_currentColorMapModel = model;
-  cout << "default:" << m_currentColorMapModel << "\n";
 }
 
 /**