diff --git a/Application/PlaybackController.m b/Application/PlaybackController.m
index 0dd5a9c2d..350dbea9a 100644
--- a/Application/PlaybackController.m
+++ b/Application/PlaybackController.m
@@ -565,19 +565,6 @@ NSDictionary *makeRGInfo(PlaylistEntry *pe) {
 
 - (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player removeEqualizer:(AudioUnit)eq {
 	if(eq == _eq) {
-		OSStatus err;
-		CFPropertyListRef classData;
-		UInt32 size;
-
-		size = sizeof(classData);
-		err = AudioUnitGetProperty(eq, kAudioUnitProperty_ClassInfo, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &classData, &size);
-		if(err == noErr) {
-			CFPreferencesSetAppValue(CFSTR("GraphEQ_Preset"), classData, kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication);
-			CFRelease(classData);
-		}
-
-		CFPreferencesAppSynchronize(kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication);
-
 		[equalizerWindowController setEQ:nil];
 
 		_eq = nil;
diff --git a/Equalizer/EqualizerWindowController.m b/Equalizer/EqualizerWindowController.m
index 9b2b1065d..de1b85acb 100644
--- a/Equalizer/EqualizerWindowController.m
+++ b/Equalizer/EqualizerWindowController.m
@@ -272,12 +272,10 @@ void equalizerLoadPreset(AudioUnit au) {
 				cog_equalizer_band_settings = _cog_equalizer_band_settings();
 		}
 
-		float preamp = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] floatForKey:[cog_equalizer_band_settings objectAtIndex:0]];
-
 		AudioUnitSetParameter(au, kGraphicEQParam_NumberOfBands, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, 1, 0);
 		for(NSInteger i = 1; i < [cog_equalizer_band_settings count]; ++i) {
 			float value = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] floatForKey:[cog_equalizer_band_settings objectAtIndex:i]];
-			AudioUnitSetParameter(au, (int)(i - 1), kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, value + preamp, 0);
+			AudioUnitSetParameter(au, (int)(i - 1), kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, value, 0);
 		}
 	}
 }