diff --git a/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/ActiveSliceSettings.cs b/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/ActiveSliceSettings.cs
index 8dee24ce5..409a47ad1 100644
--- a/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/ActiveSliceSettings.cs
+++ b/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/ActiveSliceSettings.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 
 		public static LayeredProfile LoadEmptyProfile()
 		{
-			return new LayeredProfile(new OemProfile(), LoadMatterHackersBaseLayer());
+			return new LayeredProfile(new OemProfile(), SliceSettingsOrganizer.Instance.GetDefaultSettings());
 		}
 
 		public static ProfileData ProfileData { get; private set; }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 					var settingsToImport = SettingsLayer.LoadFromIni(settingsFilePath);
 
 					var oemProfile = new OemProfile(settingsToImport);
-					SettingsLayer baseConfig = LoadMatterHackersBaseLayer();
+					SettingsLayer baseConfig = SliceSettingsOrganizer.Instance.GetDefaultSettings();
 
 					var layeredProfile = new LayeredProfile(oemProfile, baseConfig)
 					{
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 			string guid = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
 
 			OemProfile printerProfile = LoadHttpOemProfile(make, model);
-			SettingsLayer baseConfig = LoadMatterHackersBaseLayer();
+			SettingsLayer baseConfig = SliceSettingsOrganizer.Instance.GetDefaultSettings();
 
 			var layeredProfile = new LayeredProfile(printerProfile, baseConfig)
 			{
@@ -379,20 +379,6 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 			return new SettingsProfile(LayeredProfile.LoadFile(profilePath));
 		}
 
-		private static SettingsLayer LoadMatterHackersBaseLayer()
-		{
-			string baseConfigPath = Path.Combine(profilesPath, "config.json");
-			if(!File.Exists(baseConfigPath))
-			{
-				SettingsLayer baseLayer = SliceSettingsOrganizer.Instance.GetDefaultSettings();
-				File.WriteAllText(baseConfigPath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(baseLayer));
-
-				return baseLayer;
-			}
-
-			return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SettingsLayer>(File.ReadAllText(baseConfigPath));
-		}
-
 		private static OemProfile LoadHttpOemProfile(string make, string model)
 		{
 			string url = string.Format(
diff --git a/SlicerConfiguration/SliceSettingsOrganizer.cs b/SlicerConfiguration/SliceSettingsOrganizer.cs
index d639ae9e6..63860644c 100644
--- a/SlicerConfiguration/SliceSettingsOrganizer.cs
+++ b/SlicerConfiguration/SliceSettingsOrganizer.cs
@@ -282,24 +282,6 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 			//throw new Exception("You must not have a layout for a setting that is not in the Properties.txt");
 		}
 
-		public void SavePropertiesJson()
-		{
-			SettingsLayer baseLayer = ActiveSliceSettings.Instance.BaseLayer;
-
-			foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> keyValue in baseLayer)
-			{
-				foreach(OrganizerSettingsData setting in SettingsData)
-				{
-					if(setting.SlicerConfigName == keyValue.Key)
-					{
-						setting.DefaultValue = keyValue.Value;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			string propertiesFileContents = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(SettingsData, Formatting.Indented);
-			File.WriteAllText("Properties.json", propertiesFileContents);
-		}
-
 		private void LoadAndParseSettingsFiles()
 		{
 			string propertiesFileContents = StaticData.Instance.ReadAllText(Path.Combine("SliceSettings", "Properties.json"));
diff --git a/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt b/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt
index 28495bd12..cb4fd7165 100644
--- a/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt
+++ b/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt
@@ -4996,3 +4996,6 @@ Translated:Replace current printer profile
 English:Import Settings
 Translated:Import Settings
 
+English:Oops! Please select a serial port.
+Translated:Oops! Please select a serial port.
+