diff --git a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
index a38082eb58..06145c660f 100644
--- a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
@@ -533,81 +533,6 @@ void PCB_IO::formatSetup( BOARD* aBoard, int aNestLevel ) const
 
     m_out->Print( 0, "\n" );
 
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel, "(general\n" );
-
-    // Write Bounding box info
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(thickness %s)\n",
-                  FMTIU( dsnSettings.GetBoardThickness() ).c_str() );
-
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(drawings %d)\n", aBoard->Drawings().Size() );
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(tracks %d)\n", aBoard->GetNumSegmTrack() );
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(zones %d)\n", aBoard->GetNumSegmZone() );
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(modules %d)\n", aBoard->m_Modules.GetCount() );
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(nets %d)\n", m_mapping->GetSize() );
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel, ")\n\n" );
-
-    aBoard->GetPageSettings().Format( m_out, aNestLevel, m_ctl );
-    aBoard->GetTitleBlock().Format( m_out, aNestLevel, m_ctl );
-
-    // Layers.
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel, "(layers\n" );
-
-    // Save only the used copper layers from front to back.
-    LSET visible_layers = aBoard->GetVisibleLayers();
-
-    for( LSEQ cu = aBoard->GetEnabledLayers().CuStack();  cu;  ++cu )
-    {
-        PCB_LAYER_ID layer = *cu;
-
-        m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(%d %s %s", layer,
-                      m_out->Quotew( aBoard->GetLayerName( layer ) ).c_str(),
-                      LAYER::ShowType( aBoard->GetLayerType( layer ) ) );
-
-        if( !visible_layers[layer] )
-            m_out->Print( 0, " hide" );
-
-        m_out->Print( 0, ")\n" );
-    }
-
-    // Save used non-copper layers in the order they are defined.
-    // desired sequence for non Cu BOARD layers.
-    static const PCB_LAYER_ID non_cu[] =
-    {
-        B_Adhes,        // 32
-        F_Adhes,
-        B_Paste,
-        F_Paste,
-        B_SilkS,
-        F_SilkS,
-        B_Mask,
-        F_Mask,
-        Dwgs_User,
-        Cmts_User,
-        Eco1_User,
-        Eco2_User,
-        Edge_Cuts,
-        Margin,
-        B_CrtYd,
-        F_CrtYd,
-        B_Fab,
-        F_Fab
-    };
-
-    for( LSEQ seq = aBoard->GetEnabledLayers().Seq( non_cu, DIM( non_cu ) );  seq;  ++seq )
-    {
-        PCB_LAYER_ID layer = *seq;
-
-        m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(%d %s user", layer,
-                      m_out->Quotew( aBoard->GetLayerName( layer ) ).c_str() );
-
-        if( !visible_layers[layer] )
-            m_out->Print( 0, " hide" );
-
-        m_out->Print( 0, ")\n" );
-    }
-
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel, ")\n\n" );
-
     // Setup
     m_out->Print( aNestLevel, "(setup\n" );