diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 5ae34e234..8f975465a 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(ConfigScopes &configScopes, AppConfig &appConfig)
       m_serverConfig(appConfig, *this),
       m_coreProcess(appConfig, m_serverConfig),
       m_serverConnection(this, appConfig, m_serverConfig, m_serverConfigDialogState),
-      m_clientConnection(this, appConfig),
+      m_clientConnection(this),
       m_tlsUtility(this),
       m_trayIcon{new QSystemTrayIcon(this)},
       m_guiDupeChecker{new QLocalServer(this)},
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.cpp b/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.cpp
index 571a07121..1758494c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "ClientConnection.h"
 
-#include "common/settings.h"
+#include "common/Settings.h"
 #include "messages.h"
 
 #include <QHostAddress>
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.h b/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.h
index 3dc0c8537..a36c7e967 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/ClientConnection.h
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "gui/config/IAppConfig.h"
-
 #include "gui/messages.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
@@ -30,11 +28,8 @@ public:
     virtual void showError(QWidget *parent, messages::ClientError error, const QString &address) const;
   };
 
-  explicit ClientConnection(
-      QWidget *parent, IAppConfig &appConfig, std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps = std::make_shared<Deps>()
-  )
+  explicit ClientConnection(QWidget *parent, std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps = std::make_shared<Deps>())
       : m_pParent(parent),
-        m_appConfig(appConfig),
         m_deps(deps)
   {
   }
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ private:
   void showMessage(const QString &logLine);
 
   QWidget *m_pParent;
-  IAppConfig &m_appConfig;
   std::shared_ptr<Deps> m_deps;
   bool m_showMessage = true;
 };
diff --git a/src/test/unittests/gui/core/ClientConnectionTests.cpp b/src/test/unittests/gui/core/ClientConnectionTests.cpp
index 68da00892..263941451 100644
--- a/src/test/unittests/gui/core/ClientConnectionTests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/unittests/gui/core/ClientConnectionTests.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
  */
 
-#include "common/settings.h"
+#include "common/Settings.h"
 #include "gui/core/ClientConnection.h"
 
-#include "shared/gui/mocks/AppConfigMock.h"
-
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ public:
   }
 
   std::shared_ptr<DepsMock> m_pDeps = std::make_shared<NiceMock<DepsMock>>();
-  NiceMock<AppConfigMock> m_appConfig;
 
 private:
   const QString stub = "stub";
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ private:
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_alreadyConnected_showError)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
 
   const QString serverName = "test server";
   Settings::setValue(Settings::Client::RemoteHost, serverName);
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_alreadyConnected_showError)
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_withHostname_showError)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
 
   const QString serverName = "test hostname";
   Settings::setValue(Settings::Client::RemoteHost, serverName);
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_withHostname_showError)
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_withIpAddress_showError)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
 
   const QString serverName = "1.1.1.1";
   Settings::setValue(Settings::Client::RemoteHost, serverName);
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_withIpAddress_showError)
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_messageShown_shouldNotShowAgain)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
 
   clientConnection.handleLogLine("failed to connect to server");
 
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_messageShown_shouldNotShowAgain)
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_serverRefusedClient_shouldNotShowError)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*m_pDeps, showError(_, _, _)).Times(0);
 
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_serverRefusedClient_shouldNotShowErr
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_connected_shouldPreventFutureError)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
   clientConnection.handleLogLine("connected to server");
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*m_pDeps, showError(_, _, _)).Times(0);
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_connected_shouldPreventFutureError)
 
 TEST_F(ClientConnectionTests, handleLogLine_otherMessage_shouldNotShowError)
 {
-  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_appConfig, m_pDeps);
+  ClientConnection clientConnection(nullptr, m_pDeps);
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*m_pDeps, showError(_, _, _)).Times(0);