diff --git a/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.cpp b/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.cpp
index 14006e0d2..9429ad335 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.cpp
@@ -85,50 +85,15 @@ void ImageView::createActions()
   _pOneToOneAct->setStatusTip(tr("Display the image at a 1:1 scale"));
   connect(_pOneToOneAct, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(oneToOneImage()));
 
-  // Create an action group for the exclusive color actions
-  _pShowColActGrp = new QActionGroup (this);
-  _pShowColActGrp->setExclusive(true);
-  connect(_pShowColActGrp, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(handleColorAct(QAction*)));
-
-  _pShowOrigAct = new QAction(_pShowColActGrp);
-  _pShowOrigAct->setCheckable(true);
-  _pShowOrigAct->setText(tr("&Original color"));
-  _pShowOrigAct->setIcon(QPixmap(image_orig));
-  _pShowOrigAct->setStatusTip(tr("Display the image with its original color(s)"));
-
-  _pShowBrightAct = new QAction(_pShowColActGrp);
-  _pShowBrightAct->setCheckable(true);
-  _pShowBrightAct->setText(tr("&Brightened color"));
-  _pShowBrightAct->setIcon(QPixmap(image_bright));
-  _pShowBrightAct->setStatusTip(tr("Display the image with brightened color(s)"));
-
   // Create the menus and add the actions
   _pContextMenu = new QMenu(this);
   _pContextMenu->addAction(_pFitAct);
   _pContextMenu->addAction(_pOneToOneAct);
-  _pContextMenu->addAction(_pShowOrigAct);
-  _pContextMenu->addAction(_pShowBrightAct);
 
   // Create the toolbars and add the actions
   _pStdToolBar = this->addToolBar(tr("Standard"));
   _pStdToolBar->addAction(_pFitAct);
   _pStdToolBar->addAction(_pOneToOneAct);
-  _pStdToolBar->addAction(_pShowOrigAct);
-  _pStdToolBar->addAction(_pShowBrightAct);
-
-  // Add a slider to the toolbar (for brightness adjustment)
-  _sliderBrightAdjVal = 10;
-  _pSliderBrightAdj = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, _pStdToolBar);
-  _pSliderBrightAdj->setRange(0, 100);
-  _pSliderBrightAdj->setValue(_sliderBrightAdjVal);
-  _pSliderBrightAdj->setPageStep(10);
-  _pStdToolBar->addWidget(_pSliderBrightAdj);
-  _pSliderBrightAdj->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
-  _pSliderBrightAdj->setEnabled(false);
-  connect(_pSliderBrightAdj, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(sliderValueAdjusted(int)));
-
-  // Set the original color action to ON
-  _pShowOrigAct->setChecked(true);
 }
 
 // Enable or disable the status bar
@@ -176,31 +141,6 @@ void ImageView::EnableFitImageAction(bool Enable)
   _pFitAct->setVisible(Enable);
 }
 
-// Enable (show) or disable (hide) the color actions (_pShowOrigAct and _pShowBrightAct)
-// If enabling:
-//      image is redisplayed with either original or brightened colors (depending on which state the toggle buttons are in)
-// If disabling
-//      color map is left as is and image is not redisplayed
-// This function should be used to hide the color actions when a derived class implements its own color map scheme
-void ImageView::EnableColorActions(bool Enable)
-{
-  if (Enable == true)
-  {
-    _pShowOrigAct->setVisible(true);
-    _pShowBrightAct->setVisible(true);
-    if (_pShowBrightAct->isChecked() == true)
-      showBrightened();
-    else
-      showOriginalColors();
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    _pShowOrigAct->setVisible(false);
-    _pShowBrightAct->setVisible(false);
-    _pSliderBrightAdj->setVisible(false);
-  }
-}
-
 // Slot function to fit (stretch/shrink) the image to the view size
 void ImageView::fitImage()
 {
@@ -216,21 +156,6 @@ void ImageView::oneToOneImage()
    updateStatusBar();
 }
 
-// Slot function to handle the color actions
-void ImageView::handleColorAct( QAction* act)
-{
-  if (act == _pShowOrigAct)
-  {
-    _pSliderBrightAdj->setEnabled(false);
-    showOriginalColors();
-  }
-  else if (act == _pShowBrightAct)
-  {
-    _pSliderBrightAdj->setEnabled(true);
-    showBrightened();
-  }
-}
-
 // Show the original colors (no enhancement)
 // but image will be scaled for the number of significant bits
 // (i.e if 12 significant bits (in 16-bit image) a value of 4095 will be shown as white)
@@ -240,36 +165,6 @@ void ImageView::showOriginalColors()
   _pGLImageBox->redraw();
 }
 
-// Show the image with a brightness adjustment
-void ImageView::showBrightened()
-{
-    if (createColorMap(0, false) == 0)
-    {
-        // Fill the color map with the preset enhancement
-        int numMapEntries = getNumColorMapEntries();
-        double expValue = (_sliderBrightAdjVal / 1000.0) * 256 / numMapEntries;
-        for (int in = 0; in < numMapEntries; in++)
-        {
-            double out = 1.0 - exp (-(double)in * expValue);
-            setColorMapRedValue(in, (float)out);
-            setColorMapGreenValue(in, (float)out);
-            setColorMapBlueValue(in, (float)out);
-            setColorMapAlphaValue(in, 1.0);
-        }
-
-        // redraw
-        _pGLImageBox->redraw();
-    }
-}
-
-// Slot function to adjust the brightness slider's value
-void ImageView::sliderValueAdjusted(int NewValue)
-{
-    _sliderBrightAdjVal = NewValue;
-    if (_pShowBrightAct->isChecked() == true)
-        showBrightened();
-}
-
 // Create a color map
 // (All red entries come first, then green, then blue, then alpha)
 // returns 0 for OK, -1 for memory allocation error
@@ -366,10 +261,7 @@ void ImageView::clearImage()
 int ImageView::createImageCopy(void* pSrcPixelData, unsigned long width, unsigned long height, int format, unsigned short numSigBitsPerSample, int displayMode)
 {
     int ret = _pGLImageBox->createImageCopy(pSrcPixelData, width, height, format, numSigBitsPerSample, displayMode);
-    if (_pShowBrightAct->isChecked() == true)
-        showBrightened();
-    else
-        showOriginalColors();
+    showOriginalColors();
 	updateStatusBar();
     return ret;
 }
@@ -393,10 +285,7 @@ int ImageView::createImageCopy(void* pSrcPixelData, unsigned long width, unsigne
 int ImageView::pointImageTo(void* pSrcPixelData, unsigned long width, unsigned long height, int format, unsigned short numSigBitsPerSample, bool takeOwnership, int displayMode)
 {
     int ret = _pGLImageBox->pointImageTo(pSrcPixelData, width, height, format, numSigBitsPerSample, takeOwnership, displayMode);
-    if (_pShowBrightAct->isChecked() == true)
-        showBrightened();
-    else
-        showOriginalColors();
+    showOriginalColors();
 	updateStatusBar();
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.h b/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.h
index 002901248..75f9dd9c0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Image/Gui/ImageView.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public:
     virtual void EnableMouseEvents(bool Enable);
     virtual void EnableOneToOneAction(bool Enable);
     virtual void EnableFitImageAction(bool Enable);
-    virtual void EnableColorActions(bool Enable);
     virtual int createColorMap(int numEntriesReq = 0, bool Initialise = true);
     virtual void clearColorMap();
     virtual int getNumColorMapEntries() const;
@@ -68,14 +67,11 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     virtual void oneToOneImage();
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
-    virtual void handleColorAct( QAction* act);
-    virtual void sliderValueAdjusted(int NewValue);
     virtual void drawGraphics();
 
 protected:
     virtual void createActions();
     virtual void showOriginalColors();
-    virtual void showBrightened();
     virtual void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* cEvent);
     virtual void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* cEvent);
     virtual void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* cEvent);
@@ -107,14 +103,9 @@ protected:
     int dragStartWCx;
     int dragStartWCy;
 
-    // Action groups
-    QActionGroup* _pShowColActGrp;
-
     // Actions
     QAction* _pFitAct;
     QAction* _pOneToOneAct;
-    QAction* _pShowOrigAct;
-    QAction* _pShowBrightAct;
 
     // Menus
     QMenu* _pContextMenu;
@@ -122,14 +113,9 @@ protected:
     // Toolbars
     QToolBar* _pStdToolBar;
 
-    // Slider for brightness adjustment
-    QSlider* _pSliderBrightAdj;
-    int _sliderBrightAdjVal;
-
     // Flag for status bar enablement
     bool _statusBarEnabled;
 	bool _mouseEventsEnabled;
-
 };
 
 } // namespace ImageViewGui