diff --git a/collects/slideshow/base.ss b/collects/slideshow/base.ss
index dce629e95c..439120261e 100644
--- a/collects/slideshow/base.ss
+++ b/collects/slideshow/base.ss
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
     [(macosx)
      (current-main-font '("Gill Sans" . swiss))]
     [(windows)
-     (current-main-font '("Tahoma" . swiss))]
-    [(unix)
-     (when (member " Gill Sans" (get-face-list))
-       (current-main-font '(" Gill Sans" . swiss)))])
+     (current-main-font '("Tahoma" . swiss))])
   (current-para-width (* 3/4 client-w))
 
   (current-titlet (lambda (s)