diff --git a/src/gawmain.c b/src/gawmain.c
index 394eb3f..01778f2 100644
--- a/src/gawmain.c
+++ b/src/gawmain.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ aw_update_from_prefs ( UserData *ud )
    gm_update_toggle_state(ud->group, "Ydiff", ud->up->showYDiff);
    gm_update_toggle_state(ud->group, "ShowGrid", ud->up->showGrid);
    gm_update_toggle_state(ud->group, "Scientific", ud->up->scientific);
-   gm_update_toggle_state(ud->group, "AllowResize", ud->up->allowResize);
    gm_update_toggle_state(ud->group, "BarStyle", ud->up->toolBarStyle);
    gtk_toolbar_set_style(GTK_TOOLBAR(ud->toolBar), (GtkToolbarStyle) ud->up->toolBarStyle );
 }
@@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ void aw_window_size(UserData *ud )
 //   if ( ud->winWidth ) {
 //      width = ud->winWidth ;
 //   }
-   if ( ud->up->allowResize == 0 || ud->winWidth == 0 ) {
+   if ( ud->winWidth == 0 ) {
       gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (ud->window), ud->reqWinWidth, ud->reqWinHeight);
    }
    msg_dbg( "w %d, h %d panelH %d", ud->reqWinWidth, ud->reqWinHeight, ud->panelScrolledHeight );
diff --git a/src/gawmenus.c b/src/gawmenus.c
index 42a39ac..5384c33 100644
--- a/src/gawmenus.c
+++ b/src/gawmenus.c
@@ -72,19 +72,6 @@ void aw_default_file_name_gaction (GSimpleAction *action, GVariant *param, gpoin
    aw_do_save_config (ud );
 }
 
-static void
-toggle_allow_resize_gaction (GSimpleAction *action, GVariant *param, gpointer user_data )
-{
-   UserData *ud = (UserData *) user_data;
-   GVariant *state = g_action_get_state (G_ACTION (action));
-   ud->up->allowResize =  ! g_variant_get_boolean ( state);
-   g_action_change_state (G_ACTION (action),
-                g_variant_new_boolean (ud->up->allowResize));
-   g_variant_unref (state);
-
-//   msg_dbg ("Action allowResize %d", ud->up->allowResize );
-}
-
 static void
 toggle_bar_style_gaction (GSimpleAction *action, GVariant *param, gpointer user_data )
 {
@@ -877,12 +864,6 @@ static const gchar gaw_menubar[] =
 "        </item>"
 "      </section>"
 "      <section>"
-"        <item>"
-"          <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>Allow Resize</attribute>"
-"          <attribute name='action'>gaw.AllowResize</attribute>"
-"        </item>"
-"      </section>"
-"      <section>"
 "        <submenu id='algomenu'>"
 "          <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>Algorithm List</attribute>"
 "        </submenu>"
@@ -973,7 +954,6 @@ static TooltipInfo menubarTip[] = {
    { "ShowGrid", N_("Show Grid"), N_("Show Grid in panels"), NULL  },
    { "Scientific", N_("Scientific conversion"), N_("Use Scientific conversion mode"), NULL  },
    { "PanelColor", N_("Change panel Colors..."), N_("Change colors used in panel drawing area"), NULL  },
-   { "AllowResize", N_("Allow Resize"), N_("Allow Resize the main window"), NULL  },
 
    { "TextAction", N_("Open Text tool..."), N_("Open text tool settings"), NULL  },
    { "AlgoMenuAction", N_("Algorithm List") , N_("Select an Algorithm from the List"), NULL  },
@@ -1037,7 +1017,6 @@ static GActionEntry entries[] = {
 
 static GActionEntry toggle_entries[] = {
    { "BarStyle", toggle_bar_style_gaction, NULL, "true", NULL  },
-   { "AllowResize", toggle_allow_resize_gaction, NULL, "true", NULL  },
    { "showXlabels", aw_showXlabel_gaction, NULL, "true", NULL  },
    { "moreYlabels", aw_showMoreYlabel_gaction, NULL, "true", NULL  },
    { "showYlabels", aw_showYlabel_gaction, NULL, "true", NULL  },
diff --git a/src/userprefs.h b/src/userprefs.h
index e17dddd..b5c098e 100644
--- a/src/userprefs.h
+++ b/src/userprefs.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ struct _UserPrefs {
    int  panelWidth;  /* nominal width for panel */
    int  minPanelHeight;  /* minimun height for panel */
    int  minPanelWidth;  /* minimum width for panel */
-   int  allowResize;    /* allow resize the main window */
    int  drawAlgo;       /* index of the drawing algorithm */
    int  toolBarStyle;  /* icons, text or both */
    char *panelBgColor;  /* RGB color for panel background 0-0xff, 0-0xff, 0-0xff */
@@ -197,11 +196,6 @@ void *up_addr_up_minPanelWidth( UserPrefs *up )
    return &up->minPanelWidth;
 }
 
-void *up_addr_up_allowResize( UserPrefs *up )
-{
-   return &up->allowResize;
-}
-
 void *up_addr_up_drawAlgo( UserPrefs *up )
 {
    return &up->drawAlgo;
@@ -518,8 +512,6 @@ ConfigDescTable confDesc[] = {  /* UserPrefs - by mkcf */
      "user default font for drawing text"       },
 { "up_angle", up_addr_up_angle, TPTR,
      "degree: default angle for drawing text"       },
-{ "up_allowResize", up_addr_up_allowResize, TDECI,
-     "allow resize the main window"       },
 { "up_drawAlgo", up_addr_up_drawAlgo, TDECI,
      "index of the drawing algorithm"       },
 { "up_lboxbgColor", up_addr_up_lboxbgColor, TPTR,