diff --git a/theme/formal_white/db/install.php b/theme/formal_white/db/install.php
index 9e890ea65a2..38d75aa31d1 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/db/install.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/db/install.php
@@ -49,32 +49,5 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 function xmldb_theme_formal_white_install() {
 
-    // We need here to check whether or not the theme has been installed.
-    // If it has been installed then we need to change the name of the settings to the new names.
-    // If it is not installed it won't have any settings yet and we won't need to worry about this.
-    $currentsetting = get_config('theme_formal_white');
-    if (!empty($currentsetting)) {
-        // Remove the settings that are no longer used by this theme
-        // Remove regionwidth
-        unset_config('regionwidth', 'theme_formal_white');
-        // Remove alwayslangmenu
-        unset_config('alwayslangmenu', 'theme_formal_white');
-
-        // previous releases of formal_white them were not equipped with version number
-        // so I can not know if a theme specific variable exists or not.
-        // This is the reason why I try to use them both.
-        if (!empty($currentsetting->backgroundcolor)) {
-            // Create a new config setting called lblockcolumnbgc and give it backgroundcolor's value.
-            set_config('lblockcolumnbgc', $currentsetting->backgroundcolor, 'theme_formal_white');
-            // Remove backgroundcolor
-            unset_config('backgroundcolor', 'theme_formal_white');
-        } elseif (!empty($currentsetting->blockcolumnbgc)) {
-            // Create a new config setting called lblockcolumnbgc and give it blockcolumnbgc's value.
-            set_config('lblockcolumnbgc', $currentsetting->blockcolumnbgc, 'theme_formal_white');
-            // Remove blockcolumnbgc
-            unset_config('blockcolumnbgc', 'theme_formal_white');
-        }
-    }
-
     return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theme/formal_white/db/upgrade.php b/theme/formal_white/db/upgrade.php
index 81d789db5d2..931fb26e35e 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/db/upgrade.php
@@ -48,20 +48,6 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 function xmldb_theme_formal_white_upgrade($oldversion) {
-    if ($oldversion < 2011061301) {
-        $currentsetting = get_config('theme_formal_white');
-
-        if (isset($currentsetting->backgroundcolor)) {
-            unset_config('backgroundcolor', 'theme_formal_white');
-        }
-        if (isset($currentsetting->blockcolumnbgc)) {
-            unset_config('blockcolumnbgc', 'theme_formal_white');
-        }
-        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2011061301, 'theme', 'formal_white');
-    }
-
-    // Moodle v2.1.0 release upgrade line
-    // Put any upgrade step following this
 
     // Moodle v2.2.0 release upgrade line
     // Put any upgrade step following this