diff --git a/Mailnag/common/accountlist.py b/Mailnag/common/accountlist.py
index bb645f7..013acc2 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/accountlist.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/accountlist.py
@@ -92,12 +92,7 @@ class AccountList(list):
 		# delete obsolete entries from Keyring
 		self._keyring.remove(self)
 	
-	
-	def import_from_keyring(self):
-		# append imported accounts to existing accounts
-		self.extend(self._keyring.import_accounts())
-	
-	
+		
 	def _get_account_cfg(self, cfg, section_name, option_name):
 		if cfg.has_option(section_name, option_name):
 			return cfg.get(section_name, option_name)
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/keyring.py b/Mailnag/common/keyring.py
index 77bb96a..e7593e6 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/keyring.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/keyring.py
@@ -69,39 +69,6 @@ class Keyring:
 			return ''
 
 
-	def import_accounts(self): # get email accounts from Gnome-Keyring
-		accounts = []
-		(result, ids) = GnomeKeyring.list_item_ids_sync(self._defaultKeyring)
-		if result == GnomeKeyring.Result.OK:
-			displayNameDict = {}
-			for identity in ids:
-				(result, item) = GnomeKeyring.item_get_info_sync(self._defaultKeyring, identity)
-				displayNameDict[item.get_display_name()] = identity
-			for displayName in displayNameDict:
-				if displayName.startswith('pop://') \
-				or displayName.startswith('imap://'):
-					server = displayName.split('@')[1][:-1]
-					if displayName.startswith('imap://'):
-						imap = True
-						user = displayName.split('@')[0][7:]
-					else:
-						imap = False
-						user = displayName.split('@')[0][6:]
-					
-					user = user.replace('%40','@')
-					
-					if ';' in user:
-						user = user.split(';')[0]
-					
-					(result, item) =  GnomeKeyring.item_get_info_sync(self._defaultKeyring, \
-						displayNameDict[displayName])
-					password = item.get_secret()
-					
-					accounts.append(Account(enabled = True, name = "%s (%s)" % (server, user), \
-						server = server, user = user, password = password, imap = imap))
-		return accounts
-
-
 	def set(self, protocol, user, server, password): # store password in Gnome-Keyring
 		if password != '':
 			displayNameDict = {}
diff --git a/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py b/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py
index 4b114e1..1936c57 100644
--- a/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py
+++ b/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py
@@ -142,12 +142,6 @@ class ConfigWindow:
 		
 		self._accounts.load_from_cfg(self._cfg)
 		
-		if len(self._accounts) == 0:
-			self._accounts.import_from_keyring()
-			if len(self._accounts) > 0 and \
-				(not self._show_yesno_dialog(_("Mailnag found %s mail accounts on this computer.\n\nDo you want to import them?") % len(self._accounts))):
-				del self._accounts[:]
-
 		for acc in self._accounts:
 			row = [acc, acc.enabled, acc.name]
 			self._liststore_accounts.append(row)