diff --git a/gui/gui.pro b/gui/gui.pro
index 78d3feeab..44f850a96 100644
--- a/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/gui/gui.pro
@@ -145,9 +145,3 @@ win32 {
     HEADERS += ../lib/version.h
     LIBS += -lshlwapi
 }
-
-
-# CFGDIR=xyz
-contains(CFGDIR, .+) {
-    DEFINES += CFGDIR=\\\"$${CFGDIR}\\\"
-}
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index b926b8c4a..41753a393 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -512,31 +512,6 @@ void MainWindow::AddIncludeDirs(const QStringList &includeDirs, Settings &result
     }
 }
 
-bool MainWindow::LoadLibrary(Library *library, QString filename)
-{
-    // Try to load the library from the project folder..
-    if (mProject) {
-        QString path = QFileInfo(mProject->GetProjectFile()->GetFilename()).canonicalPath();
-        if (library->load(NULL, (path+"/"+filename).toLatin1()))
-            return true;
-    }
-
-    if (Library::cfgdir() && library->load(NULL, (Library::cfgdir()+('/'+filename)).toLatin1()))
-        return true;
-
-    // Try to load the library from the application folder..
-    QString path = QFileInfo(QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()).canonicalPath();
-    if (library->load(NULL, (path+"/"+filename).toLatin1()))
-        return true;
-
-    // Try to load the library from the cfg subfolder..
-    path = path + "/cfg";
-    if (library->load(NULL, (path+"/"+filename).toLatin1()))
-        return true;
-
-    return false;
-}
-
 Settings MainWindow::GetCppcheckSettings()
 {
     Settings result;
@@ -558,8 +533,23 @@ Settings MainWindow::GetCppcheckSettings()
         QStringList libraries = pfile->GetLibraries();
         foreach(QString library, libraries) {
             const QString filename = library + ".cfg";
-            if (!LoadLibrary(&result.library, filename))
-                QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Information"), tr("Failed to load the selected library %1").arg(filename));
+
+            // Try to load the library from the project folder..
+            QString path = QFileInfo(pfile->GetFilename()).canonicalPath();
+            if (result.library.load("", (path+"/"+filename).toLatin1()))
+                continue;
+
+            // Try to load the library from the application folder..
+            path = QFileInfo(QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()).canonicalPath();
+            if (result.library.load("", (path+"/"+filename).toLatin1()))
+                continue;
+
+            // Try to load the library from the cfg subfolder..
+            path = path + "/cfg";
+            if (result.library.load("", (path+"/"+filename).toLatin1()))
+                continue;
+
+            QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Information"), tr("Failed to load the selected library %1").arg(filename));
         }
 
         QStringList suppressions = pfile->GetSuppressions();
@@ -601,10 +591,11 @@ Settings MainWindow::GetCppcheckSettings()
     result.standards.c = mSettings->value(SETTINGS_STD_C99, true).toBool() ? Standards::C99 : (mSettings->value(SETTINGS_STD_C11, false).toBool() ? Standards::C11 : Standards::C89);
     result.standards.posix = mSettings->value(SETTINGS_STD_POSIX, false).toBool();
 
-    bool std = LoadLibrary(&result.library, "std.cfg");
+    const QString applicationFilePath = QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath();
+    bool std = result.library.load(applicationFilePath.toLatin1(), "std.cfg");
     bool posix = true;
     if (result.standards.posix)
-        posix = LoadLibrary(&result.library, "posix.cfg");
+        posix = result.library.load(applicationFilePath.toLatin1(), "posix.cfg");
 
     if (!std || !posix)
         QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Error"), tr("Failed to load %1. Your Cppcheck installation is broken.").arg(!std ? "std.cfg" : "posix.cfg"));
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.h b/gui/mainwindow.h
index 3ecfca49a..d6bf7ac69 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -424,14 +424,6 @@ private:
     */
     void LoadProjectFile(const QString &filePath);
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Load library file
-     * @param Library  library to use
-     * @param filename filename (no path)
-     * @return True if successful
-     */
-    bool LoadLibrary(Library *library, QString filename);
-
     /**
     * @brief Update project MRU items in File-menu.
     */
diff --git a/gui/projectfiledialog.cpp b/gui/projectfiledialog.cpp
index 73467a215..e7981a017 100644
--- a/gui/projectfiledialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/projectfiledialog.cpp
@@ -46,33 +46,23 @@ ProjectFileDialog::ProjectFileDialog(const QString &path, QWidget *parent)
     // Checkboxes for the libraries..
     const QString applicationFilePath = QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath();
     const QString appPath = QFileInfo(applicationFilePath).canonicalPath();
-    QStringList searchPaths;
-    if (Library::cfgdir())
-        searchPaths << Library::cfgdir();
-    searchPaths << inf.canonicalPath();
-    searchPaths << appPath;
-    searchPaths << (appPath + "/cfg");
-    QStringList libraries;
-    foreach(const QString path, searchPaths) {
-        QDir dir(path);
+    const QString searchPaths[] = { appPath, appPath + "/cfg", inf.canonicalPath() };
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        QDir dir(searchPaths[i]);
         dir.setSorting(QDir::Name);
         dir.setNameFilters(QStringList("*.cfg"));
         dir.setFilter(QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
         foreach(QFileInfo item, dir.entryInfoList()) {
-            libraries << item.fileName();
+            QString library = item.fileName();
+            library.chop(4);
+            if (library.compare("std", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+                continue;
+            QCheckBox *checkbox = new QCheckBox(this);
+            checkbox->setText(library);
+            mUI.librariesLayout->addWidget(checkbox);
+            mLibraryCheckboxes << checkbox;
         }
     }
-    libraries.removeDuplicates();
-    libraries.sort();
-    foreach(QString library, libraries) {
-        library.chop(4);
-        if (library.compare("std", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
-            continue;
-        QCheckBox *checkbox = new QCheckBox(this);
-        checkbox->setText(library);
-        mUI.librariesLayout->addWidget(checkbox);
-        mLibraryCheckboxes << checkbox;
-    }
 
     connect(mUI.mButtons, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(accept()));
     connect(mUI.mBtnAddInclude, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(AddIncludeDir()));
diff --git a/lib/library.h b/lib/library.h
index 88454b60c..36ce11978 100644
--- a/lib/library.h
+++ b/lib/library.h
@@ -44,15 +44,6 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB Library {
 public:
     Library();
 
-    /** return cfgdir or NULL */
-    static const char *cfgdir() {
-#ifdef CFGDIR
-        return CFGDIR;
-#else
-        return NULL;
-#endif
-    }
-
     bool load(const char exename [], const char path []);
     bool load(const tinyxml2::XMLDocument &doc);