diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index 5e4baf2b9..e141b1b14 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 Settings::Settings()
-    : inconclusive(false)
 {
     _debug = false;
     _checkCodingStyle = false;
@@ -38,46 +37,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
     _showtime = 0; // TODO: use enum
     _append = "";
     _terminate = false;
-}
-
-Settings::Settings(const Settings &s)
-    : inconclusive(s.inconclusive)
-{
-    *this = s;
-}
-
-// Constructor used in unit testing..
-Settings::Settings(bool all)
-    : inconclusive(all)
-{
-    Settings s;
-    *this = s;		// This assigns all members except "inconclusive"
-}
-
-const Settings &Settings::operator=(const Settings & s)
-{
-    if (&s == this)
-        return *this;
-
-    _debug = s._debug;
-    _checkCodingStyle = s._checkCodingStyle;
-    _errorsOnly = s._errorsOnly;
-    _inlineSuppressions = s._inlineSuppressions;
-    _verbose = s._verbose;
-    _force = s._force;
-    _xml = s._xml;
-    _jobs = s._jobs;
-    _exitCode = s._exitCode;
-    _showtime = s._showtime;
-    _append = s._append;
-    _terminate = s._terminate;
-    _outputFormat = s._outputFormat;
-    return *this;
-}
-
-Settings::~Settings()
-{
-
+    inconclusive = false;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index 710173602..bd784e1c4 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef SETTINGS_H
-#define SETTINGS_H
+#ifndef settingsH
+#define settingsH
 
 #include <list>
 #include <string>
@@ -49,25 +49,14 @@ private:
     /** @brief terminate checking */
     bool _terminate;
 
-    Settings(bool all);
-
 public:
     Settings();
-    Settings(const Settings &s);
-    const Settings &operator=(const Settings &s);
-    virtual ~Settings();
-
-    /** @brief Return test settings where inconclusive is true */
-    static Settings testSettings()
-    {
-        return Settings(true);
-    }
 
     /** @brief Is --debug given? */
     bool _debug;
 
     /** @brief Inconclusive checks - for debugging of Cppcheck */
-    const bool inconclusive;
+    bool inconclusive;
 
     /** @brief Is --style given? */
     bool _checkCodingStyle;
diff --git a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
index 34a60d435..5efc7b887 100644
--- a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check for buffer overruns..
-        Settings settings(showAll ? Settings::testSettings() : Settings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = showAll;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         CheckBufferOverrun checkBufferOverrun(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkBufferOverrun.bufferOverrun();
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 692736589..61c3d7ac8 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         CheckClass checkClass(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkClass.operatorEqToSelf();
@@ -1391,7 +1392,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         CheckClass checkClass(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkClass.constructors();
     }
@@ -2106,7 +2108,7 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         CheckClass checkClass(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkClass.thisSubtraction();
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 9ab050df3..706f9268f 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check class constructors..
-        Settings settings(showAll ? Settings::testSettings() : Settings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = showAll;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         CheckClass checkClass(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkClass.constructors();
diff --git a/test/testdangerousfunctions.cpp b/test/testdangerousfunctions.cpp
index 7456d5f57..d9d344ba6 100644
--- a/test/testdangerousfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testdangerousfunctions.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check for dangerous functions..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         CheckDangerousFunctions checkDangerousFunctions(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkDangerousFunctions.dangerousFunctions();
     }
diff --git a/test/testdivision.cpp b/test/testdivision.cpp
index 1ba7b6911..a6fe278af 100644
--- a/test/testdivision.cpp
+++ b/test/testdivision.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ private:
         // Clear the error buffer..
         errout.str("");
 
-        Settings settings(all ? Settings::testSettings() : Settings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = all;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = style;
 
         // Check for unsigned divisions..
diff --git a/test/testincompletestatement.cpp b/test/testincompletestatement.cpp
index 27ef43b05..5421bb5a9 100644
--- a/test/testincompletestatement.cpp
+++ b/test/testincompletestatement.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ private:
         // Clear the error buffer..
         errout.str("");
 
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
-
-        // Check for unused variables..
+        // Check for incomplete statements..
+        Settings settings;
         CheckOther checkOther(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkOther.checkIncompleteStatement();
     }
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index 9870907a6..650badbbe 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check for memory leaks..
-        Settings settings(showAll ? Settings::testSettings() : Settings());
-        settings._debug = true;
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = showAll;
         tokenizer.fillFunctionList();
         CheckMemoryLeakInFunction checkMemoryLeak(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkMemoryLeak.check();
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ private:
             }
         }
 
-        Settings settings(all ? Settings::testSettings() : Settings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = all;
         CheckMemoryLeakInFunction checkMemoryLeak(&tokenizer, &settings, NULL);
         all = false;
         checkMemoryLeak.simplifycode(tokens, all);
@@ -2141,8 +2142,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check for memory leaks..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
-        settings._debug = true;
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
 
         {
             std::istringstream istr(_autoDealloc);
@@ -2712,8 +2713,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check for memory leaks..
-        Settings settings(showAll ? Settings::testSettings() : Settings());
-        settings._debug = true;
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         tokenizer.fillFunctionList();
         CheckMemoryLeakInClass checkMemoryLeak(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkMemoryLeak.check();
diff --git a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
index 2543e9db2..f481aec80 100644
--- a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
@@ -1060,8 +1060,8 @@ private:
         std::istringstream istr(filedata);
         std::map<std::string, std::string> actual;
         Settings settings;
-        settings._verbose = true;
         settings._debug = true;
+        settings._verbose = true;
         Preprocessor preprocessor(&settings, this);
         preprocessor.preprocess(istr, actual, "file.c");
 
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index 2a3b83ff0..f61f95919 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -3488,7 +3488,8 @@ private:
     void checkSimplifyTypedef(const char code[])
     {
         // Tokenize..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         Tokenizer tokenizer(&settings, this);
         std::istringstream istr(code);
@@ -4255,7 +4256,8 @@ private:
     void checkSimplifyEnum(const char code[])
     {
         // Tokenize..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         Tokenizer tokenizer(&settings, this);
         std::istringstream istr(code);
diff --git a/test/teststl.cpp b/test/teststl.cpp
index ece91cfa9..07100b8f0 100644
--- a/test/teststl.cpp
+++ b/test/teststl.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
 
         // Check..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         CheckStl checkStl;
         checkStl.runSimplifiedChecks(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
diff --git a/test/testtokenize.cpp b/test/testtokenize.cpp
index b7c941e44..bb7d631b0 100644
--- a/test/testtokenize.cpp
+++ b/test/testtokenize.cpp
@@ -3114,7 +3114,8 @@ private:
     void checkSimplifyInitVar(const char code[], bool simplify = false)
     {
         // Tokenize..
-        Settings settings(Settings::testSettings());
+        Settings settings;
+        settings.inconclusive = true;
         settings._checkCodingStyle = true;
         Tokenizer tokenizer(&settings, this);
         std::istringstream istr(code);