diff --git a/gramps/grampsapp.py b/gramps/grampsapp.py
index 1255962bb..34f72ab40 100644
--- a/gramps/grampsapp.py
+++ b/gramps/grampsapp.py
@@ -320,12 +320,6 @@ def show_settings():
     except:
         gsversion_str = 'Ghostscript not in system PATH'
 
-    try:
-        import sdn
-        sdn_str = sdn.__version__
-    except ImportError:
-        sdn_str = 'not found'
-
     os_path = os.environ.get('PATH','not set')
     os_path = os_path.split(os.pathsep)
     
@@ -348,7 +342,6 @@ def show_settings():
     print (' GExiv2    : %s' % gexiv2_str)
     print (' ICU       : %s' % icu_str)
     print (' PyICU     : %s' % pyicu_str)
-    print (' sdn       : %s' % sdn_str)
     print (' o.s.      : %s' % sys.platform)
     if kernel:
         print (' kernel    : %s' % kernel)