diff --git a/src/static/css/pad.css b/src/static/css/pad.css
index 601200ab5..e052c3293 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad.css
@@ -1318,31 +1318,6 @@ ul#colorpickerswatches li:hover {
   line-height: 18px;
   position: fixed;
 }
-#qr_center {
-  margin: 10px 10px auto 0;
-  text-align: center;
-}
-#embedreadonlyqr {
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px #000;
-  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px #000;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 10px #000;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  -webkit-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-  -moz-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-  -o-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-  -ms-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-  transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-}
-#embedreadonlyqr:hover {
-  cursor: none;
-  -webkit-transform: scale(1.5);
-  -moz-transform: scale(1.5);
-  -o-transform: scale(1.5);
-  -ms-transform: scale(1.5);
-  transform: scale(1.5);
-}
 .rtl {
   direction: RTL
 }
@@ -1518,9 +1493,6 @@ input[type=checkbox] {
     #usericonback {
       margin-top: 4px
     }
-    #qrcode {
-      display: none
-    }
     .toolbar ul.menu_right li:not(:last-child) {
       display: block
     }
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index d40af6e7d..dbbee43c6 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ function getParams()
   var showLineNumbers = params["showLineNumbers"];
   var useMonospaceFont = params["useMonospaceFont"];
   var IsnoColors = params["noColors"];
-  var hideQRCode = params["hideQRCode"];
   var rtl = params["rtl"];
   var alwaysShowChat = params["alwaysShowChat"];
 
@@ -148,10 +147,6 @@ function getParams()
     // If the username is set as a parameter we should set a global value that we can call once we have initiated the pad.
     settings.globalUserName = decodeURIComponent(userName);
   }
-  if(hideQRCode)
-  {
-    $('#qrcode').hide();
-  }
   if(rtl)
   {
     if(rtl == "true")
@@ -1024,7 +1019,6 @@ var settings = {
 , noColors: false
 , useMonospaceFontGlobal: false
 , globalUserName: false
-, hideQRCode: false
 , rtlIsTrue: false
 };
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js b/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
index cede9f37c..268fb0297 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
@@ -237,14 +237,12 @@ var padeditbar = (function()
         var readonlyLink = basePath + "/ro/" + clientVars.readOnlyId;
         $('#embedinput').val("<iframe name='embed_readonly' src='" + readonlyLink + "?showControls=true&showChat=true&showLineNumbers=true&useMonospaceFont=false' width=600 height=400>");
         $('#linkinput').val(readonlyLink);
-        $('#embedreadonlyqr').attr("src","https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=|0&chl=" + readonlyLink);
       }
       else
       {
         var padurl = window.location.href.split("?")[0];
         $('#embedinput').val("<iframe name='embed_readwrite' src='" + padurl + "?showControls=true&showChat=true&showLineNumbers=true&useMonospaceFont=false' width=600 height=400>");
         $('#linkinput').val(padurl);
-        $('#embedreadonlyqr').attr("src","https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=|0&chl=" + padurl);
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 698857047..0798f045e 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -191,11 +191,6 @@
                 <h2>Embed URL</h2>
                 <input id="embedinput" type="text" value="">
             </div>
-            <br>
-            <div id="qrcode">
-                <h2>QR code</h2>
-                <div id="qr_center"><img id="embedreadonlyqr"></div>
-            </div>
         </div>
 
         <div id="chatthrob"></div>