diff --git a/wicd/gui.py b/wicd/gui.py
index 8cb6497..0eb6d45 100644
--- a/wicd/gui.py
+++ b/wicd/gui.py
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ class appGui(object):
     def settings_dialog(self, widget, event=None):
         """ Displays a general settings dialog. """
         if not self.pref:
-            self.pref = PreferencesDialog(self.wTree,
-                                          dbusmanager.get_dbus_ifaces())
+            self.pref = PreferencesDialog(self.wTree)
         else:
             self.pref.load_preferences_diag()
         if self.pref.run() == 1:
diff --git a/wicd/prefs.py b/wicd/prefs.py
index 8ec7ae1..2adfc6d 100644
--- a/wicd/prefs.py
+++ b/wicd/prefs.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def setup_dbus():
 
 class PreferencesDialog(object):
     """ Class for handling the wicd preferences dialog window. """
-    def __init__(self, wTree, dbus):
+    def __init__(self, wTree):
         setup_dbus()
         self.wTree = wTree
         self.prep_settings_diag()