diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index 0d239024..fbca71af 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ DEFAULTS = {
             'tab_position'          : 'top',
             'broadcast_default'     : 'group',
             'close_button_on_tab'   : True,
-            'hide_tabbar'           : False,
             'scroll_tabbar'         : False,
             'homogeneous_tabbar'    : True,
             'hide_from_taskbar'     : False,
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ DEFAULTS = {
             'sticky'                : False,
             'use_custom_url_handler': False,
             'custom_url_handler'    : '',
-            'disable_real_transparency' : False,
             'inactive_color_offset': 0.8,
             'inactive_bg_color_offset': 1.0,
             'enabled_plugins'       : ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler',
diff --git a/terminatorlib/notebook.py b/terminatorlib/notebook.py
index f43b88f4..dc0ff555 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/notebook.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/notebook.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Notebook(Container, Gtk.Notebook):
         #self.connect('page-reordered', self.on_page_reordered)
         self.set_scrollable(self.config['scroll_tabbar'])
 
-        if self.config['tab_position'] == 'hidden' or self.config['hide_tabbar']:
+        if self.config['tab_position'] == 'hidden':
             self.set_show_tabs(False)
         else:
             self.set_show_tabs(True)