diff --git a/common/layer_id.cpp b/common/layer_id.cpp
index db58113345..67803fff36 100644
--- a/common/layer_id.cpp
+++ b/common/layer_id.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ wxString LayerName( int aLayer )
     case LAYER_DEVICE:                  return _( "Symbol body outlines" );
     case LAYER_DEVICE_BACKGROUND:       return _( "Symbol body fills" );
     case LAYER_NOTES:                   return _( "Notes" );
-    case LAYER_NETNAM:                  return _( "Net names" );
     case LAYER_PIN:                     return _( "Pins" );
     case LAYER_SHEET:                   return _( "Sheet borders" );
     case LAYER_SHEET_BACKGROUND:        return _( "Sheet backgrounds" );
diff --git a/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h b/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h
index f83b616a93..e7657c6614 100644
--- a/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h
+++ b/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ static const std::map<int, COLOR4D> s_defaultTheme =
             { LAYER_GLOBLABEL,            CSS_COLOR( 132, 0,   0,   1 ) },
             { LAYER_HIERLABEL,            CSS_COLOR( 114, 86,  0,   1 ) },
             { LAYER_LOCLABEL,             CSS_COLOR( 15,  15,  15,  1 ) },
-            { LAYER_NETNAM,               CSS_COLOR( 132, 132, 132, 1 ) },
             { LAYER_NOCONNECT,            CSS_COLOR( 0,   0,   132, 1 ) },
             { LAYER_NOTES,                CSS_COLOR( 0,   0,   194, 1 ) },
             { LAYER_PIN,                  CSS_COLOR( 132, 0,   0,   1 ) },
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ static const std::map<int, COLOR4D> s_classicTheme =
             { LAYER_GLOBLABEL,              COLOR4D( RED ) },
             { LAYER_HIERLABEL,              COLOR4D( BROWN ) },
             { LAYER_LOCLABEL,               COLOR4D( BLACK ) },
-            { LAYER_NETNAM,                 COLOR4D( DARKGRAY ) },
             { LAYER_NOCONNECT,              COLOR4D( BLUE ) },
             { LAYER_NOTES,                  COLOR4D( LIGHTBLUE ) },
             { LAYER_PIN,                    COLOR4D( RED ) },
diff --git a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
index 16f2293a7b..1d609773ff 100644
--- a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
+++ b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ COLOR_SETTINGS::COLOR_SETTINGS( wxString aFilename ) :
     CLR( "schematic.label_global",      LAYER_GLOBLABEL              );
     CLR( "schematic.label_hier",        LAYER_HIERLABEL              );
     CLR( "schematic.label_local",       LAYER_LOCLABEL               );
-    CLR( "schematic.net_name",          LAYER_NETNAM                 );
     CLR( "schematic.no_connect",        LAYER_NOCONNECT              );
     CLR( "schematic.note",              LAYER_NOTES                  );
     CLR( "schematic.pin",               LAYER_PIN                    );
diff --git a/eeschema/eeschema_settings.cpp b/eeschema/eeschema_settings.cpp
index 41c4ee4029..124a54527e 100644
--- a/eeschema/eeschema_settings.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/eeschema_settings.cpp
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ bool EESCHEMA_SETTINGS::MigrateFromLegacy( wxConfigBase* aCfg )
     migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DHLabelEx",          LAYER_HIERLABEL );
     migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DHiddenEx",          LAYER_HIDDEN );
     migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DLLabelEx",          LAYER_LOCLABEL );
-    migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DNetNameEx",         LAYER_NETNAM );
     migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DNoConnectEx",       LAYER_NOCONNECT );
     migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DNoteEx",            LAYER_NOTES );
     migrateLegacyColor( "Color4DPinEx",             LAYER_PIN );
diff --git a/include/layers_id_colors_and_visibility.h b/include/layers_id_colors_and_visibility.h
index 5165b27e20..1dab9c68bf 100644
--- a/include/layers_id_colors_and_visibility.h
+++ b/include/layers_id_colors_and_visibility.h
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ enum SCH_LAYER_ID: int
     LAYER_FIELDS,
     LAYER_DEVICE,
     LAYER_NOTES,
-    LAYER_NETNAM,
     LAYER_PIN,
     LAYER_SHEET,
     LAYER_SHEETNAME,