diff --git a/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.cpp b/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.cpp
index d9e43c2e2..ada4cc5da 100644
--- a/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ namespace storm {
         multiplicationStyle = minMaxSettings.getValueIterationMultiplicationStyle();
         forceBounds = minMaxSettings.isForceBoundsSet();
         symmetricUpdates = minMaxSettings.isForceIntervalIterationSymmetricUpdatesSet();
-        qviRestartThreshold = minMaxSettings.getQviRestartThreshold();
-        qviRestartMaxIterations = minMaxSettings.getQviRestartMaxIterations();
     }
 
     MinMaxSolverEnvironment::~MinMaxSolverEnvironment() {
@@ -88,22 +86,4 @@ namespace storm {
         symmetricUpdates = value;
     }
     
-    storm::RationalNumber MinMaxSolverEnvironment::getQviRestartThreshold() const {
-        return qviRestartThreshold;
-    }
-    
-    void MinMaxSolverEnvironment::setQviRestartThreshold(storm::RationalNumber value) {
-        qviRestartThreshold = value;
-    }
-    
-    uint64_t MinMaxSolverEnvironment::getQviRestartMaxIterations() const {
-        return qviRestartMaxIterations;
-    }
-    
-    void MinMaxSolverEnvironment::setQviRestartMaxIterations(uint64_t value) {
-        qviRestartMaxIterations = value;
-    }
-    
-
-
 }
diff --git a/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.h b/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.h
index 6196942a1..3f54f0fa9 100644
--- a/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.h
+++ b/src/storm/environment/solver/MinMaxSolverEnvironment.h
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ namespace storm {
         void setForceBounds(bool value);
         bool isSymmetricUpdatesSet() const;
         void setSymmetricUpdates(bool value);
-        storm::RationalNumber getQviRestartThreshold() const;
-        void setQviRestartThreshold(storm::RationalNumber value);
-        uint64_t getQviRestartMaxIterations() const;
-        void setQviRestartMaxIterations(uint64_t value);
         
     private:
         storm::solver::MinMaxMethod minMaxMethod;
@@ -43,8 +39,6 @@ namespace storm {
         storm::solver::MultiplicationStyle multiplicationStyle;
         bool forceBounds;
         bool symmetricUpdates;
-        storm::RationalNumber qviRestartThreshold;
-        uint64_t qviRestartMaxIterations;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.cpp b/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.cpp
index f918fe112..7612f16ec 100644
--- a/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace storm {
             const std::string MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::valueIterationMultiplicationStyleOptionName = "vimult";
             const std::string MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::intervalIterationSymmetricUpdatesOptionName = "symmetricupdates";
             const std::string MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::forceBoundsOptionName = "forcebounds";
-            const std::string MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::quickValueIterationRestartOptionName = "qvirestart";
 
             MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::MinMaxEquationSolverSettings() : ModuleSettings(moduleName) {
                 std::vector<std::string> minMaxSolvingTechniques = {"vi", "value-iteration", "pi", "policy-iteration", "linear-programming", "lp", "ratsearch", "qvi", "quick-value-iteration", "topological"};
@@ -46,9 +45,6 @@ namespace storm {
                 
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, forceBoundsOptionName, false, "If set, minmax solver always require that a priori bounds for the solution are computed.").build());
                 
-                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, quickValueIterationRestartOptionName, false, "Controls when a restart of quick value iteration is triggered.")
-                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createDoubleArgument("threshold", "The minimal (relative) bound improvement that triggers a restart").addValidatorDouble(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createDoubleRangeValidatorIncluding(0.0, 1.0)).setDefaultValueDouble(0.5).build())
-                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createUnsignedIntegerArgument("maxiters", "The maximal number of iterations within which a restart can be triggered.").setDefaultValueUnsignedInteger(300).build()).build());
             }
             
             storm::solver::MinMaxMethod MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::getMinMaxEquationSolvingMethod() const {
@@ -128,15 +124,6 @@ namespace storm {
             bool MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::isForceBoundsSet() const {
                 return this->getOption(forceBoundsOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
             }
-            
-            double MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::getQviRestartThreshold() const {
-                return this->getOption(quickValueIterationRestartOptionName).getArgumentByName("threshold").getValueAsDouble();
-            }
-            
-            uint_fast64_t MinMaxEquationSolverSettings::getQviRestartMaxIterations() const {
-                return this->getOption(quickValueIterationRestartOptionName).getArgumentByName("maxiters").getValueAsUnsignedInteger();
-            }
-            
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.h b/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.h
index 02be37d00..fc5add0c4 100644
--- a/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.h
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/MinMaxEquationSolverSettings.h
@@ -107,16 +107,6 @@ namespace storm {
                  */
                 bool isForceBoundsSet() const;
                 
-                /*!
-                 * Retrieves the restart threshold for quick value iteration
-                 */
-                double getQviRestartThreshold() const;
-                
-                /*!
-                 * Retrieves the maximal number of iterations within which a restart of quick value iteration can be triggered.
-                 */
-                uint_fast64_t getQviRestartMaxIterations() const;
-                
                 // The name of the module.
                 static const std::string moduleName;