diff --git a/resources/lib/artwork.py b/resources/lib/artwork.py
index 07286f7f..4281e437 100644
--- a/resources/lib/artwork.py
+++ b/resources/lib/artwork.py
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ class Image_Cache_Thread(Thread):
         suspended = self.suspended
         queue = self.queue
         sleep_between = self.sleep_between
-        counter = 0
-        set_zero = False
         while not stopped():
             # In the event the server goes offline
             while suspended():
@@ -66,14 +64,8 @@ class Image_Cache_Thread(Thread):
             try:
                 url = queue.get(block=False)
             except Empty:
-                if not set_zero and not xbmc.getCondVisibility(
-                        'Window.IsVisible(DialogAddonSettings.xml)'):
-                    # Avoid saving '0' all the time
-                    set_zero = True
-                    utils.settings('caching_artwork_count', value='0')
                 xbmc.sleep(1000)
                 continue
-            set_zero = False
             if isinstance(url, ArtworkSyncMessage):
                 if state.IMAGE_SYNC_NOTIFICATIONS:
                     utils.dialog('notification',
@@ -125,13 +117,6 @@ class Image_Cache_Thread(Thread):
                 # We did not even get a timeout
                 break
             queue.task_done()
-            # Update the caching state in the PKC settings.
-            counter += 1
-            if (counter > 20 and not xbmc.getCondVisibility(
-                    'Window.IsVisible(DialogAddonSettings.xml)')):
-                counter = 0
-                utils.settings('caching_artwork_count',
-                               value=str(queue.qsize()))
             # Sleep for a bit to reduce CPU strain
             xbmc.sleep(sleep_between)
         LOG.info("---===### Stopped Image_Cache_Thread ###===---")
@@ -172,13 +157,10 @@ class Artwork():
         connection.close()
         if not artworks_to_cache:
             LOG.info('Caching of major images to Kodi texture cache done')
-            # Set to "None"
-            utils.settings('caching_artwork_count', value=utils.lang(30069))
             return
         length = len(artworks_to_cache)
         LOG.info('Caching has not been completed - caching %s major images',
                  length)
-        utils.settings('caching_artwork_count', value=str(length))
         # Caching %s Plex images
         self.queue.put(ArtworkSyncMessage(utils.lang(30006) % length))
         for i, url in enumerate(artworks_to_cache):
diff --git a/resources/lib/library_sync/fanart.py b/resources/lib/library_sync/fanart.py
index 9c9088b8..6153c2fd 100644
--- a/resources/lib/library_sync/fanart.py
+++ b/resources/lib/library_sync/fanart.py
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class ThreadedProcessFanart(Thread):
         stopped = self.stopped
         suspended = self.suspended
         queue = self.queue
-        counter = 0
-        set_zero = False
         while not stopped():
             # In the event the server goes offline
             while suspended():
@@ -63,14 +61,8 @@ class ThreadedProcessFanart(Thread):
             try:
                 item = queue.get(block=False)
             except Empty:
-                if not set_zero and not xbmc.getCondVisibility(
-                        'Window.IsVisible(DialogAddonSettings.xml)'):
-                    # Avoid saving '0' all the time
-                    set_zero = True
-                    utils.settings('fanarttv_lookups', value='0')
                 xbmc.sleep(200)
                 continue
-            set_zero = False
             if isinstance(item, artwork.ArtworkSyncMessage):
                 if state.IMAGE_SYNC_NOTIFICATIONS:
                     utils.dialog('notification',
@@ -90,11 +82,5 @@ class ThreadedProcessFanart(Thread):
                 LOG.debug('Done getting fanart for Plex id %s', item['plex_id'])
                 with plexdb.Get_Plex_DB() as plex_db:
                     plex_db.set_fanart_synched(item['plex_id'])
-            # Update the caching state in the PKC settings. Avoid saving '0'
-            counter += 1
-            if (counter > 20 and not xbmc.getCondVisibility(
-                    'Window.IsVisible(DialogAddonSettings.xml)')):
-                counter = 0
-                utils.settings('fanarttv_lookups', value=str(queue.qsize()))
             queue.task_done()
         LOG.debug("---===### Stopped FanartSync ###===---")
diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index a95de9b3..45656b03 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -464,9 +464,6 @@ def wipe_database():
             cursor.execute("DELETE FROM %s" % table_name)
     connection.commit()
     cursor.close()
-    # Reset the artwork sync status in the PKC settings
-    settings('caching_artwork_count', value='unknown')
-    settings('fanarttv_lookups', value='unknown')
     # reset the install run flag
     settings('SyncInstallRunDone', value="false")
 
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index e089de73..6a1d384d 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@
         <setting id="imageSyncNotifications" label="30008" type="bool" default="true" /><!-- Enable notifications for image caching -->
         <setting id="imageSyncDuringPlayback" label="30009" type="bool" default="true" /><!-- Enable image caching during Kodi playback (restart Kodi!) -->
 		<setting label="39020" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/?mode=texturecache)" option="close" /> <!-- Cache all images to Kodi texture cache now -->
-        <setting type="sep" />
-        <setting type="lsep" label="30010" /><!-- Approximate progress -->
-        <setting id="caching_artwork_count" label="30011" type="text" default="unknown" enable="false" visible="eq(-8,true)"/><!-- Plex artwork (posters and backgrounds) left to cache: -->
-        <setting id="fanarttv_lookups" label="30015" type="text" default="unknown" enable="false" visible="eq(-8,true)"/><!-- Movie and show FanartTV lookups left to do: -->
 	</category>
 	<!--
 	<category label="30235" visible="false">