diff --git a/gui/src/main/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtil.java b/gui/src/main/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtil.java
index da3795a8b6..f0f05166a1 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtil.java
+++ b/gui/src/main/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtil.java
@@ -273,28 +273,6 @@ public class GUIUtil {
         };
     }
 
-    @Deprecated
-    public static StringConverter<TradeCurrency> getTradeCurrencyConverter() {
-        return new StringConverter<TradeCurrency>() {
-            @Override
-            public String toString(TradeCurrency tradeCurrency) {
-                String code = tradeCurrency.getCode();
-                final String displayString = CurrencyUtil.getNameAndCode(code);
-                // http://boschista.deviantart.com/journal/Cool-ASCII-Symbols-214218618
-                if (code.equals(GUIUtil.SHOW_ALL_FLAG))
-                    return "▶ " + Res.get("list.currency.showAll");
-                else if (code.equals(GUIUtil.EDIT_FLAG))
-                    return "▼ " + Res.get("list.currency.editList");
-                return tradeCurrency.getDisplayPrefix() + displayString;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public TradeCurrency fromString(String s) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
     public static void updateConfidence(TransactionConfidence confidence, Tooltip tooltip, TxConfidenceIndicator txConfidenceIndicator) {
         if (confidence != null) {
             switch (confidence.getConfidenceType()) {
diff --git a/gui/src/test/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtilTest.java b/gui/src/test/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtilTest.java
index 7308d31031..bd487228f4 100644
--- a/gui/src/test/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtilTest.java
+++ b/gui/src/test/java/io/bisq/gui/util/GUIUtilTest.java
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ public class GUIUtilTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testTradeCurrencyConverter() {
-        Res.setBaseCurrencyCode("EUR");
-        Res.setBaseCurrencyName("Euro");
         Map<String, Integer> offerCounts = new HashMap<String, Integer>() {{
+            put("BTC", 11);
             put("EUR", 10);
         }};
         StringConverter<TradeCurrency> tradeCurrencyConverter = GUIUtil.getTradeCurrencyConverter(
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ public class GUIUtilTest {
                 offerCounts
         );
 
+        assertEquals("✦ BTC (BTC) - 11 offers", tradeCurrencyConverter.toString(bitcoin));
         assertEquals("★ Euro (EUR) - 10 offers", tradeCurrencyConverter.toString(euro));
     }