diff --git a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
index af84c0213..f9e3d86c3 100644
--- a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void CMiscMenue::showMiscSettingsMenuGeneral(CMenuWidget *ms_general)
 	ms_general->addItem(mc);
 
 	//fan speed
-	if (g_info.has_fan)
+	if (g_info.hw_caps->has_fan)
 	{
 		CMenuOptionNumberChooser * mn = new CMenuOptionNumberChooser(LOCALE_FAN_SPEED, &g_settings.fan_speed, true, 1, 14, fanNotifier, CRCInput::RC_nokey, NULL, 0, 0, LOCALE_OPTIONS_OFF);
 		mn->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_FAN_SPEED);
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 598beedd1..1c9bfeadd 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -2153,13 +2153,9 @@ TIMER_START();
 
 	cpuFreq = new cCpuFreqManager();
 	cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
-#if HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
-	/* only SAT-hd1 before rev 8 has fan */
-	g_info.has_fan = (cs_get_revision()  < 8 && CFEManager::getInstance()->getFE(0)->hasSat());
-#endif
-	dprintf(DEBUG_NORMAL, "g_info.has_fan: %d\n", g_info.has_fan);
+
 	//fan speed
-	if (g_info.has_fan)
+	if (g_info.hw_caps->has_fan)
 		CFanControlNotifier::setSpeed(g_settings.fan_speed);
 
 	dvbsub_init();
@@ -3661,7 +3657,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::ExitRun(const bool /*write_si*/, int retcode)
 			delete g_RCInput;
 			my_system("/etc/init.d/rcK");
 			//fan speed
-			if (g_info.has_fan) {
+			if (g_info.hw_caps->has_fan) {
 				CFanControlNotifier::setSpeed(0);
 			}
 			//CVFD::getInstance()->ShowText(g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_MAINMENU_REBOOT));
@@ -3869,7 +3865,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyMode( bool bOnOff, bool fromDeepStandby )
 			cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.standby_cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 
 		//fan speed
-		if (g_info.has_fan)
+		if (g_info.hw_caps->has_fan)
 			CFanControlNotifier::setSpeed(1);
 
 		frameBuffer->setActive(false);
@@ -3898,7 +3894,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyMode( bool bOnOff, bool fromDeepStandby )
 		}
 		frameBuffer->setActive(true);
 		//fan speed
-		if (g_info.has_fan)
+		if (g_info.hw_caps->has_fan)
 			CFanControlNotifier::setSpeed(g_settings.fan_speed);
 
 		puts("[neutrino.cpp] executing " NEUTRINO_LEAVE_STANDBY_SCRIPT ".");
diff --git a/src/system/settings.h b/src/system/settings.h
index c8aef6895..6e9578c11 100644
--- a/src/system/settings.h
+++ b/src/system/settings.h
@@ -927,7 +927,6 @@ struct SglobalInfo
 {
 	unsigned char     box_Type;
 	delivery_system_t delivery_system;
-	bool has_fan;
 	hw_caps_t *hw_caps;
 };