diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 49713eb22dc..c8062134dad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -1408,8 +1408,12 @@ QProcessEnvironment GitClient::processEnvironment() const
 {
 
     QProcessEnvironment environment = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
-    if (settings()->boolValue(GitSettings::adoptPathKey))
-        environment.insert(QLatin1String("PATH"), settings()->stringValue(GitSettings::pathKey));
+    QString gitPath = settings()->stringValue(GitSettings::pathKey);
+    if (!gitPath.isEmpty()) {
+        gitPath += Utils::SynchronousProcess::pathSeparator();
+        gitPath += environment.value(QLatin1String("PATH"));
+        environment.insert(QLatin1String("PATH"), gitPath);
+    }
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     if (settings()->boolValue(GitSettings::winSetHomeEnvironmentKey))
         environment.insert(QLatin1String("HOME"), QDir::toNativeSeparators(QDir::homePath()));
@@ -1620,7 +1624,7 @@ bool GitClient::tryLauchingGitK(const QProcessEnvironment &env,
     // This should always use QProcess::startDetached (as not to kill
     // the child), but that does not have an environment parameter.
     bool success = false;
-    if (settings()->boolValue(GitSettings::adoptPathKey)) {
+    if (!settings()->stringValue(GitSettings::pathKey).isEmpty()) {
         QProcess *process = new QProcess(this);
         process->setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
         process->setProcessEnvironment(env);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index eae064097c9..31f289eb41a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 namespace Git {
 namespace Internal {
 
-const QLatin1String GitSettings::adoptPathKey("SysEnv");
 const QLatin1String GitSettings::pathKey("Path");
 const QLatin1String GitSettings::pullRebaseKey("PullRebase");
 const QLatin1String GitSettings::omitAnnotationDateKey("OmitAnnotationDate");
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
 #else
     declareKey(timeoutKey, 30);
 #endif
-    declareKey(adoptPathKey, false);
     declareKey(pathKey, QString());
     declareKey(pullRebaseKey, false);
     declareKey(omitAnnotationDateKey, false);
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ QString GitSettings::gitBinaryPath(bool *ok, QString *errorMessage) const
         const QString binary = stringValue(binaryPathKey);
         QString currentPath = stringValue(pathKey);
         // Easy, git is assumed to be elsewhere accessible
-        if (!boolValue(adoptPathKey))
+        if (currentPath.isEmpty())
             currentPath = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("PATH"));
         // Search in path?
         m_binaryPath = Utils::SynchronousProcess::locateBinary(currentPath, binary);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
index 5e7f09a6aea..e0c629ed74e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class GitSettings : public VcsBase::VcsBaseClientSettings
 public:
     GitSettings();
 
-    static const QLatin1String adoptPathKey;
     static const QLatin1String pathKey;
     static const QLatin1String pullRebaseKey;
     static const QLatin1String omitAnnotationDateKey;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp
index 9ca95854a75..e8ec9381bb6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ SettingsPageWidget::SettingsPageWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent)
 {
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
-    connect(m_ui.adoptButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSystemPath()));
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     const QByteArray currentHome = qgetenv("HOME");
     const QString toolTip
@@ -72,8 +71,6 @@ GitSettings SettingsPageWidget::settings() const
 {
     GitSettings rc;
     rc.setValue(GitSettings::pathKey, m_ui.pathLineEdit->text());
-    rc.setValue(GitSettings::adoptPathKey, m_ui.environmentGroupBox->isChecked()
-                                           && !rc.stringValue(GitSettings::pathKey).isEmpty());
     rc.setValue(GitSettings::logCountKey, m_ui.logCountSpinBox->value());
     rc.setValue(GitSettings::timeoutKey, m_ui.timeoutSpinBox->value());
     rc.setValue(GitSettings::pullRebaseKey, m_ui.pullRebaseCheckBox->isChecked());
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@ GitSettings SettingsPageWidget::settings() const
 
 void SettingsPageWidget::setSettings(const GitSettings &s)
 {
-    m_ui.environmentGroupBox->setChecked(s.boolValue(GitSettings::adoptPathKey));
     m_ui.pathLineEdit->setText(s.stringValue(GitSettings::pathKey));
     m_ui.logCountSpinBox->setValue(s.intValue(GitSettings::logCountKey));
     m_ui.timeoutSpinBox->setValue(s.intValue(GitSettings::timeoutKey));
@@ -95,17 +91,11 @@ void SettingsPageWidget::setSettings(const GitSettings &s)
     m_ui.gitkOptionsLineEdit->setText(s.stringValue(GitSettings::gitkOptionsKey));
 }
 
-void SettingsPageWidget::setSystemPath()
-{
-    m_ui.pathLineEdit->setText(QLatin1String(qgetenv("PATH")));
-}
-
 QString SettingsPageWidget::searchKeywords() const
 {
     QString rc;
     QLatin1Char sep(' ');
     QTextStream(&rc)
-            << sep << m_ui.environmentGroupBox->title()
             << sep << m_ui.pathlabel->text()
             << sep << m_ui.winHomeCheckBox->text()
             << sep << m_ui.groupBox->title()
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.h b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.h
index bea67087d9d..8a482e41264 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.h
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ public:
 
     QString searchKeywords() const;
 
-private slots:
-    void setSystemPath();
-
 private:
     Ui::SettingsPage m_ui;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.ui b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.ui
index 08b98fa2a34..2453404c749 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.ui
@@ -12,34 +12,24 @@
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="environmentGroupBox">
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="configurationGroupBox">
      <property name="enabled">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Customize Environment:</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="checkable">
-      <bool>true</bool>
+      <string>Configuration</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="pathlabel">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>PATH:</string>
+         <string>Prepend to PATH:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="pathLineEdit"/>
       </item>
-      <item row="0" column="2">
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="adoptButton">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>From System</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="winHomeCheckBox">
         <property name="text">