diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemGmshTools.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemGmshTools.py
index 1831138af8ec..d3ec237c83e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemGmshTools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemGmshTools.py
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ def __init__(self, gmsh_mesh_obj, analysis=None):
         self.clmin = Units.Quantity(self.mesh_obj.CharacteristicLengthMin).Value
 
         # order
-        # known_element_orders = ['Automatic', '1st', '2nd']
+        # known_element_orders = ['1st', '2nd']
         self.order = self.mesh_obj.ElementOrder
         if self.order == '1st':
             self.order = '1'
-        elif self.order == 'Automatic' or self.order == '2nd':
+        elif self.order == '2nd':
             self.order = '2'
         else:
             print('Error in order')
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.ui
index 48f738a8ace1..cb1f13acaf80 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.ui
@@ -42,23 +42,13 @@
          <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_dimension"/>
         </item>
         <item row="2" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="l_order">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Mesh element order:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_order"/>
-        </item>
-        <item row="3" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="l_max">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Max element size (0.0 = Auto):</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="3" column="1">
+        <item row="2" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::InputField" name="if_max">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -95,14 +85,14 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="4" column="0">
+        <item row="3" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="l_min">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Min element size (0.0 = Auto):</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="4" column="1">
+        <item row="3" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::InputField" name="if_min">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_FemMeshGmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_FemMeshGmsh.py
index 2e956e91d8a5..82dadff8ec96 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/_FemMeshGmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_FemMeshGmsh.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class _FemMeshGmsh():
 
     # they will be used from the task panel too, thus they need to be outside of the __init__
     known_element_dimensions = ['Automatic', '1D', '2D', '3D']
-    known_element_orders = ['Automatic', '1st', '2nd']
+    known_element_orders = ['1st', '2nd']
     known_mesh_algorithm_2D = ['Automatic', 'MeshAdapt', 'Delaunay', 'Frontal', 'BAMG', 'DelQuad']
     known_mesh_algorithm_3D = ['Automatic', 'Delaunay', 'New Delaunay', 'Frontal', 'Frontal Delaunay', 'Frontal Hex', 'MMG3D', 'R-tree']
 
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ def __init__(self, obj):
         obj.ElementDimension = _FemMeshGmsh.known_element_dimensions
         obj.ElementDimension = 'Automatic'  # according ShapeType of Part to mesh
 
-        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyEnumeration", "ElementOrder", "FEM GMSH Mesh Params", "Order of mesh elements (Auto will be 2nd)")
+        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyEnumeration", "ElementOrder", "FEM GMSH Mesh Params", "Order of mesh elements")
         obj.ElementOrder = _FemMeshGmsh.known_element_orders
-        obj.ElementOrder = 'Automatic'  # = 2nd
+        obj.ElementOrder = '2nd'
 
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyBool", "OptimizeStd", "FEM GMSH Mesh Params", "Optimize tetra elements")
         obj.OptimizeStd = True
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.py
index 8aae5d84872b..50bfabccf764 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/_TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.py
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ def __init__(self, obj):
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.form.if_max, QtCore.SIGNAL("valueChanged(Base::Quantity)"), self.max_changed)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.form.if_min, QtCore.SIGNAL("valueChanged(Base::Quantity)"), self.min_changed)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.form.cb_dimension, QtCore.SIGNAL("activated(int)"), self.choose_dimension)
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.form.cb_order, QtCore.SIGNAL("activated(int)"), self.choose_order)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.Timer, QtCore.SIGNAL("timeout()"), self.update_timer_text)
 
         self.form.cb_dimension.addItems(_FemMeshGmsh._FemMeshGmsh.known_element_dimensions)
-        self.form.cb_order.addItems(_FemMeshGmsh._FemMeshGmsh.known_element_orders)
 
         self.get_mesh_params()
         self.get_active_analysis()
@@ -80,13 +78,11 @@ def clicked(self, button):
     def get_mesh_params(self):
         self.clmax = self.mesh_obj.CharacteristicLengthMax
         self.clmin = self.mesh_obj.CharacteristicLengthMin
-        self.order = self.mesh_obj.ElementOrder
         self.dimension = self.mesh_obj.ElementDimension
 
     def set_mesh_params(self):
         self.mesh_obj.CharacteristicLengthMax = self.clmax
         self.mesh_obj.CharacteristicLengthMin = self.clmin
-        self.mesh_obj.ElementOrder = self.order
         self.mesh_obj.ElementDimension = self.dimension
 
     def update(self):
@@ -95,8 +91,6 @@ def update(self):
         self.form.if_min.setText(self.clmin.UserString)
         index_dimension = self.form.cb_dimension.findText(self.dimension)
         self.form.cb_dimension.setCurrentIndex(index_dimension)
-        index_order = self.form.cb_order.findText(self.order)
-        self.form.cb_order.setCurrentIndex(index_order)
 
     def console_log(self, message="", color="#000000"):
         self.console_message_gmsh = self.console_message_gmsh + '<font color="#0000FF">{0:4.1f}:</font> <font color="{1}">{2}</font><br>'.\
@@ -123,12 +117,6 @@ def choose_dimension(self, index):
         self.form.cb_dimension.setCurrentIndex(index)
         self.dimension = str(self.form.cb_dimension.itemText(index))  # form returns unicode
 
-    def choose_order(self, index):
-        if index < 0:
-            return
-        self.form.cb_order.setCurrentIndex(index)
-        self.order = str(self.form.cb_order.itemText(index))  # form returns unicode
-
     def run_gmsh(self):
         QApplication.setOverrideCursor(Qt.WaitCursor)
         self.Start = time.time()