diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     QObject::connect(&portControl, &PortControl::portToggled,
                      this, &MainWindow::onPortToggled);
 
-    QObject::connect(&portControl, &PortControl::skipByteRequested,
-                     &dataFormatPanel, &DataFormatPanel::requestSkipByte);
-
     connect(&plotControlPanel, &PlotControlPanel::numOfSamplesChanged,
             this, &MainWindow::onNumOfSamplesChanged);
 
diff --git a/src/portcontrol.cpp b/src/portcontrol.cpp
--- a/src/portcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/portcontrol.cpp
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ PortControl::PortControl(QSerialPort* po
                      SELECT<int>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QButtonGroup::buttonClicked),
                      this, &PortControl::selectFlowControl);
 
-    // init skip byte button
-    QObject::connect(ui->pbSkipByte, &QPushButton::clicked,
-                     [this](){emit skipByteRequested();});
-
     loadPortList();
     loadBaudRateList();
     ui->cbBaudRate->setCurrentIndex(ui->cbBaudRate->findText("9600"));
@@ -272,11 +268,6 @@ void PortControl::selectPort(QString por
     }
 }
 
-void PortControl::enableSkipByte(bool enabled)
-{
-    ui->pbSkipByte->setDisabled(enabled);
-}
-
 QToolBar* PortControl::toolBar()
 {
     return &portToolBar;
diff --git a/src/portcontrol.h b/src/portcontrol.h
--- a/src/portcontrol.h
+++ b/src/portcontrol.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public slots:
     void loadBaudRateList();
     void togglePort();
     void selectPort(QString portName);
-    void enableSkipByte(bool enabled = true);
 
     void selectBaudRate(QString baudRate);
     void selectParity(int parity); // parity must be one of QSerialPort::Parity
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ private slots:
     void onTbPortListActivated(int index);
 
 signals:
-    void skipByteRequested();
     void portToggled(bool open);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/portcontrol.ui b/src/portcontrol.ui
--- a/src/portcontrol.ui
+++ b/src/portcontrol.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>631</width>
-    <height>213</height>
+    <height>232</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
        </property>
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
-         <width>0</width>
+         <width>85</width>
          <height>50</height>
         </size>
        </property>
@@ -301,16 +301,6 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pbSkipByte">
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Skip reading 1 byte to correct the alignment</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Skip Byte</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
       <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
        <property name="orientation">
         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>