diff --git a/tools/editor/code_editor.cpp b/tools/editor/code_editor.cpp
index 9240e3527c..17f252ee25 100644
--- a/tools/editor/code_editor.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/code_editor.cpp
@@ -1105,6 +1105,23 @@ void CodeTextEditor::_font_resize_timeout() {
 	}
 }
 
+void CodeTextEditor::update_editor_settings() {
+
+	text_editor->set_auto_brace_completion(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/auto_brace_complete"));
+	text_editor->set_scroll_pass_end_of_file(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/scroll_past_end_of_file"));
+	text_editor->set_tab_size(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/tab_size"));
+	text_editor->set_draw_tabs(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/draw_tabs"));
+	text_editor->set_show_line_numbers(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_numbers"));
+	text_editor->set_show_line_length_guideline(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_length_guideline"));
+	text_editor->set_line_length_guideline_column(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_length_guideline_column"));
+	text_editor->set_syntax_coloring(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/syntax_highlighting"));
+	text_editor->set_highlight_all_occurrences(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/highlight_all_occurrences"));
+	text_editor->cursor_set_blink_enabled(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink"));
+	text_editor->cursor_set_blink_speed(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink_speed"));
+	text_editor->set_draw_breakpoint_gutter(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_breakpoint_gutter"));
+	text_editor->cursor_set_block_mode(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/block_caret"));
+}
+
 void CodeTextEditor::set_error(const String& p_error) {
 
 	if (p_error!="") {
diff --git a/tools/editor/code_editor.h b/tools/editor/code_editor.h
index 6f59dda1ee..ce3b5bee26 100644
--- a/tools/editor/code_editor.h
+++ b/tools/editor/code_editor.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
+	void update_editor_settings();
 	void set_error(const String& p_error);
 	void update_line_and_column() { _line_col_changed(); }
 	TextEdit *get_text_edit() { return text_editor; }
diff --git a/tools/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/tools/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index 214582f759..40fc3a7bda 100644
--- a/tools/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -249,19 +249,7 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::add_callback(const String& p_function,StringArray p_args)
 
 void ScriptTextEditor::update_settings() {
 
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_auto_brace_completion(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/auto_brace_complete"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_scroll_pass_end_of_file(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/scroll_past_end_of_file"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_tab_size(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/tab_size"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_tabs(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/draw_tabs"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_numbers(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_numbers"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_length_guideline(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_length_guideline"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_line_length_guideline_column(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_length_guideline_column"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_syntax_coloring(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/syntax_highlighting"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_highlight_all_occurrences(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/highlight_all_occurrences"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_enabled(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_speed(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink_speed"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_breakpoint_gutter(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_breakpoint_gutter"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_block_mode(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/block_caret"));
+	code_editor->update_editor_settings();
 }
 
 bool ScriptTextEditor::is_unsaved()  {
@@ -1277,20 +1265,8 @@ ScriptTextEditor::ScriptTextEditor() {
 	code_editor->get_text_edit()->connect("breakpoint_toggled", this, "_breakpoint_toggled");
 	code_editor->get_text_edit()->connect("symbol_lookup", this, "_lookup_symbol");
 
+	update_settings();
 
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_scroll_pass_end_of_file(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/scroll_past_end_of_file"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_auto_brace_completion(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/auto_brace_complete"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_tab_size(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/tab_size"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_tabs(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/draw_tabs"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_numbers(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_numbers"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_length_guideline(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_length_guideline"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_line_length_guideline_column(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_length_guideline_column"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_syntax_coloring(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/syntax_highlighting"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_highlight_all_occurrences(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/highlight_all_occurrences"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_enabled(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_speed(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink_speed"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_breakpoint_gutter(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_breakpoint_gutter"));
-	code_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_block_mode(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/block_caret"));
 	code_editor->get_text_edit()->set_callhint_settings(
 		EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/put_callhint_tooltip_below_current_line"),
 		EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/callhint_tooltip_offset"));
diff --git a/tools/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp b/tools/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
index f7964eef54..ec9fdcdb05 100644
--- a/tools/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -372,47 +372,9 @@ void ShaderEditor::_params_changed() {
 
 void ShaderEditor::_editor_settings_changed() {
 
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_auto_brace_completion(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/auto_brace_complete"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_scroll_pass_end_of_file(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/scroll_past_end_of_file"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_tab_size(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/tab_size"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_tabs(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/draw_tabs"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_numbers(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_numbers"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_length_guideline(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_length_guideline"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_line_length_guideline_column(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_length_guideline_column"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_syntax_coloring(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/syntax_highlighting"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->set_highlight_all_occurrences(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/highlight_all_occurrences"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_enabled(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_speed(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink_speed"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->add_constant_override("line_spacing", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_spacing"));
-		vertex_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_block_mode(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/block_caret"));
-
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_auto_brace_completion(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/auto_brace_complete"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_scroll_pass_end_of_file(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/scroll_past_end_of_file"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_tab_size(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/tab_size"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_tabs(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/draw_tabs"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_numbers(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_numbers"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_length_guideline(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_length_guideline"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_line_length_guideline_column(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_length_guideline_column"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_syntax_coloring(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/syntax_highlighting"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->set_highlight_all_occurrences(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/highlight_all_occurrences"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_enabled(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_speed(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink_speed"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->add_constant_override("line_spacing", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_spacing"));
-		fragment_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_block_mode(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/block_caret"));
-
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_auto_brace_completion(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/auto_brace_complete"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_scroll_pass_end_of_file(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/scroll_past_end_of_file"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_tab_size(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/tab_size"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_draw_tabs(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/draw_tabs"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_numbers(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_numbers"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_show_line_length_guideline(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/show_line_length_guideline"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_line_length_guideline_column(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_length_guideline_column"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_syntax_coloring(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/syntax_highlighting"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->set_highlight_all_occurrences(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/highlight_all_occurrences"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_enabled(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_blink_speed(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/caret_blink_speed"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->add_constant_override("line_spacing", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/line_spacing"));
-		light_editor->get_text_edit()->cursor_set_block_mode(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/block_caret"));
+	vertex_editor->update_editor_settings();
+	fragment_editor->update_editor_settings();
+	light_editor->update_editor_settings();
 }
 
 void ShaderEditor::_bind_methods() {