diff --git a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc
index f5d99f693..e25e42ebb 100644
--- a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc
+++ b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ LayoutView::init_ui ()
     canvas ()->init_ui (mp_widget);
 
     mp_connector = new LayoutViewSignalConnector (mp_widget, this);
-    QObject::connect (mp_widget, SIGNAL (destroyed ()), mp_connector, SLOT (widget_destroyed ()));
-    QObject::connect (qApp, SIGNAL (destroyed ()), mp_connector, SLOT (app_destroyed ()));
 
     QVBoxLayout *vbl = new QVBoxLayout (mp_widget);
     vbl->setContentsMargins (0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -647,19 +645,6 @@ void LayoutView::side_panel_destroyed (QObject *sender)
   }
 }
 
-void LayoutView::app_destroyed ()
-{
-  close ();
-}
-
-void LayoutView::widget_destroyed (QObject *sender)
-{
-  if (sender == mp_widget) {
-    mp_widget = 0;
-    close ();
-  }
-}
-
 void LayoutView::set_current ()
 {
   set_current (this);
diff --git a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h
index 6a9a2f588..a3b7cd809 100644
--- a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h
+++ b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h
@@ -619,8 +619,6 @@ private:
 
   void active_library_changed (int index);
   void side_panel_destroyed (QObject *sender);
-  void widget_destroyed (QObject *sender);
-  void app_destroyed ();
   void layer_tab_changed ();
   void layer_order_changed ();
   void min_hier_changed (int i);