diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutCanvas.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutCanvas.cc
index 1838a26e1..dfab18f02 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutCanvas.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutCanvas.cc
@@ -357,29 +357,27 @@ LayoutCanvas::~LayoutCanvas ()
 void
 LayoutCanvas::key_event (unsigned int key, unsigned int buttons)
 {
-#if defined(HAVE_QT) // @@@
   if (! (buttons & lay::ShiftButton)) {
     if (int (key) == lay::KeyDown) {
-      emit down_arrow_key_pressed ();
+      down_arrow_key_pressed ();
     } else if (int (key) == lay::KeyUp) {
-      emit up_arrow_key_pressed ();
+      up_arrow_key_pressed ();
     } else if (int (key) == lay::KeyLeft) {
-      emit left_arrow_key_pressed ();
+      left_arrow_key_pressed ();
     } else if (int (key) == lay::KeyRight) {
-      emit right_arrow_key_pressed ();
+      right_arrow_key_pressed ();
     }
   } else {
     if (int (key) == lay::KeyDown) {
-      emit down_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
+      down_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
     } else if (int (key) == lay::KeyUp) {
-      emit up_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
+      up_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
     } else if (int (key) == lay::KeyLeft) {
-      emit left_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
+      left_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
     } else if (int (key) == lay::KeyRight) {
-      emit right_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
+      right_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift ();
     }
   }
-#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.cc
index c7c0e9adb..e086f19ae 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.cc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ LineStyleInfo::is_bit_set (unsigned int n) const
   return (pattern () [(n / 32) % pattern_stride ()] & (1 << (n % 32))) != 0;
 }
 
-#if defined(HAVE_QT) // @@@
+#if defined(HAVE_QT)
 QBitmap
 LineStyleInfo::get_bitmap (int width, int height) const
 {
@@ -355,9 +355,6 @@ struct ReplaceLineStyleOp
 };
 
 LineStyles::LineStyles () :
-#if defined(HAVE_QT)
-    QObject (),
-#endif
     db::Object (0)
 {
   for (unsigned int d = 0; d < sizeof (style_strings) / sizeof (style_strings [0]); d += 2) {
@@ -368,9 +365,6 @@ LineStyles::LineStyles () :
 }
 
 LineStyles::LineStyles (const LineStyles &p) :
-#if defined(HAVE_QT)
-  QObject (),
-#endif
   db::Object (0)
 {
   m_styles = p.m_styles;
@@ -424,13 +418,6 @@ LineStyles::replace_style (unsigned int i, const LineStyleInfo &p)
     m_styles [i] = p;
     chg = true;
   }
-
-  //  if something has changed emit the signal
-  if (chg) {
-#if defined(HAVE_QT) // @@@
-    emit changed ();
-#endif
-  }
 }
 
 unsigned int 
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.h
index 2ffa00824..5cd760f3a 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLineStyles.h
@@ -220,15 +220,8 @@ private:
  *  cannot be changed. 
  */
 class LAYBASIC_PUBLIC LineStyles :
-#if defined(HAVE_QT)
-    public QObject,
-#endif
     public db::Object
 {
-#if defined(HAVE_QT)
-Q_OBJECT
-#endif
-
 public:
   typedef std::vector<LineStyleInfo> pattern_vector;
   typedef pattern_vector::const_iterator iterator;
@@ -361,14 +354,6 @@ public:
    */
   static const LineStyles &default_style ();
 
-#if defined(HAVE_QT)
-signals:
-  /**
-   *  @brief This signal is emitted if a style is changed 
-   */
-  void changed ();
-#endif
-
 private:
   std::vector<LineStyleInfo> m_styles;
 };