diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.h b/src/ViewContainer.h
index f5377fae2..33fa336db 100644
--- a/src/ViewContainer.h
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.h
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ signals:
     /** Emitted when the container has no more children */
     void empty(ViewContainer* container);
 
-    /** Emitted when the user requests to close a view */
-    void closeRequest(QWidget* activeView);
-
     /** Emitted when the user requests to open a new view */
     void newViewRequest();
 
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
index ff3284409..43e38dd7b 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ ViewContainer* ViewManager::createContainer()
     connect(container, SIGNAL(moveViewRequest(int,int,bool&)),
             this , SLOT(containerMoveViewRequest(int,int,bool&)));
     connect(container , SIGNAL(viewRemoved(QWidget*)) , this , SLOT(viewCloseRequest(QWidget*)));
-    connect(container , SIGNAL(closeRequest(QWidget*)) , this , SLOT(viewCloseRequest(QWidget*)));
     connect(container , SIGNAL(activeViewChanged(QWidget*)) , this , SLOT(viewActivated(QWidget*)));
 
     return container;