diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
index 2590990172..e822e047ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
@@ -749,11 +749,6 @@ void HBox::onWidgetCreated(MyGUI::Widget* _widget)
     align();
 }
 
-void HBox::onWidgetDestroy(MyGUI::Widget* _widget)
-{
-    align();
-}
-
 MyGUI::IntSize HBox::getRequestedSize ()
 {
     MyGUI::IntSize size(0,0);
@@ -905,8 +900,3 @@ void VBox::onWidgetCreated(MyGUI::Widget* _widget)
 {
     align();
 }
-
-void VBox::onWidgetDestroy(MyGUI::Widget* _widget)
-{
-    align();
-}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp
index d2bcb69257..784537c42a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             virtual void setPropertyOverride(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value);
 
             virtual void onWidgetCreated(MyGUI::Widget* _widget);
-            virtual void onWidgetDestroy(MyGUI::Widget* _widget);
         };
 
         class VBox : public Box, public MyGUI::Widget
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             virtual void setPropertyOverride(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value);
 
             virtual void onWidgetCreated(MyGUI::Widget* _widget);
-            virtual void onWidgetDestroy(MyGUI::Widget* _widget);
         };
     }
 }