diff --git a/libs/widgets/tabbable.cc b/libs/widgets/tabbable.cc
index b687aeaf3b..72b24756db 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/tabbable.cc
+++ b/libs/widgets/tabbable.cc
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ void
 Tabbable::detach ()
 {
 	show_own_window (true);
-	signal_tabbed_changed (false);
 }
 
 void
@@ -316,8 +315,6 @@ Tabbable::attach ()
 	_parent_notebook->set_tab_reorderable (*_contents);
 	_parent_notebook->set_current_page (_parent_notebook->page_num (*_contents));
 
-	signal_tabbed_changed (true);
-
 	_contents->show ();
 
 	/* have to force this on, which is semantically correct, since
@@ -415,7 +412,6 @@ Tabbable::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 
 	if (_visible) {
 		show_own_window (true);
-		signal_tabbed_changed (false);
 	}
 
 	XMLNodeList children = node.children ();
@@ -437,7 +433,6 @@ Tabbable::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 		} else {
 			/* this does nothing if not tabbed */
 			hide_tab ();
-			signal_tabbed_changed (false);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/widgets/widgets/tabbable.h b/libs/widgets/widgets/tabbable.h
index f7e0242fe4..a7be3cd8e8 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/widgets/tabbable.h
+++ b/libs/widgets/widgets/tabbable.h
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ protected:
 
 	bool delete_event_handler (GdkEventAny *ev);
 
-	sigc::signal1<void, bool> signal_tabbed_changed;
-
 	/* This is the heirarchy of a Tabbable's widget packing.
 	 * The end result is to provide 8(ish) event-boxen where the tab can put its contents
 	 * Please maintain the indention here so the hierarchy is visible