diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp
index 7f9f91dd4..e1c737f99 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ PreferencesDialog* PreferencesDialog::instance()
 	return self;
 }
 
-void PreferencesDialog::emitSettingsChanged()
-{
-	emit settingsChanged();
-}
-
 PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog()
 {
 	//FIXME: This looks wrong.
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.h b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.h
index 569733436..67433f0fd 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.h
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public:
 	~PreferencesDialog();
 	void addPreferencePage(AbstractPreferencesWidget *page);
 	void refreshPages();
-	void emitSettingsChanged();
 	void defaultsRequested();
 signals:
 	void settingsChanged();