diff --git a/dictionarybar.cc b/dictionarybar.cc
index 63738df7..a909cc7e 100644
--- a/dictionarybar.cc
+++ b/dictionarybar.cc
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ DictionaryBar::DictionaryBar( QWidget * parent,
   mutedDictionaries( 0 ),
   configEvents( events ),
   editDictionaryCommand( _editDictionaryCommand ),
-  maxDictionaryRefsInContextMenu(maxDictionaryRefsInContextMenu_),
-  timerId( 0 )
+  maxDictionaryRefsInContextMenu(maxDictionaryRefsInContextMenu_)
 {
   setObjectName( "dictionaryBar" );
 
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ DictionaryBar::DictionaryBar( QWidget * parent,
 
   connect( this, SIGNAL(actionTriggered(QAction*)),
            this, SLOT(actionWasTriggered(QAction*)) );
-
-  installEventFilter( this );
 }
 
 static QString elideDictName( QString const & name )
@@ -352,42 +349,3 @@ void DictionaryBar::dictsPaneClicked( const QString & id )
     }
   }
 }
-
-bool DictionaryBar::eventFilter( QObject * obj, QEvent * ev )
-{
-  if(obj == this && !isFloating() )
-  {
-    QPoint pt = parentWidget()->mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() );
-    switch( ev->type() )
-    {
-      case QEvent::Leave : if( geometry().contains( pt ) )
-                           {
-                             if( timerId )
-                               killTimer( timerId );
-                             timerId = startTimer( 500 );
-                             return true;
-                           }
-                           break;
-     case QEvent::Enter :  if( timerId != 0)
-                           {
-                             killTimer( timerId );
-                             timerId = 0;
-                           }
-                           break;
-      case QEvent::Timer:  if( static_cast< QTimerEvent * >( ev )->timerId() == timerId )
-                           {
-                             if( !geometry().contains( pt ) )
-                             {
-                               killTimer( timerId );
-                               timerId = 0;
-                               QEvent event( QEvent::Leave );
-                               QApplication::sendEvent( this, &event );
-                             }
-                             return true;
-                           }
-                           break;
-      default:             break;
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
-}
diff --git a/dictionarybar.hh b/dictionarybar.hh
index d108e381..2f886d24 100644
--- a/dictionarybar.hh
+++ b/dictionarybar.hh
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ private:
   QList< QAction * > dictActions;
   QAction * maxDictionaryRefsAction;
 
-  int timerId;
-
-  virtual bool eventFilter( QObject *, QEvent * );
-
 protected:
 
   void contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent * event );