diff --git a/editdictionaries.cc b/editdictionaries.cc
index 9c0cc68d..91ce1149 100644
--- a/editdictionaries.cc
+++ b/editdictionaries.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ EditDictionaries::EditDictionaries( QWidget * parent, Config::Class & cfg_,
   connect( &sources, SIGNAL( rescan() ), this, SLOT( rescanSources() ) );
 
   connect( groups.get(), SIGNAL( showDictionaryInfo( QString const & ) ),
-           this, SLOT( showDictionaryInfo(QString const & ) ) );
+           this, SIGNAL( showDictionaryInfo(QString const & ) ) );
 }
 
 void EditDictionaries::editGroup( unsigned id )
@@ -236,17 +236,3 @@ void EditDictionaries::acceptChangedSources( bool rebuildGroups )
       origCfg.inactiveDictionaries = orderAndProps->getCurrentInactiveDictionaries();
   }
 }
-
-void EditDictionaries::showDictionaryInfo( QString const & dictId )
-{
-  unsigned n;
-  for( n = 0; n < dictionaries.size(); n++ )
-    if( dictId.compare( QString::fromUtf8( dictionaries[ n ]->getId().c_str() ) ) == 0 )
-      break;
-  if( n < dictionaries.size() )
-  {
-    DictInfo infoMsg( cfg, this );
-    infoMsg.showInfo( dictionaries[ n ] );
-    infoMsg.exec();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/editdictionaries.hh b/editdictionaries.hh
index 13b2d600..dd2a01eb 100644
--- a/editdictionaries.hh
+++ b/editdictionaries.hh
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ private slots:
 
   void rescanSources();
 
+signals:
+
   void showDictionaryInfo( QString const & dictId );
 
 private:
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index 3ac31fe0..e1692e01 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -1707,6 +1707,9 @@ void MainWindow::editDictionaries( unsigned editDictionaryGroup )
   Config::Class newCfg = cfg;
   EditDictionaries dicts( this, newCfg, dictionaries, groupInstances, dictNetMgr );
 
+  connect( &dicts, SIGNAL( showDictionaryInfo( QString const & ) ),
+           this, SLOT( showDictionaryInfo( QString const & ) ) );
+
   if ( editDictionaryGroup != Instances::Group::NoGroupId )
     dicts.editGroup( editDictionaryGroup );