diff --git a/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp b/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp
index 9724740008..45fa68a3f0 100644
--- a/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ DolphinColumnView::DolphinColumnView(QWidget* parent, DolphinController* control
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
     setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
 
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(entered(const QModelIndex&)),
-            controller, SLOT(emitItemEntered(const QModelIndex&)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(viewportEntered()),
             controller, SLOT(emitViewportEntered()));
     connect(controller, SIGNAL(zoomIn()),
diff --git a/src/treeviewsidebarpage.cpp b/src/treeviewsidebarpage.cpp
index 11b2f5454e..d0515b80a4 100644
--- a/src/treeviewsidebarpage.cpp
+++ b/src/treeviewsidebarpage.cpp
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ void TreeViewSidebarPage::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
         m_dirLister->setDelayedMimeTypes(true);
         m_dirLister->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(false, this);
 
-        connect(m_dirLister, SIGNAL(started(const KUrl&)),
-                this, SLOT(slotDirListerStarted(const KUrl&)));
         connect(m_dirLister, SIGNAL(completed()),
                 this, SLOT(triggerLoadSubTree()));