diff --git a/include/Dialog_Progress.h b/include/Dialog_Progress.h
index 1d272be1..7847376d 100644
--- a/include/Dialog_Progress.h
+++ b/include/Dialog_Progress.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public:
 	~Dialog_Progress();
 	
 	sigc::signal< bool, Operation * > signal_apply_operation ;
-	sigc::signal< Glib::ustring > signal_get_libparted_version ;
-		
+
 private:
 	void on_signal_update( const OperationDetail & operationdetail ) ;
 	void update_gui_elements() ;
diff --git a/include/GParted_Core.h b/include/GParted_Core.h
index e740a34d..f598651d 100644
--- a/include/GParted_Core.h
+++ b/include/GParted_Core.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public:
 	const FS & get_fs( FSType filesystem ) const;
 	static std::vector<Glib::ustring> get_disklabeltypes() ;
 	std::map<Glib::ustring, bool> get_available_flags( const Partition & partition ) ;
-	Glib::ustring get_libparted_version() ;
 	Glib::ustring get_thread_status_message() ;
 
 	static FileSystem * get_filesystem_object( FSType fstype );
diff --git a/src/GParted_Core.cc b/src/GParted_Core.cc
index f9f0fff8..74e15c74 100644
--- a/src/GParted_Core.cc
+++ b/src/GParted_Core.cc
@@ -860,11 +860,7 @@ std::map<Glib::ustring, bool> GParted_Core::get_available_flags( const Partition
 
 	return flag_info ;
 }
-	
-Glib::ustring GParted_Core::get_libparted_version() 
-{
-	return ped_get_version() ;
-}
+
 
 //private functions...
 
diff --git a/src/Win_GParted.cc b/src/Win_GParted.cc
index 26e73025..621ffd1f 100644
--- a/src/Win_GParted.cc
+++ b/src/Win_GParted.cc
@@ -3421,8 +3421,6 @@ void Win_GParted::activate_apply()
 		dialog_progress .set_transient_for( *this ) ;
 		dialog_progress .signal_apply_operation .connect(
 			sigc::mem_fun(gparted_core, &GParted_Core::apply_operation_to_disk) ) ;
-		dialog_progress .signal_get_libparted_version .connect(
-			sigc::mem_fun(gparted_core, &GParted_Core::get_libparted_version) ) ;
  
 		int response ;
 		do