diff --git a/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.cpp b/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.cpp
index 4a8f0f965ebaa288c6f10c3580ab378d09476bb3..1275ad8fed50b3969c8ff994f2f492041ed88b28 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.cpp
@@ -14,18 +14,14 @@
 
 #include "GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Data/Data2DItem.h"
-#include "GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h"
 #include "GUI/View/Plotter/ColorMap.h"
 #include "GUI/View/Plotter/PlotStatusLabel.h"
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 ColorMapCanvas::ColorMapCanvas()
     : m_color_map(new ColorMap)
-    , m_canvas_event(new FontScalingEvent(m_color_map, this))
     , m_status_label(new PlotStatusLabel(m_color_map))
 {
-    QObject::installEventFilter(m_canvas_event);
-
     auto* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     layout->setSpacing(0);
diff --git a/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.h b/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.h
index 8010a39cbcddd0ec70ce7d5e6e8e8c3f563a85c0..edd9dee79aa742847ecd07ee97789c755bf054f9 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Canvas/ColorMapCanvas.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 class ColorMap;
 class Data2DItem;
-class FontScalingEvent;
 class PlotStatusLabel;
 class QCustomPlot;
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     ColorMap* m_color_map;
-    FontScalingEvent* m_canvas_event;
     PlotStatusLabel* m_status_label;
 };
 
diff --git a/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp b/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp
index 0f9641f3b0b97175aa389bc5c2267ae1549a1edb..11d8b3fddade7c1f92c8362964c6211fbe82ce0b 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@
 
 #include "GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Data/Data1DItem.h"
-#include "GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h"
 #include "GUI/View/Plotter/PlotStatusLabel.h"
 #include "GUI/View/Plotter/SpecularPlot.h"
 
 SpecularPlotCanvas::SpecularPlotCanvas()
     : m_plot(new SpecularPlot)
-    , m_canvas_event(new FontScalingEvent(m_plot, this))
     , m_status_label(new PlotStatusLabel(m_plot))
 {
-    this->installEventFilter(m_canvas_event);
-
     auto* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     layout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -39,6 +35,7 @@ void SpecularPlotCanvas::setData1DItems(const QList<Data1DItem*>& data_items)
 {
     m_plot->setData1DItems(data_items);
 }
+
 QCustomPlot* SpecularPlotCanvas::customPlot()
 {
     return m_plot->customPlot();
diff --git a/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.h b/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.h
index a112918fba38ba11b3195851424485206e435ca1..32f0185a1a42053fbe3f7bc6f5cf02ef3c4d7e33 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Canvas/SpecularPlotCanvas.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 
 class Data1DItem;
-class FontScalingEvent;
 class PlotStatusLabel;
 class QCustomPlot;
 class SpecularPlot;
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     SpecularPlot* m_plot;
-    FontScalingEvent* m_canvas_event;
     PlotStatusLabel* m_status_label;
 };
 
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bca0d5f1d066e516e4071f2d5e0ae0a183dd74af..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-//  ************************************************************************************************
-//
-//  BornAgain: simulate and fit reflection and scattering
-//
-//! @file      GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.cpp
-//! @brief     Implements class FontScalingEvent.
-//!
-//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
-//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
-//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2018
-//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
-//
-//  ************************************************************************************************
-
-#include "GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h"
-#include "Base/Util/Assert.h"
-#include "GUI/View/Plotter/ColorMap.h"
-#include <QResizeEvent>
-#include <qcustomplot.h>
-
-namespace {
-
-const QString tick_font = "tick-font-key";
-const int widget_size_to_switch_font = 500;
-
-} // namespace
-
-FontScalingEvent::FontScalingEvent(ScientificPlot* plot, QWidget* parent)
-    : QObject(parent)
-    , m_plot(plot)
-{
-}
-
-bool FontScalingEvent::eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* event)
-{
-    if (event->type() == QEvent::Resize) {
-        auto* resizeEvent = dynamic_cast<QResizeEvent*>(event);
-        ASSERT(resizeEvent);
-
-        if (!m_fonts.contains(tick_font))
-            backupFonts();
-        else {
-            if (resizeEvent->size().width() < widget_size_to_switch_font)
-                scaleFonts(0.8);
-            else
-                restoreFonts();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return QObject::eventFilter(obj, event);
-}
-
-//! Backup all fonts.
-
-void FontScalingEvent::backupFonts()
-{
-    m_fonts[tick_font] = m_plot->customPlot()->xAxis->tickLabelFont();
-}
-
-void FontScalingEvent::restoreFonts()
-{
-    QFont ff = m_fonts[tick_font];
-    setTickLabelFont(ff);
-}
-
-void FontScalingEvent::scaleFonts(double factor)
-{
-    QFont ff = m_fonts[tick_font];
-    ff.setPointSizeF(ff.pointSizeF() * factor);
-    setTickLabelFont(ff);
-}
-
-void FontScalingEvent::setTickLabelFont(const QFont& font)
-{
-    m_plot->customPlot()->xAxis->setTickLabelFont(font);
-    m_plot->customPlot()->yAxis->setTickLabelFont(font);
-    if (auto* color_map = dynamic_cast<ColorMap*>(m_plot)) // 2D plots only
-        color_map->colorScale()->axis()->setTickLabelFont(font);
-}
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h b/GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c41f49b2df9801cfe2e2c8dd52c83ada787752a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-//  ************************************************************************************************
-//
-//  BornAgain: simulate and fit reflection and scattering
-//
-//! @file      GUI/View/PlotScale/FontScalingEvent.h
-//! @brief     Defines class FontScalingEvent.
-//!
-//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
-//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
-//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2018
-//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
-//
-//  ************************************************************************************************
-
-#ifndef BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_PLOTSCALE_FONTSCALINGEVENT_H
-#define BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_PLOTSCALE_FONTSCALINGEVENT_H
-
-#include <QEvent>
-#include <QFont>
-#include <QMap>
-#include <QObject>
-
-class ScientificPlot;
-
-//! Provides event filter for ScientificPlot. Its goal is to make font size adjustments
-//! on resize events.
-
-class FontScalingEvent : public QObject {
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    explicit FontScalingEvent(ScientificPlot* plot, QWidget* parent);
-
-private:
-    bool eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* event) override;
-
-    void backupFonts();
-    void restoreFonts();
-    void scaleFonts(double factor);
-    void setTickLabelFont(const QFont& font);
-
-    ScientificPlot* m_plot;
-    QMap<QString, QFont> m_fonts;
-};
-
-#endif // BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_PLOTSCALE_FONTSCALINGEVENT_H