diff --git a/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.cpp b/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.cpp
index 6af71b0c7c8b3cb7caf41ed01c8d40084294aea6..402ded1e76f355117b81774420eff5f823c63aea 100644
--- a/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.cpp
@@ -105,13 +105,6 @@ QSize SamplesQListView::sizeHint() const
     return s;
 }
 
-void SamplesQListView::onSampleModified()
-{
-    // if length of description changes height of TreeItem, the position of the overlay buttons
-    // has to be updated -> schedule a re-layout
-    scheduleDelayedItemsLayout();
-}
-
 void SamplesQListView::createNewSample()
 {
     const QModelIndex newIndex = m_model->createSample();
diff --git a/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.h b/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.h
index 932caaca934caf183cff9bb1429c9590312b68ba..69cde03463cff6142169e6336e1988a15eaf69ac 100644
--- a/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.h
+++ b/GUI/View/List/SamplesQListView.h
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ public:
 signals:
     void currentSampleChanged(SampleItem* current);
 
-public slots:
-    void onSampleModified();
-
 private:
     void createNewSample();
     void createSampleFromLibrary(const QString& classname, const QString& title,
diff --git a/GUI/View/Views/SampleView.cpp b/GUI/View/Views/SampleView.cpp
index 107761dbd6f257d4cb522626e02c117ab8db70cb..667e295d03fa94dfa5235e5925c7d39e56bec00c 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Views/SampleView.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Views/SampleView.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ SampleView::SampleView()
 
     connect(editor, &SampleEditor::modified, scriptPanel, &ScriptPanel::onSampleModified);
 
-    connect(editor, &SampleEditor::modified, m_listing, &SamplesQListView::onSampleModified);
-
     connect(editor, &SampleEditor::requestViewInRealspace, this,
             &SampleView::onRequestViewInRealspace);