diff --git a/src/dbus.c b/src/dbus.c
index 1fbf69c..ee44c04 100644
--- a/src/dbus.c
+++ b/src/dbus.c
@@ -573,43 +573,6 @@ void signal_action_invoked(const struct notification *n, const char *identifier)
         }
 }
 
-//FIXME: Is this necessary or alternative question: Is this implemented correctl?
-// This had been an old relict from the manual times, when I haven't used the
-// interface vtable of GLib
-void dbus_signal_status_changed(struct dunst_status status)
-{
-        // We might have not a working connection yet, so just ignore it.
-        if (!dbus_conn)
-                return;
-
-        //TODO: I'm pretty sure this is the right format string, but I don't know how to verify it
-        GVariantBuilder builder;
-        g_variant_builder_init(&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE("(sa{sv}as)"));
-        g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "s", DUNST_IFAC);
-
-        g_variant_builder_open(&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{sv}"));
-        g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "running", g_variant_new_boolean(status.running));
-        g_variant_builder_close(&builder);
-
-        g_variant_builder_open(&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("as"));
-        g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "s", "unrelated");
-        g_variant_builder_close(&builder);
-
-        GError *err = NULL;
-        g_dbus_connection_emit_signal(dbus_conn,
-                                      NULL,
-                                      DUNST_PATH,
-                                      PROPERTIES_IFAC,
-                                      "PropertiesChanged",
-                                      g_variant_builder_end(&builder),
-                                      &err);
-
-        if (err) {
-                LOG_W("Unable send signal 'PropertiesChanged': %s", err->message);
-                g_error_free(err);
-        }
-}
-
 GVariant *dbus_cb_dunst_Properties_Get(GDBusConnection *connection,
                                        const gchar *sender,
                                        const gchar *object_path,
diff --git a/src/dbus.h b/src/dbus.h
index 9301055..b74d95c 100644
--- a/src/dbus.h
+++ b/src/dbus.h
@@ -21,12 +21,5 @@ void dbus_teardown(int id);
 void signal_notification_closed(struct notification *n, enum reason reason);
 void signal_action_invoked(const struct notification *n, const char *identifier);
 
-/**
- * Signal a changed status via DBus
- *
- * @param status The current status of dunst
- * */
-void dbus_signal_status_changed(struct dunst_status status);
-
 #endif
 /* vim: set tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 expandtab textwidth=0: */
diff --git a/src/dunst.c b/src/dunst.c
index 85b900d..8ba2d15 100644
--- a/src/dunst.c
+++ b/src/dunst.c
@@ -31,26 +31,20 @@ static struct dunst_status status;
 void dunst_status(const enum dunst_status_field field,
                   bool value)
 {
-        bool changed;
         switch (field) {
         case S_FULLSCREEN:
-                changed = status.fullscreen != value;
                 status.fullscreen = value;
                 break;
         case S_IDLE:
-                changed = status.idle != value;
                 status.idle = value;
                 break;
         case S_RUNNING:
-                changed = status.running != value;
                 status.running = value;
                 break;
         default:
                 LOG_E("Invalid %s enum value in %s:%d", "dunst_status", __FILE__, __LINE__);
                 break;
         }
-        if (changed)
-                dbus_signal_status_changed(status);
 }
 
 /* see dunst.h */