diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index 81d576957..8cd4459d4 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -615,19 +615,6 @@ bool Application::event(QEvent *ev)
     }
 }
 #endif // Q_OS_MAC
-
-bool Application::notify(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
-{
-    try {
-        return QApplication::notify(receiver, event);
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception &e) {
-        qCritical() << "Exception thrown:" << e.what() << ", receiver: " << receiver->objectName();
-        receiver->dumpObjectInfo();
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
 #endif // DISABLE_GUI
 
 void Application::initializeTranslation()
diff --git a/src/app/application.h b/src/app/application.h
index a36d72721..19727d809 100644
--- a/src/app/application.h
+++ b/src/app/application.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     Application(const QString &id, int &argc, char **argv);
     ~Application() override;
 
- #if (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(DISABLE_GUI))
+#if (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(DISABLE_GUI))
     bool isRunning();
 #endif
     int exec(const QStringList &params);
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ protected:
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     bool event(QEvent *) override;
 #endif
-    bool notify(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event) override;
 #endif
 
 private slots: