diff --git a/widget/adjustingscrollarea.cpp b/widget/adjustingscrollarea.cpp
index 04b735ed1..29315ba8b 100644
--- a/widget/adjustingscrollarea.cpp
+++ b/widget/adjustingscrollarea.cpp
@@ -48,17 +48,3 @@ QSize AdjustingScrollArea::sizeHint() const
 
     return QScrollArea::sizeHint();
 }
-
-bool AdjustingScrollArea::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev)
-{
-    if (ev->type() == QEvent::Paint)
-    {
-        // workaround: sometimes a child widget gets drawn on top of the scrollbar
-        // so we trigger a repaint afterwards
-        // => Actually, we don't. This triggers an infinite loop of QEvent::UpdateRequest and burns 100% CPU !
-        //verticalScrollBar()->update();
-        //horizontalScrollBar()->update();
-    }
-
-    return QObject::eventFilter(obj, ev);
-}
diff --git a/widget/adjustingscrollarea.h b/widget/adjustingscrollarea.h
index 380ac5df8..584e4e875 100644
--- a/widget/adjustingscrollarea.h
+++ b/widget/adjustingscrollarea.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *ev) override;
     virtual QSize sizeHint() const override;
-    virtual bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev) override;
 };
 
 #endif // ADJUSTINGSCROLLAREA_H