diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadcon.c b/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
index ff6eb0194..e50646b39 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ static void                     _e_gadcon_provider_populate_request(E_Gadcon *gc
 static void                     _e_gadcon_provider_populate_unrequest(const E_Gadcon_Client_Class *cc);
 static Eina_Bool                _e_gadcon_provider_populate_idler(void *data);
 static Eina_Bool                _e_gadcon_custom_populate_idler(void *data);
-static void                     _e_gadcon_event_end(void *data, void *ev);
 
 static int                      _e_gadcon_location_change(E_Gadcon_Client *gcc, E_Gadcon_Location *src, E_Gadcon_Location *dst);
 
@@ -182,9 +181,6 @@ struct _E_Layout_Item_Container
 
 /********************/
 
-EAPI int E_EVENT_GADCON_POPULATE = -1;
-EAPI int E_EVENT_GADCON_UNPOPULATE = -1;
-
 static Eina_Hash *providers = NULL;
 static Eina_List *providers_list = NULL;
 static Eina_List *gadcons = NULL;
@@ -224,8 +220,6 @@ _module_init_end_cb(void *d __UNUSED__, int type __UNUSED__, void *ev __UNUSED__
 EINTERN int
 e_gadcon_init(void)
 {
-   E_EVENT_GADCON_POPULATE = ecore_event_type_new();
-   E_EVENT_GADCON_UNPOPULATE = ecore_event_type_new();
    _module_init_end_handler = ecore_event_handler_add(E_EVENT_MODULE_INIT_END, _module_init_end_cb, NULL);
    return 1;
 }
@@ -526,7 +520,6 @@ e_gadcon_populate(E_Gadcon *gc)
    Eina_List *l;
    E_Config_Gadcon_Client *cf_gcc;
    Eina_Bool ret = EINA_TRUE;
-   E_Event_Gadcon_Populate *ev;
 
    E_OBJECT_CHECK(gc);
    E_OBJECT_TYPE_CHECK(gc, E_GADCON_TYPE);
@@ -554,10 +547,6 @@ e_gadcon_populate(E_Gadcon *gc)
           e_gadcon_client_queue(gc, cf_gcc);
      }
    e_gadcon_layout_thaw(gc->o_container);
-   ev = E_NEW(E_Event_Gadcon_Populate, 1);
-   ev->gadcon = gc;
-   e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(gc));
-   ecore_event_add(E_EVENT_GADCON_POPULATE, ev, _e_gadcon_event_end, NULL);
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -565,7 +554,6 @@ EAPI void
 e_gadcon_unpopulate(E_Gadcon *gc)
 {
    E_Gadcon_Client *gcc;
-   E_Event_Gadcon_Populate *ev;
 
    E_OBJECT_CHECK(gc);
    E_OBJECT_TYPE_CHECK(gc, E_GADCON_TYPE);
@@ -578,10 +566,6 @@ e_gadcon_unpopulate(E_Gadcon *gc)
    if (gc->awaiting_classes)
      eina_hash_free(gc->awaiting_classes);
    gc->awaiting_classes = NULL;
-   ev = E_NEW(E_Event_Gadcon_Populate, 1);
-   ev->gadcon = gc;
-   e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(gc));
-   ecore_event_add(E_EVENT_GADCON_UNPOPULATE, ev, _e_gadcon_event_end, NULL);
 }
 
 EAPI void
@@ -5276,14 +5260,6 @@ _e_gadcon_layout_smart_restore_gadcons_position_before_move(E_Smart_Data *sd, E_
      }
 }
 
-static void
-_e_gadcon_event_end(void *data __UNUSED__, void *event)
-{
-   E_Event_Gadcon_Populate *ev = event;
-   e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(ev->gadcon));
-   free(ev);
-}
-
 static Eina_Bool
 _e_gadcon_custom_populate_idler(void *data __UNUSED__)
 {
diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadcon.h b/src/bin/e_gadcon.h
index 84c54fa95..e18384630 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadcon.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadcon.h
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #ifdef E_TYPEDEFS
 
-EAPI extern int E_EVENT_GADCON_POPULATE;
-EAPI extern int E_EVENT_GADCON_UNPOPULATE;
-
 #define E_GADCON_CLIENT(x) ((E_Gadcon_Client *)(x))
 
 /* different layout policies - only 1 supported for now */
@@ -49,9 +46,6 @@ typedef struct _E_Gadcon_Client       E_Gadcon_Client;
 typedef struct _E_Gadcon_Client_Class E_Gadcon_Client_Class;
 typedef struct _E_Gadcon_Location     E_Gadcon_Location;
 
-typedef struct _E_Event_Gadcon E_Event_Gadcon_Populate;
-typedef struct _E_Event_Gadcon E_Event_Gadcon_Unpopulate;
-
 #else
 #ifndef E_GADCON_H
 #define E_GADCON_H
@@ -132,11 +126,6 @@ struct _E_Gadcon
    unsigned char      dummy : 1;
 };
 
-struct _E_Event_Gadcon
-{
-   E_Gadcon *gadcon;
-};
-
 #define GADCON_CLIENT_CLASS_VERSION 3
 /* Version 3 add the *client_class param to icon(),label(),id_new(), id_del() */
 /*           and the *orient param to orient() */