diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadget_loader.c b/src/bin/e_gadget_loader.c
index d516ef194..2f010a93a 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadget_loader.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadget_loader.c
@@ -59,15 +59,6 @@ _gadget_gravity(void *data, struct e_gadget *e_gadget EINA_UNUSED, uint32_t grav
    win_emit(data, "gadget_site_gravity", gravity);
 }
 
-static void
-_gadget_removed(void *data, struct e_gadget *e_gadget EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-   Evas_Object *win;
-
-   win = eina_list_data_get(eina_hash_find(wins, &data));
-   evas_object_smart_callback_call(win, "gadget_removed", NULL);
-}
-
 static void
 _gadget_configure(void *data, struct e_gadget *e_gadget EINA_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -82,7 +73,6 @@ static const struct e_gadget_listener _gadget_listener =
    _gadget_anchor,
    _gadget_orient,
    _gadget_gravity,
-   _gadget_removed,
    _gadget_configure,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadget_runner.c b/src/bin/e_gadget_runner.c
index c96b84d8a..036fa0f38 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadget_runner.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadget_runner.c
@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ runner_removed(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *event_info)
 {
    Instance *inst = data;
    if (inst->box != event_info) return;
-   if (inst->ci->sandbox && inst->gadget_resource)
-     e_gadget_send_gadget_removed(inst->gadget_resource);
    rconfig->items = eina_list_remove(rconfig->items, inst->ci);
    eina_stringshare_del(inst->ci->cmd);
    E_FREE(inst->ci);
diff --git a/src/protocol/e-gadget.xml b/src/protocol/e-gadget.xml
index ad80fdc79..44b246012 100644
--- a/src/protocol/e-gadget.xml
+++ b/src/protocol/e-gadget.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <event name="gadget_gravity">
       <arg name="gravity" type="uint" enum="gravity"/>
     </event>
-    <event name="gadget_removed"/>
     <event name="gadget_configure"/>
     <request name="open_uri">
       <arg name="uri" type="string"/>