diff --git a/src/controls/QskControl.cpp b/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
index 909730f9..bde6679b 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
@@ -899,12 +899,6 @@ void QskControl::geometryChange(
     Inherited::geometryChange( newGeometry, oldGeometry );
 }
 
-void QskControl::windowDeactivateEvent()
-{
-    // stopping gesture recognition ???
-    Inherited::windowDeactivateEvent();
-}
-
 void QskControl::updateItemPolish()
 {
     updateResources(); // an extra dirty bit for this ???
diff --git a/src/controls/QskControl.h b/src/controls/QskControl.h
index 7cbf6947..3917b893 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControl.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskControl.h
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskControl : public QskQuickItem, public QskSkinnable
 
     void itemChange( ItemChange, const ItemChangeData& ) override;
     void geometryChange( const QRectF&, const QRectF& ) override;
-    void windowDeactivateEvent() override;
 
     void initSizePolicy( QskSizePolicy::Policy, QskSizePolicy::Policy );