diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
index 9cade63ee5..6daf4f734a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ void PropertyEditor::commitData (QWidget * editor)
 
 void PropertyEditor::editorDestroyed (QObject * editor)
 {
-    delegate->editorClosed(0,QAbstractItemDelegate::NoHint);
     QTreeView::editorDestroyed(editor);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.cpp
index 562c4d9750..46af8cc376 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ PropertyItemDelegate::PropertyItemDelegate(QObject* parent)
     : QItemDelegate(parent), expressionEditor(0)
     , pressed(false), changed(false)
 {
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(closeEditor(QWidget*, QAbstractItemDelegate::EndEditHint)),
-            this, SLOT(editorClosed(QWidget*, QAbstractItemDelegate::EndEditHint)));
 }
 
 PropertyItemDelegate::~PropertyItemDelegate()
@@ -123,26 +121,6 @@ bool PropertyItemDelegate::editorEvent (QEvent * event, QAbstractItemModel* mode
     return QItemDelegate::editorEvent(event, model, option, index);
 }
 
-void PropertyItemDelegate::editorClosed(QWidget *editor, QAbstractItemDelegate::EndEditHint hint)
-{
-#if 0
-    int id = 0;
-    auto &app = App::GetApplication();
-    const char *name = app.getActiveTransaction(&id);
-    if(id && id==activeTransactionID) {
-        FC_LOG("editor close transaction " << name);
-        app.closeActiveTransaction(false,id);
-        activeTransactionID = 0;
-    }
-    FC_LOG("editor close " << editor);
-#endif
-
-    // don't close the editor when pressing Tab or Shift+Tab
-    // https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=34627#p290957
-    if (editor && hint != EditNextItem && hint != EditPreviousItem)
-        editor->close();
-}
-
 QWidget * PropertyItemDelegate::createEditor (QWidget * parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem & /*option*/, 
                                               const QModelIndex & index ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.h b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.h
index 96c24a3c89..f2ae422954 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.h
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItemDelegate.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public:
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void valueChanged();
-    void editorClosed (QWidget * editor, QAbstractItemDelegate::EndEditHint hint);
 
 private:
     mutable QWidget *expressionEditor;