diff --git a/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/local/pup_event/frontend_funcs b/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/local/pup_event/frontend_funcs
index c5a321a7277..c7d49c8bcdc 100755
--- a/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/local/pup_event/frontend_funcs
+++ b/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/local/pup_event/frontend_funcs
@@ -61,47 +61,8 @@ create_appinfo_func() { #needs INFO, DRV_CATEGORY, MOREITEMS, ONEDRVNAME
 }
 
 #v431 shinobar: fix for overlapping icons at some screen resolutions...
-free_coord() {
- #find a free place on desktop. v410 avoid exact overlapping icons...
- #for left or right, i have flipped logic, so 'y' is horizontal...
- COORDSGRID="`grep -o ' x="[0-9]*" y="[0-9]*" ' /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin | sed 's/[0-9]"/"/g'`"
- case $ICON_PLACE_ORIENTATION in #091208 see /etc/eventmanager
-  bottom|right)
-   COORD_Y=`expr $SCRN_Y - $ICON_PLACE_EDGE_GAP` #091208 default 64, see /etc/eventmanager
-  ;;
-  *) #top or left
-   COORD_Y=$ICON_PLACE_EDGE_GAP
- esac
- # import from v4.20p1JP 5Jun09, 18aug09 by Masaki Shinomiya : snap on the grid
- PIN_GRID_STEP=`grep "pinboard_grid_step" $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/Options | sed -e "s/ *<[^>]*>//g"`
- if [ "$PIN_GRID_STEP" ] && [ $PIN_GRID_STEP -gt 0 ];then
-  PIN_GRID_STEP2=`expr $PIN_GRID_STEP / 2`
-  COORD_Y=`expr \( $COORD_Y + $PIN_GRID_STEP2 \) / $PIN_GRID_STEP '*'  $PIN_GRID_STEP`
- fi
- COORD_X=$ICON_PLACE_START_GAP #091208 default 32, see /etc/eventmanager
- MAX_X=`expr $SCRN_X - 96`
- xPATTERN=" x=\"${COORD_X}\" y=\"${COORD_Y}\" "
- xyCNT=0 #precaution.
- while [ 1 ];do
-  xgPATTERN="`echo -n "$xPATTERN" |  sed 's/[0-9]"/"/g'`"
-  [ "`echo "$COORDSGRID" | grep "$xgPATTERN"`" = "" ] && break
-  COORD_X=`expr $COORD_X + $ICON_PLACE_SPACING` #091208
-  if [ $COORD_X -gt $MAX_X ];then #091208 start next line up.
-   xyCNT=`expr $xyCNT + 1`
-   [ $xyCNT -gt 1 ] && break
-   case $ICON_PLACE_ORIENTATION in #091208 see /etc/eventmanager
-    bottom)
-     COORD_Y=`expr $SCRN_Y - $ICON_PLACE_SPACING`
-    ;;
-    *)
-     COORD_Y=`expr $SCRN_Y + $ICON_PLACE_SPACING`
-    ;;
-   esac
-   COORD_X=$ICON_PLACE_START_GAP
-  fi
-  xPATTERN=" x=\"${COORD_X}\" y=\"${COORD_Y}\" "
- done
-}
+#140304 deleted redundant free_coord function
+#See http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=762099#762099
 
 free_coord() {
  #find a free place on desktop. v410 avoid exact overlapping icons...