diff --git a/src/browser/qgsbrowser.cpp b/src/browser/qgsbrowser.cpp
index 39b2554905c9..dc79dd235f2d 100644
--- a/src/browser/qgsbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/browser/qgsbrowser.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void QgsBrowser::itemDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex& index)
 {
   QgsDataItem* ptr = (QgsDataItem*) index.internalPointer();
 
-  ptr->doubleClick();
+  // Currently doing nothing
   qDebug("doubleclicked: %d %d %s", index.row(), index.column(), ptr->name().toAscii().data());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsdataitem.cpp b/src/core/qgsdataitem.cpp
index 97b8e16862da..e2b777cf3b7e 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsdataitem.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsdataitem.cpp
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ QPixmap QgsDataItem::getThemePixmap( const QString theName )
   }
 }
 
-void QgsDataItem::doubleClick()
-{
-
-}
-
 void QgsDataItem::emitBeginInsertItems( QgsDataItem* parent, int first, int last )
 {
   emit beginInsertItems ( parent, first, last );
diff --git a/src/core/qgsdataitem.h b/src/core/qgsdataitem.h
index b8e63ac67e6f..376a284e1162 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsdataitem.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsdataitem.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsDataItem : public QObject
     QIcon mIcon;
 
   public slots:
-    virtual void doubleClick();
     void emitBeginInsertItems( QgsDataItem* parent, int first, int last );
     void emitEndInsertItems();
     void emitBeginRemoveItems( QgsDataItem* parent, int first, int last );
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
index 6395cfe24962..1a7357544f9b 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
@@ -3216,14 +3216,6 @@ QVector<QgsDataItem*>QgsWMSRootItem::createChildren()
   return connections;
 }
 
-void QgsWMSRootItem::doubleClick()
-{
-  QgsWMSSourceSelect *select = new QgsWMSSourceSelect(0,0,true);
-  select->exec();
-  delete select;
-
-  refresh();
-}
 QWidget * QgsWMSRootItem::paramWidget()
 {
   QgsWMSSourceSelect *select = new QgsWMSSourceSelect(0,0,true,true);
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.h b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.h
index dfeea89ee6ea..a50915a3e319 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.h
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.h
@@ -1006,7 +1006,6 @@ class QgsWMSRootItem : public QgsDataCollectionItem
 
     QVector<QgsDataItem*> createChildren();
 
-    virtual void doubleClick();
     virtual QWidget * paramWidget();
 
   public slots: