diff --git a/include/ToolButton.h b/include/ToolButton.h
index 7e1183e14d1..27365d69dbb 100644
--- a/include/ToolButton.h
+++ b/include/ToolButton.h
@@ -34,48 +34,16 @@ class ToolButton : public QToolButton
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
-	ToolButton( const QPixmap & _pixmap, const QString & _tooltip,
-			QObject * _receiver, const char * _slot,
-			QWidget * _parent );
+	ToolButton(const QPixmap & _pixmap, const QString & _tooltip,
+			QObject * _receiver=nullptr, const char * _slot=nullptr,
+			QWidget * _parent=nullptr);
 
-	inline ToolButton( QWidget * _parent ) :
-		QToolButton( _parent ),
-		m_colorStandard( s_stdColor ),
-		m_colorHighlighted( s_hlColor )
-	{
-		// setup colors
-		leaveEvent( NULL );
-	}
+	inline ToolButton(QWidget * _parent) :
+		QToolButton(_parent)
+	{ }
 
 	virtual ~ToolButton();
 
-	inline void setStandardColor( const QColor & _color )
-	{
-		m_colorStandard = _color;
-	}
-
-	inline void setHighlightedColor( const QColor & _color )
-	{
-		m_colorHighlighted = _color;
-	}
-
-
-protected:
-	virtual void enterEvent( QEvent * _ev );
-	virtual void leaveEvent( QEvent * _ev );
-
-
-private slots:
-	void toggledBool( bool _on );
-
-
-private:
-	static const QColor s_stdColor;
-	static const QColor s_hlColor;
-
-	QColor m_colorStandard;
-	QColor m_colorHighlighted;
-
 } ;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/ToolButton.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/ToolButton.cpp
index d2031abc6fb..20e6018682f 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/ToolButton.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/ToolButton.cpp
@@ -27,24 +27,12 @@
 #include "ToolTip.h"
 
 
-const QColor ToolButton::s_stdColor = QColor( 216, 216, 216 );
-const QColor ToolButton::s_hlColor = QColor( 240, 240, 240 );
-
-
-
 ToolButton::ToolButton( const QPixmap & _pixmap, const QString & _tooltip,
 			QObject * _receiver, const char * _slot,
 			QWidget * _parent ) :
-	QToolButton( _parent ),
-	m_colorStandard( s_stdColor ),
-	m_colorHighlighted( s_hlColor )
+	QToolButton( _parent )
 {
 	setAutoFillBackground( false );
-	QPalette pal = palette();
-	pal.setColor( backgroundRole(), m_colorStandard );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Window, m_colorStandard );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Button, m_colorStandard );
-	setPalette( pal );
 
 	if( _receiver != NULL && _slot != NULL )
 	{
@@ -53,9 +41,6 @@ ToolButton::ToolButton( const QPixmap & _pixmap, const QString & _tooltip,
 	ToolTip::add( this, _tooltip );
 	setFixedSize( 30, 30 );
 	setIcon( _pixmap );
-	leaveEvent( NULL );
-	connect( this, SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ), this,
-						SLOT( toggledBool( bool ) ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -68,40 +53,5 @@ ToolButton::~ToolButton()
 
 
 
-void ToolButton::enterEvent( QEvent * )
-{
-	QPalette pal = palette();
-	pal.setColor( backgroundRole(), m_colorHighlighted );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Window, m_colorHighlighted );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Button, m_colorHighlighted );
-	setPalette( pal );
-}
-
-
-
-
-void ToolButton::leaveEvent( QEvent * )
-{
-	QPalette pal = palette();
-	pal.setColor( backgroundRole(), m_colorStandard );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Window, m_colorStandard );
-	pal.setColor( QPalette::Button, m_colorStandard );
-	setPalette( pal );
-}
-
-
-
-
-void ToolButton::toggledBool( bool _on )
-{
-	if( _on == true )
-	{
-		emit( clicked() );
-	}
-}
-
-
-
-