diff --git a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.cpp b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.cpp
index 2d50e4ffa0..ea970ba6be 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.cpp
+++ b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.cpp
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ Diagram::~Diagram()
    Paint function for few diagrams (cartesian, smith, polar, ...)
 */
 void Diagram::paint(ViewPainter *p)
-{
-    paintDiagram(p);
-    paintMarkers(p);
-}
-
-void Diagram::paintDiagram(ViewPainter *p)
 {
     // paint all lines
     foreach(Line *pl, Lines) {
@@ -159,10 +153,7 @@ void Diagram::paintDiagram(ViewPainter *p)
       p->drawResizeRect(cx+x2, cy-y2);
       p->drawResizeRect(cx+x2, cy);
     }
-}
 
-void Diagram::paintMarkers(ViewPainter *p)
-{
     // draw markers last, so they are at the top of painting layers
     foreach(Graph *pg, Graphs)
       foreach(Marker *pm, pg->Markers)
diff --git a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.h b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.h
index bf3da94443..77c5d1d179 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.h
+++ b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/diagram.h
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class Diagram : public Element {
   virtual QString extraMarkerText(Marker const*) const {return "";}
   
   virtual void paint(ViewPainter*);
-protected: // strictly internal
-  virtual void paintDiagram(ViewPainter* p);
-  void paintMarkers(ViewPainter* p);
 public:
   void    setCenter(int, int, bool relative=false);
   void    getCenter(int&, int&);
diff --git a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.cpp b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.cpp
index 5baf10ed63..3e0ad167e0 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.cpp
+++ b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,8 @@ TabDiagram::~TabDiagram()
 {
 }
 
-void TabDiagram::paint(ViewPainter *p)
-{
-    paintDiagram(p);
-}
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------
-void TabDiagram::paintDiagram(ViewPainter *p)
+void TabDiagram::paint(ViewPainter *p)
 {
   // paint all lines
   foreach(Line *pl, Lines) {
diff --git a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.h b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.h
index c3835484f3..6efc2bc869 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.h
+++ b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/tabdiagram.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class TabDiagram : public Diagram  {
   virtual Diagram* newOne();
   static Element* info(QString&, char* &, bool getNewOne=false);
   virtual void paint(ViewPainter*);
-  virtual void paintDiagram(ViewPainter *p);
   virtual int calcDiagram();
   virtual int scroll(int);
   virtual bool scrollTo(int, int, int);
diff --git a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.cpp b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.cpp
index 77f40d1bba..67e3e6a9cc 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.cpp
+++ b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,8 @@ TimingDiagram::~TimingDiagram()
 {
 }
 
-void TimingDiagram::paint(ViewPainter *p)
-{
-    paintDiagram(p);
-}
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------
-void TimingDiagram::paintDiagram(ViewPainter *p)
+void TimingDiagram::paint(ViewPainter *p)
 {
   // paint all lines
   foreach(Line *pl, Lines) {
diff --git a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.h b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.h
index 98f7414543..90e35a9abe 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.h
+++ b/qucs/qucs/diagrams/timingdiagram.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class TimingDiagram : public TabDiagram  {
   Diagram* newOne();
   static Element* info(QString&, char* &, bool getNewOne=false);
   void paint(ViewPainter *p);
-  void paintDiagram(ViewPainter *p);
   int calcDiagram();
   int scroll(int);
   bool scrollTo(int, int, int);