diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiDocument.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiDocument.cpp
index ff6c2dffa8..8dff8b53a9 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiDocument.cpp
@@ -1783,10 +1783,6 @@ GuiDocument::GuiDocument(GuiView & lv)
 	docPS->addPanel(outputModule, N_("Formats[[output]]"));
 	docPS->addPanel(preambleModule, N_("LaTeX Preamble"));
 	docPS->setCurrentPanel("Document Class");
-// FIXME KILLQT4: check that this is still needed (is this workaround still needed?)
-// FIXME: hack to work around resizing bug in Qt >= 4.2
-// bug verified with Qt 4.2.{0-3} (JSpitzm)
-	docPS->updateGeometry();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiPrefs.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiPrefs.cpp
index 9697902b80..c72baee337 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiPrefs.cpp
@@ -3568,10 +3568,6 @@ GuiPreferences::GuiPreferences(GuiView & lv)
 	addModule(formats);
 
 	prefsPS->setCurrentPanel("User Interface");
-// FIXME KILLQT4: check that this is still needed (what bug is it?)
-// FIXME: hack to work around resizing bug in Qt >= 4.2
-// bug verified with Qt 4.2.{0-3} (JSpitzm)
-	prefsPS->updateGeometry();
 
 	bc().setPolicy(ButtonPolicy::PreferencesPolicy);
 	bc().setOK(buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok));