diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
index a2d9b6c022..af3136ed1d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-01-28  Angus Leeming  <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
+
+	* FormAboutlyx.[Ch]: Removed redundant form() method and
+	dialog_ variable. They replicate that in the parent FormDB.
+
 2002-01-28  Martin Vermeer <martin.vermeer@hut.fi>
 
 	* FormMathsDeco[hC]:
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.C
index b87ae46c9c..306912f742 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.C
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ FormAboutlyx::FormAboutlyx(ControlAboutlyx & c)
 	: base_class(c, _("About LyX"), false)
 {}
 
-FL_FORM * FormAboutlyx::form() const
-{
-    if (dialog_.get()) return dialog_->form;
-    return 0;
-}
 
 void FormAboutlyx::build()
 {
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.h b/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.h
index f648f20db4..0a6de74eaf 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.h
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormAboutlyx.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ private:
 	/// Build the dialog
 	virtual void build();
 
-	///
-	virtual FL_FORM * form() const;
-
 	/// Fdesign generated method
 	FD_form_aboutlyx * build_aboutlyx();
 	///
@@ -55,8 +52,6 @@ private:
 	FD_form_tab_license * build_tab_license();
 
 	/// Real GUI implementation.
-	boost::scoped_ptr<FD_form_aboutlyx> dialog_;
-	///
 	boost::scoped_ptr<FD_form_tab_version> version_;
 	///
 	boost::scoped_ptr<FD_form_tab_credits> credits_;