diff --git a/src/frontends/lyx_gui.C b/src/frontends/lyx_gui.C
index 41296e61f4..dffd02bec5 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lyx_gui.C
+++ b/src/frontends/lyx_gui.C
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include "lyx_gui.h"
 
-#include "LyXView.h"
 #include "Application.h"
 
 #include "funcrequest.h"
@@ -31,25 +30,6 @@ void parse_lyxrc()
 {}
 
 
-LyXView * create_view(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int posx, int posy,
-          bool maximize)
-{
-	return &theApp->createView(width, height, posx, posy, maximize);
-}
-
-
-int start(LyXView * view, string const & batch)
-{
-	return theApp->start(batch);
-}
-
-
-void exit(int status)
-{
-	theApp->exit(status);
-}
-
-
 FuncStatus getStatus(FuncRequest const & ev)
 {
 	FuncStatus flag;
diff --git a/src/frontends/lyx_gui.h b/src/frontends/lyx_gui.h
index 5469aee8ad..6cf6dc5fbe 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lyx_gui.h
+++ b/src/frontends/lyx_gui.h
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ std::string const typewriter_font_name();
  */
 void parse_lyxrc();
 
-/**
- * Create the main window with given geometry settings
- */
-LyXView * create_view(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int posx, int posy,
-	      bool maximize);
-
-/**
- * Start the main event loop, after executing the given
- * batch commands
- */
-int start(LyXView* view, std::string const & batch);
-
 /**
  * Enter the main event loop (\sa LyX::exec2)
  */
@@ -73,12 +61,6 @@ int exec(int & argc, char * argv[]);
  */
 void sync_events();
 
-/**
- * Quit running LyX. This may either quit directly or record the exit status
- * and only stop the event loop.
- */
-void exit(int);
-
 /**
  * return the status flag for a given action. This can be used to tell
  * that a given lfun is not implemented by a frontend
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.C b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.C
index cb6ad4b34c..14f9a1bfd8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.C
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void GuiView::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *)
 	// http://www.trolltech.com/developer/task-tracker/index_html?id=119684+&method=entry
 	// Then also the moveEvent, resizeEvent, and the
 	// code for floatingGeometry_ can be removed;
-	// adjust lyx_gui::start
+	// adjust GuiView::setGeometry()
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
 	QRect geometry = normalGeometry();
 #else
diff --git a/src/lyx_cb.C b/src/lyx_cb.C
index bc806950d8..455136b3df 100644
--- a/src/lyx_cb.C
+++ b/src/lyx_cb.C
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void quitLyX(bool noask)
 		Alert::warning(_("Unable to remove temporary directory"), msg);
 	}
 
-	lyx_gui::exit(0);
+	theApp->exit(0);
 	// Restore original font resources after Application is destroyed.
 	lyx::support::restoreFontResources();
 }
diff --git a/src/lyx_main.C b/src/lyx_main.C
index 6485af0939..18e7453ff5 100644
--- a/src/lyx_main.C
+++ b/src/lyx_main.C
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ void lyx_exit(int status)
 	// guarantees a return to the system, no application cleanup.
 	// This may cause troubles with not executed destructors.
 	if (lyx_gui::use_gui) {
-		// lyx_gui::exit may return and only schedule the exit
-		lyx_gui::exit(status);
+		theApp->exit(status);
 		// Restore original font resources after Application is destroyed.
 		lyx::support::restoreFontResources();
 	}
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ int LyX::exec2(int & argc, char * argv[])
 			height = 0;
 		}
 		// create the main window
-		LyXView * view = lyx_gui::create_view(width, height, posx, posy, maximize);
+		LyXView * view = &theApp->createView(width, height, posx, posy, maximize);
 		ref().addLyXView(view);
 
 		// load files
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ int LyX::exec2(int & argc, char * argv[])
 		// clear this list to save a few bytes of RAM
 		session_->clearLastOpenedFiles();
 
-		return lyx_gui::start(view, batch_command);
+		return theApp->start(batch_command);
 	} else {
 		// Something went wrong above
 		quitLyX(false);