diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp
index a7398a17b7..107813006f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp
@@ -282,15 +282,8 @@ void GuiGraphics::on_getPB_clicked()
 }
 
 
-void GuiGraphics::on_editPB_clicked()
-{
-	editGraphics();
-}
-
-
 void GuiGraphics::on_filename_textChanged(const QString & filename)
 {
-	editPB->setDisabled(filename.isEmpty());
 	EmbeddedFile file = EmbeddedFile(fromqstr(filename), fromqstr(bufferFilepath()));
 }
 
@@ -570,9 +563,6 @@ void GuiGraphics::updateContents()
 	else
 		origin->setCurrentIndex(0);
 
-	// disable edit button when no filename is present
-	editPB->setDisabled(filename->text().isEmpty());
-
 	//// latex section
 	latexoptions->setText(toqstr(igp.special));
 }
@@ -788,15 +778,6 @@ bool GuiGraphics::isFilenameValid(string const & fname) const
 }
 
 
-void GuiGraphics::editGraphics()
-{
-	applyView();
-	string const lfun =
-		InsetGraphicsMailer::params2string(params_, buffer());
-	dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_GRAPHICS_EDIT, lfun));
-}
-
-
 namespace {
 
 char const * const bb_units[] = { "bp", "cm", "mm", "in" };
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.h
index 2e8e2235e0..0e7cb946d4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 	void change_bb();
 	void on_browsePB_clicked();
 	void on_getPB_clicked();
-	void on_editPB_clicked();
 	void on_filename_textChanged(const QString &);
 	void on_scaleCB_toggled(bool);
 	void on_WidthCB_toggled(bool);
@@ -81,8 +80,6 @@ private:
 	bool bbChanged;
 	/// test if file exist
 	bool isFilenameValid(std::string const & fname) const;
-	/// edit file
-	void editGraphics();
 
 private:
 	///
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/GraphicsUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/GraphicsUi.ui
index a921de4423..2a44168516 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/GraphicsUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/GraphicsUi.ui
@@ -56,19 +56,6 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="0" column="3" >
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="editPB" >
-         <property name="text" >
-          <string>&amp;Edit</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="autoDefault" >
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="default" >
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item row="0" column="2" >
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browsePB" >
          <property name="toolTip" >
@@ -751,7 +738,6 @@
   <tabstop>TabWidget</tabstop>
   <tabstop>filename</tabstop>
   <tabstop>browsePB</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>editPB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>scaleCB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>Scale</tabstop>
   <tabstop>WidthCB</tabstop>