diff --git a/src/network-web/webbrowser.cpp b/src/network-web/webbrowser.cpp
index cc7078e3a..79e3942c6 100755
--- a/src/network-web/webbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/network-web/webbrowser.cpp
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ void WebBrowser::createConnections() {
   // Forward title/icon changes.
   connect(m_webView, SIGNAL(titleChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(onTitleChanged(QString)));
   connect(m_webView, SIGNAL(iconUrlChanged(QUrl)), this, SLOT(onIconChanged()));
-
-  // Misc connections.
-  connect(m_webView, SIGNAL(zoomFactorChanged()), this, SLOT(updateZoomGui()));
 }
 
 void WebBrowser::onIconChanged() {
diff --git a/src/network-web/webview.cpp b/src/network-web/webview.cpp
index 1ca3663f4..9e226a548 100755
--- a/src/network-web/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/network-web/webview.cpp
@@ -32,23 +32,6 @@ WebView::~WebView() {
   qDebug("Destroying WebView.");
 }
 
-void WebView::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) {
-  if (event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) {
-    if (event->delta() > 0) {
-      increaseWebPageZoom();
-      emit zoomFactorChanged();
-      return;
-    }
-    else if (event->delta() < 0) {
-      decreaseWebPageZoom();
-      emit zoomFactorChanged();
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
-  QWebEngineView::wheelEvent(event);
-}
-
 bool WebView::increaseWebPageZoom() {
   const qreal new_factor = zoomFactor() + 0.1;
 
diff --git a/src/network-web/webview.h b/src/network-web/webview.h
index a6adbb75e..f896d5de6 100755
--- a/src/network-web/webview.h
+++ b/src/network-web/webview.h
@@ -34,20 +34,12 @@ class WebView : public QWebEngineView {
       return m_page;
     }
 
-  signals:
-    // Emitted if user changes zoom factor via CTRL + mouse wheel combo.
-    void zoomFactorChanged();
-
   public slots:
     // Page zoom modifiers.
     bool increaseWebPageZoom();
     bool decreaseWebPageZoom();
     bool resetWebPageZoom();
 
-  protected:
-    // Customize mouse wheeling.
-    void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event);
-
   private:
     QWebEnginePage *m_page;
 };