diff --git a/gui/characterEditor.py b/gui/characterEditor.py
index c1fe109f8..a9eff4a5e 100644
--- a/gui/characterEditor.py
+++ b/gui/characterEditor.py
@@ -122,17 +122,6 @@ class CharacterEditor(wx.Frame):
         self.registerEvents()
 
         self.mainFrame = gui.mainFrame.MainFrame.getInstance()
-        hiddenMenu = wx.Menu()
-        hiddenMenu.Append(9912,"Close window")
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU,self.HCloseWindow, id = 9913)
-        actb = [(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord('W'), 9913),
-                (wx.ACCEL_CMD, ord('W'), 9913)]
-        atable = wx.AcceleratorTable(actb)
-        self.SetAcceleratorTable(atable)
-
-    def HCloseWindow(self,event):
-        self.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
     def editingFinished(self, event):
         wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, CharListUpdated())
diff --git a/gui/importExport.py b/gui/importExport.py
index 5aecae740..428b36314 100644
--- a/gui/importExport.py
+++ b/gui/importExport.py
@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@ class ImportDialog(wx.Dialog):
         self.btnImport.Bind( wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.ImportFittings )
         self.Centre(wx.BOTH)
 
-        hiddenMenu = wx.Menu()
-        hiddenMenu.Append(9915,"Close window")
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU,self.HCloseWindow, id = 9915)
-        actb = [(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord('W'), 9915),
-                (wx.ACCEL_CMD, ord('W'), 9915)]
-        atable = wx.AcceleratorTable(actb)
-        self.SetAcceleratorTable(atable)
-
-    def HCloseWindow(self,event):
-        self.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
     def ImportFittings( self, event ):
         sFit = service.Fit.getInstance()
@@ -223,18 +212,8 @@ class ExportDialog ( wx.Dialog ):
         self.btnExport.Bind( wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.ExportFit )
         self.chCtrl.Bind( wx.EVT_RADIOBOX, self.OnExtSelect )
 
-        hiddenMenu = wx.Menu()
-        hiddenMenu.Append(9916,"Close window")
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU,self.HCloseWindow, id = 9916)
-        actb = [(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord('W'), 9916),
-                (wx.ACCEL_CMD, ord('W'), 9916)]
-        atable = wx.AcceleratorTable(actb)
-        self.SetAcceleratorTable(atable)
-
-    def HCloseWindow(self,event):
-        self.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
+    # Virtual event handlers, overide them in your derived class
     def OnExtSelect( self, event ):
 #        selection = self.chCtrl.GetSelection()
 #        if selection == 0:
diff --git a/gui/itemStats.py b/gui/itemStats.py
index 9ef7b5ead..1d508646e 100644
--- a/gui/itemStats.py
+++ b/gui/itemStats.py
@@ -87,19 +87,6 @@ class ItemStatsDialog(wx.Dialog):
         self.Show()
 
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_CLOSE, self.closeEvent)
-        hiddenMenu = wx.Menu()
-        hiddenMenu.Append(9912,"Close window")
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU,self.HCloseWindow, id = 9912)
-        actb = [(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord('W'), 9912),
-                (wx.ACCEL_CMD, ord('W'), 9912)]
-        atable = wx.AcceleratorTable(actb)
-        self.SetAcceleratorTable(atable)
-
-    def HCloseWindow(self,event):
-        if self.dlgOrder==ItemStatsDialog.counter:
-            ItemStatsDialog.counter -= 1
-        self.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
 
diff --git a/gui/patternEditor.py b/gui/patternEditor.py
index 004135391..60e253c59 100644
--- a/gui/patternEditor.py
+++ b/gui/patternEditor.py
@@ -180,18 +180,6 @@ class DmgPatternEditorDlg (wx.Dialog):
 
         self.patternChanged()
 
-        hiddenMenu = wx.Menu()
-        hiddenMenu.Append(9914,"Close window")
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU,self.HCloseWindow, id = 9914)
-        actb = [(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord('W'), 9914),
-                (wx.ACCEL_CMD, ord('W'), 9914)]
-        atable = wx.AcceleratorTable(actb)
-        self.SetAcceleratorTable(atable)
-
-    def HCloseWindow(self,event):
-        self.Destroy()
-        event.Skip()
-
     def ValuesUpdated(self, event=None):
         if self.block:
             return