diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.cpp
index 157b5b60b80..64585dec6f6 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <LibCore/Event.h>
 #include <LibCore/EventLoop.h>
 #include <LibCore/EventReceiver.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 namespace Core {
 
@@ -156,9 +155,6 @@ void EventReceiver::dispatch_event(Core::Event& e, EventReceiver* stay_within)
     VERIFY(!stay_within || stay_within == this || stay_within->is_ancestor_of(*this));
     auto* target = this;
     do {
-        // If there's an event filter on this target, ask if it wants to swallow this event.
-        if (target->m_event_filter && !target->m_event_filter(e))
-            return;
         target->event(e);
         target = target->parent();
         if (target == stay_within) {
@@ -175,9 +171,4 @@ bool EventReceiver::is_visible_for_timer_purposes() const
     return true;
 }
 
-void EventReceiver::set_event_filter(Function<bool(Core::Event&)> filter)
-{
-    m_event_filter = move(filter);
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.h b/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.h
index b167bd1c457..fff6b0a9a6b 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/EventReceiver.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/ByteString.h>
 #include <AK/Forward.h>
-#include <AK/Function.h>
 #include <AK/Noncopyable.h>
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
@@ -125,8 +124,6 @@ public:
     void remove_child(EventReceiver&);
     void remove_all_children();
 
-    void set_event_filter(Function<bool(Core::Event&)>);
-
     void deferred_invoke(Function<void()>);
 
     void dispatch_event(Core::Event&, EventReceiver* stay_within = nullptr);
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ private:
     ByteString m_name;
     intptr_t m_timer_id { 0 };
     Vector<NonnullRefPtr<EventReceiver>> m_children;
-    Function<bool(Core::Event&)> m_event_filter;
 };
 
 }