diff --git a/bochs/gui/gui.cc b/bochs/gui/gui.cc
index 4349b821d..a5090c147 100644
--- a/bochs/gui/gui.cc
+++ b/bochs/gui/gui.cc
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ void bx_gui_c::cdrom1_handler(void)
 void bx_gui_c::reset_handler(void)
 {
   BX_INFO(("system RESET callback"));
-  BX_GUI_THIS statusbar_setall(0);
   bx_pc_system.Reset(BX_RESET_HARDWARE);
 }
 
@@ -987,12 +986,6 @@ void bx_gui_c::statusbar_setitem(int element, bool active, bool w)
   }
 }
 
-void bx_gui_c::statusbar_setall(bool active)
-{
-  for (int i=0; i<BX_MAX_STATUSITEMS; i++)
-    statusbar_setitem(i, active);
-}
-
 void bx_gui_c::led_timer_handler(void *this_ptr)
 {
   bx_gui_c *class_ptr = (bx_gui_c *) this_ptr;
diff --git a/bochs/gui/gui.h b/bochs/gui/gui.h
index 3757b45da..e89017071 100644
--- a/bochs/gui/gui.h
+++ b/bochs/gui/gui.h
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ class BOCHSAPI bx_gui_c : public logfunctions {
   int register_statusitem(const char *text, bool auto_off=0);
   void unregister_statusitem(int id);
   void statusbar_setitem(int element, bool active, bool w=0);
-  void statusbar_setall(bool active);
   static void init_signal_handlers();
   static void toggle_mouse_enable(void);
   bool mouse_toggle_check(Bit32u key, bool pressed);