diff --git a/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c b/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c
index 4e2a1b76ac..93f126749e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c
@@ -771,50 +771,9 @@ gtk_application_window_dispose (GObject *object)
    * handler of GtkWindow).
    *
    * That reduces our chances of being watched as a GActionGroup from a
-   * muxer constructed by GtkApplication.  Even still, it's
-   * theoretically possible that someone else could be watching us.
-   * Therefore, we have to take care to ensure that we don't violate our
-   * obligations under the interface of GActionGroup.
-   *
-   * The easiest thing is just for us to act as if all of the actions
-   * suddenly disappeared.
+   * muxer constructed by GtkApplication.
    */
-  if (window->priv->actions)
-    {
-      gchar **action_names;
-      guint signal;
-      gint i;
-
-      /* Only send the remove signals if someone is listening */
-      signal = g_signal_lookup ("action-removed", G_TYPE_ACTION_GROUP);
-      if (signal && g_signal_has_handler_pending (window, signal, 0, TRUE))
-        /* need to send a removed signal for each action */
-        action_names = g_action_group_list_actions (G_ACTION_GROUP (window->priv->actions));
-      else
-        /* don't need to send signals: nobody is watching */
-        action_names = NULL;
-
-      /* Free the group before sending the signals for two reasons:
-       *
-       *  1) we want any incoming calls to see an empty group
-       *
-       *  2) we don't want signal handlers that trigger in response to
-       *     the action-removed signals that we're firing to attempt to
-       *     modify the action group in a way that may cause it to fire
-       *     additional signals (which we would then propagate)
-       */
-      g_object_unref (window->priv->actions);
-      window->priv->actions = NULL;
-
-      /* It's safe to send the signals now, if we need to. */
-      if (action_names)
-        {
-          for (i = 0; action_names[i]; i++)
-            g_action_group_action_removed (G_ACTION_GROUP (window), action_names[i]);
-
-          g_strfreev (action_names);
-        }
-    }
+  g_clear_object (&window->priv->actions);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/Makefile.am b/testsuite/gtk/Makefile.am
index daefbffe7d..077b4f3b10 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ TEST_PROGS += 			\
 	floating		\
 	grid			\
 	gtkmenu			\
-	gtkapplicationwindow	\
 	keyhash			\
 	listbox			\
 	no-gtk-init		\
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c b/testsuite/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fa5f743cb6..0000000000
--- a/testsuite/gtk/gtkapplicationwindow.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
-
-static void
-removed (GActionGroup *group,
-         const gchar  *name,
-         gpointer      user_data)
-{
-  gboolean *was_removed = user_data;
-
-  *was_removed = TRUE;
-}
-
-static void
-test_as_actiongroup (void)
-{
-  GSimpleAction *action;
-  gboolean was_removed;
-  gpointer window;
-  gchar **list;
-
-  /* do a dummy round... */
-  window = g_object_ref_sink (g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_APPLICATION_WINDOW, NULL));
-  gtk_widget_destroy (window);
-  g_object_unref (window);
-
-  /* create a window, add an action */
-  window = g_object_ref_sink (g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_APPLICATION_WINDOW, NULL));
-  action = g_simple_action_new ("foo", NULL);
-  g_action_map_add_action (window, G_ACTION (action));
-  g_object_unref (action);
-
-  /* check which actions we have in the group */
-  list = g_action_group_list_actions (window);
-  g_assert_cmpstr (list[0], ==, "foo");
-  g_assert_cmpstr (list[1], ==, NULL);
-  g_strfreev (list);
-
-  /* make sure that destroying the window keeps our view of the actions
-   * consistent.
-   */
-  g_signal_connect (window, "action-removed", G_CALLBACK (removed), &was_removed);
-  gtk_widget_destroy (window);
-
-  /* One of two things will have happened, depending on the
-   * implementation.  Both are valid:
-   *
-   *  - we received a signal that the action was removed when we
-   *    destroyed the window; or
-   *
-   *  - the action is still available.
-   *
-   * Make sure we're in one of those states.
-   *
-   * This additionally ensures that calling into methods on the window
-   * will continue to work after it has been destroy (and not segfault).
-   */
-  list = g_action_group_list_actions (window);
-
-  if (was_removed == FALSE)
-    {
-      /* should still be here */
-      g_assert_cmpstr (list[0], ==, "foo");
-      g_assert_cmpstr (list[1], ==, NULL);
-    }
-  else
-    /* should be gone */
-    g_assert_cmpstr (list[0], ==, NULL);
-
-  g_object_unref (window);
-  g_strfreev (list);
-}
-
-int
-main (int argc, char **argv)
-{
-  gtk_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
-
-  g_test_add_func ("/gtkapplicationwindow/as-actiongroup", test_as_actiongroup);
-
-  return g_test_run ();
-}