diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index da36c58f3f..2c7f6a13d5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ enum {
   DRAG_DATA_GET,
   DRAG_DATA_RECEIVED,
   POPUP_MENU,
-  SHOW_HELP,
   ACCEL_CLOSURES_CHANGED,
   SCREEN_CHANGED,
   CAN_ACTIVATE_ACCEL,
@@ -642,8 +641,6 @@ static gboolean gtk_widget_real_query_tooltip    (GtkWidget         *widget,
 						  gboolean           keyboard_tip,
 						  GtkTooltip        *tooltip);
 static void     gtk_widget_real_style_updated    (GtkWidget         *widget);
-static gboolean gtk_widget_real_show_help        (GtkWidget         *widget,
-                                                  GtkWidgetHelpType  help_type);
 static gboolean _gtk_widget_run_controllers      (GtkWidget           *widget,
                                                   const GdkEvent      *event,
                                                   GtkPropagationPhase  phase);
@@ -1056,8 +1053,6 @@ gtk_widget_class_init (GtkWidgetClass *klass)
   klass->query_tooltip = gtk_widget_real_query_tooltip;
   klass->style_updated = gtk_widget_real_style_updated;
 
-  klass->show_help = gtk_widget_real_show_help;
-
   /* Accessibility support */
   klass->priv->accessible_type = GTK_TYPE_ACCESSIBLE;
   klass->priv->accessible_role = ATK_ROLE_INVALID;
@@ -3108,24 +3103,6 @@ gtk_widget_class_init (GtkWidgetClass *klass)
 		  _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__VOID,
 		  G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0);
 
-  /**
-   * GtkWidget::show-help:
-   * @widget: the object which received the signal.
-   * @help_type:
-   *
-   * Returns: %TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event.
-   * %FALSE to propagate the event further.
-   */
-  widget_signals[SHOW_HELP] =
-    g_signal_new (I_("show-help"),
-		  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-		  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST | G_SIGNAL_ACTION,
-		  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GtkWidgetClass, show_help),
-		  _gtk_boolean_handled_accumulator, NULL,
-		  _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__ENUM,
-		  G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 1,
-		  GTK_TYPE_WIDGET_HELP_TYPE);
-
   /**
    * GtkWidget::accel-closures-changed:
    * @widget: the object which received the signal.
@@ -3186,23 +3163,6 @@ gtk_widget_class_init (GtkWidgetClass *klass)
   gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_KEY_Menu, 0,
                                 "popup-menu", 0);
 
-  gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_KEY_F1, GDK_CONTROL_MASK,
-                                "show-help", 1,
-                                GTK_TYPE_WIDGET_HELP_TYPE,
-                                GTK_WIDGET_HELP_TOOLTIP);
-  gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_KEY_KP_F1, GDK_CONTROL_MASK,
-                                "show-help", 1,
-                                GTK_TYPE_WIDGET_HELP_TYPE,
-                                GTK_WIDGET_HELP_TOOLTIP);
-  gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_KEY_F1, GDK_SHIFT_MASK,
-                                "show-help", 1,
-                                GTK_TYPE_WIDGET_HELP_TYPE,
-                                GTK_WIDGET_HELP_WHATS_THIS);
-  gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_KEY_KP_F1, GDK_SHIFT_MASK,
-                                "show-help", 1,
-                                GTK_TYPE_WIDGET_HELP_TYPE,
-                                GTK_WIDGET_HELP_WHATS_THIS);
-
   gtk_widget_class_set_accessible_type (klass, GTK_TYPE_WIDGET_ACCESSIBLE);
   gtk_widget_class_set_css_name (klass, "widget");
 }
@@ -7442,20 +7402,6 @@ gtk_widget_real_style_updated (GtkWidget *widget)
     }
 }
 
-static gboolean
-gtk_widget_real_show_help (GtkWidget        *widget,
-                           GtkWidgetHelpType help_type)
-{
-  if (help_type == GTK_WIDGET_HELP_TOOLTIP)
-    {
-      _gtk_tooltip_toggle_keyboard_mode (widget);
-
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-  else
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gtk_widget_real_focus (GtkWidget         *widget,
                        GtkDirectionType   direction)
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index 7187c5d9e5..1929aaaa9f 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-/* Kinds of widget-specific help */
-/**
- * GtkWidgetHelpType:
- * @GTK_WIDGET_HELP_TOOLTIP: Tooltip.
- * @GTK_WIDGET_HELP_WHATS_THIS: What’s this.
- *
- * Kinds of widget-specific help. Used by the ::show-help signal.
- */
-typedef enum
-{
-  GTK_WIDGET_HELP_TOOLTIP,
-  GTK_WIDGET_HELP_WHATS_THIS
-} GtkWidgetHelpType;
-
 /* Macro for casting a pointer to a GtkWidget or GtkWidgetClass pointer.
  * Macros for testing whether widget or klass are of type GTK_TYPE_WIDGET.
  */
@@ -281,7 +267,6 @@ struct _GtkWidget
  *   failed.
  * @popup_menu: Signal emitted whenever a widget should pop up a
  *   context menu.
- * @show_help:
  * @get_accessible: Returns the accessible object that describes the
  *   widget to an assistive technology.
  * @screen_changed: Signal emitted when the screen of a widget has
@@ -505,14 +490,6 @@ struct _GtkWidgetClass
   /* Signals used only for keybindings */
   gboolean (* popup_menu)          (GtkWidget          *widget);
 
-  /* If a widget has multiple tooltips/whatsthis, it should show the
-   * one for the current focus location, or if that doesn't make
-   * sense, should cycle through them showing each tip alongside
-   * whatever piece of the widget it applies to.
-   */
-  gboolean (* show_help)           (GtkWidget          *widget,
-                                    GtkWidgetHelpType   help_type);
-
   /* accessibility support
    */
   AtkObject *  (* get_accessible)     (GtkWidget *widget);