diff --git a/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.glade b/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.glade
index 24592865f..43068844a 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.glade
+++ b/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.glade
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- Generated with glade 3.18.3 -->
+<!-- Generated with glade 3.16.1 -->
 <interface>
   <requires lib="gtk+" version="3.10"/>
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="removeunused">
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
@@ -123,6 +125,21 @@
                         <property name="position">1</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="citations_box">
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Search for citations</property>
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">False</property>
+                        <property name="fill">True</property>
+                        <property name="position">2</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="places_box">
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Search for places</property>
@@ -132,12 +149,13 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
                         <property name="fill">False</property>
-                        <property name="position">2</property>
+                        <property name="position">3</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -149,12 +167,13 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
                         <property name="fill">False</property>
-                        <property name="position">3</property>
+                        <property name="position">4</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -166,12 +185,13 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
                         <property name="fill">False</property>
-                        <property name="position">4</property>
+                        <property name="position">5</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -183,12 +203,13 @@
                         <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
                         <property name="fill">False</property>
-                        <property name="position">5</property>
+                        <property name="position">6</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                   </object>
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.py b/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.py
index dfd2d2345..541274534 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/tool/removeunused.py
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ class RemoveUnused(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow, UpdateCallback):
                          'editor'  : 'EditSource',
                          'icon'    : 'gramps-source',
                          'name_ix' : 2},
+            'citations' : {'get_func': self.db.get_citation_from_handle,
+                         'remove'  : self.db.remove_citation,
+                         'get_text': None,
+                         'editor'  : 'EditCitation',
+                         'icon'   : 'gramps-citation',
+                         'name_ix' : 3},
             'places'  : {'get_func': self.db.get_place_from_handle,
                          'remove'  : self.db.remove_place,
                          'get_text': None,
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ class RemoveUnused(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow, UpdateCallback):
 
         self.events_box = self.top.get_object('events_box')
         self.sources_box = self.top.get_object('sources_box')
+        self.citations_box = self.top.get_object('citations_box')
         self.places_box = self.top.get_object('places_box')
         self.media_box = self.top.get_object('media_box')
         self.repos_box = self.top.get_object('repos_box')
@@ -148,6 +155,8 @@ class RemoveUnused(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow, UpdateCallback):
         self.events_box.set_active(self.options.handler.options_dict['events'])
         self.sources_box.set_active(
             self.options.handler.options_dict['sources'])
+        self.citations_box.set_active(
+            self.options.handler.options_dict['citations'])
         self.places_box.set_active(
             self.options.handler.options_dict['places'])
         self.media_box.set_active(self.options.handler.options_dict['media'])
@@ -229,6 +238,7 @@ class RemoveUnused(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow, UpdateCallback):
         self.options.handler.options_dict.update(
             events  = self.events_box.get_active(),
             sources = self.sources_box.get_active(),
+            citations = self.citations_box.get_active(),
             places  = self.places_box.get_active(),
             media   = self.media_box.get_active(),
             repos   = self.repos_box.get_active(),
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ class RemoveUnused(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow, UpdateCallback):
         tables = (
             ('events', db.get_event_cursor, db.get_number_of_events),
             ('sources', db.get_source_cursor, db.get_number_of_sources),
+            ('citations', db.get_citation_cursor, db.get_number_of_citations),
             ('places', db.get_place_cursor, db.get_number_of_places),
             ('media', db.get_media_cursor, db.get_number_of_media),
             ('repos', db.get_repository_cursor, db.get_number_of_repositories),
@@ -449,6 +460,7 @@ class CheckOptions(tool.ToolOptions):
         self.options_dict = {
             'events'  : 1,
             'sources' : 1,
+            'citations' : 1,
             'places'  : 1,
             'media'   : 1,
             'repos'   : 1,
@@ -461,6 +473,9 @@ class CheckOptions(tool.ToolOptions):
             'sources' : ("=0/1","Whether to use check for unused sources",
                          ["Do not check sources","Check sources"],
                          True),
+            'citations' : ("=0/1","Whether to use check for unused citations",
+                         ["Do not check citations","Check citations"],
+                         True),
             'places'  : ("=0/1","Whether to use check for unused places",
                           ["Do not check places","Check places"],
                           True),