diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2a645cf59..1485ece72 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -85,29 +85,6 @@ then
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($has_pygtk)
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(Python bindings for glade)
-cat > conftest.py <<EOF
-$pygtk_require
-try:
-    # Do not import gtk.glade, this can raise a RuntimeError if the
-    # display cannot be opened.  Just search it.
-    import imp
-    imp.find_module('glade',[[imp.find_module('gtk')[1]]])
-    out("gtk.glade")
-except ImportError:
-    out("NO")
-EOF
-$PYTHON conftest.py
-has_pyglade=`cat conftest.out`
-rm -f conftest.out conftest.py
-if test NO = "$has_pyglade"
-then
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([
-
-**** The python bindings for glade (pygtk2-libglade) could not be found.])
-fi
-AC_MSG_RESULT($has_pyglade)
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 po/Makefile.in
 m4/Makefile
diff --git a/src/gui/grampsgui.py b/src/gui/grampsgui.py
index f59381199..4bf0ef744 100644
--- a/src/gui/grampsgui.py
+++ b/src/gui/grampsgui.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import sys
 import os
-import locale
 import const
-import signal
 from gettext import gettext as _
 import platform
 import logging
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ except ImportError:
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import gtk
-from gtk import glade
 import gobject
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -240,8 +237,6 @@ class Gramps(object):
         from viewmanager import ViewManager
         import DataViews
         from cli.arghandler import ArgHandler
-        from cli.clidbman import CLIDbManager
-        import Config
         import TipOfDay
         
         register_stock_icons()
diff --git a/src/widgets/__init__.py b/src/widgets/__init__.py
index 528231369..faa208517 100644
--- a/src/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/src/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -39,16 +39,3 @@ from validatedcomboentry import *
 from validatedmaskedentry import *
 from valueaction import *
 from valuetoolitem import *
-
-# Enabling custom widgets to be included in Glade
-from gtk.glade import set_custom_handler
-
-def get_custom_handler(glade, function_name, widget_name, 
-                       str1, str2, int1, int2):
-    raise DeprecationWarning, "get_custom_handler: shouldn't get here"                           
-    if function_name == 'ValidatableMaskedEntry':
-        return ValidatableMaskedEntry()
-    if function_name == 'StyledTextEditor':
-        return StyledTextEditor()
-
-set_custom_handler(get_custom_handler)
diff --git a/windows/nsis/gcheck.py b/windows/nsis/gcheck.py
index 89480c868..1f8509e4d 100644
--- a/windows/nsis/gcheck.py
+++ b/windows/nsis/gcheck.py
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ except ImportError:
     f.write('pygtk=no\n')
     f.write('pygtkver=no\n')
 
-try:
-    import gtk.glade
-    f.write('glade=yes\n')
-except ImportError:
-    f.write('glade=no\n')
-
 try:
     import cairo
     f.write('pycairo=yes\n')