diff --git a/include/vcl/vclevent.hxx b/include/vcl/vclevent.hxx
index c60e89d8364e..bd6a473fa149 100644
--- a/include/vcl/vclevent.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/vclevent.hxx
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ enum class VclEventId
     TabpageRemovedAll,
     ToolboxActivate,
     ToolboxAllItemsChanged,
-    ToolboxButtonStateChanged, // pData = itempos
     ToolboxClick,
     ToolboxDeactivate,
     ToolboxDoubleClick,
diff --git a/vcl/source/window/toolbox2.cxx b/vcl/source/window/toolbox2.cxx
index bbec06228807..7fdd03a031e3 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/toolbox2.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/toolbox2.cxx
@@ -1038,9 +1038,6 @@ void ToolBox::SetItemText( ToolBoxItemId nItemId, const OUString& rText )
     else
         pItem->maText = MnemonicGenerator::EraseAllMnemonicChars(rText);
 
-    // Notify button changed event to prepare accessibility bridge
-    CallEventListeners( VclEventId::ToolboxButtonStateChanged, reinterpret_cast< void* >( nPos ) );
-
     // Notify
     CallEventListeners( VclEventId::ToolboxItemTextChanged, reinterpret_cast< void* >( nPos ) );
 }
@@ -1193,9 +1190,6 @@ void ToolBox::SetItemState( ToolBoxItemId nItemId, TriState eState )
     pItem->meState = eState;
     ImplUpdateItem( nPos );
 
-    // Notify button changed event to prepare accessibility bridge
-    CallEventListeners( VclEventId::ToolboxButtonStateChanged, reinterpret_cast< void* >( nPos ) );
-
     // Call accessible listener to notify state_changed event
     CallEventListeners( VclEventId::ToolboxItemUpdated, reinterpret_cast< void* >(nPos) );
 }
@@ -1232,9 +1226,6 @@ void ToolBox::EnableItem( ToolBoxItemId nItemId, bool bEnable )
 
     ImplUpdateInputEnable();
 
-    // Notify button changed event to prepare accessibility bridge
-    CallEventListeners( VclEventId::ToolboxButtonStateChanged, reinterpret_cast< void* >( nPos ) );
-
     CallEventListeners( bEnable ? VclEventId::ToolboxItemEnabled : VclEventId::ToolboxItemDisabled, reinterpret_cast< void* >( nPos ) );
 }
 
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk3/a11y/atkutil.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk3/a11y/atkutil.cxx
index 239ce1c49dd9..6d550341b669 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk3/a11y/atkutil.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk3/a11y/atkutil.cxx
@@ -344,40 +344,6 @@ static void handle_toolbox_highlightoff(vcl::Window const *pWindow)
         notify_toolbox_item_focus( pToolBoxParent );
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
-static void create_wrapper_for_child(
-    const uno::Reference< accessibility::XAccessibleContext >& xContext,
-    sal_Int32 index)
-{
-    if( xContext.is() )
-    {
-        uno::Reference< accessibility::XAccessible > xChild(xContext->getAccessibleChild(index));
-        if( xChild.is() )
-        {
-            // create the wrapper object - it will survive the unref unless it is a transient object
-            g_object_unref( atk_object_wrapper_ref( xChild ) );
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
-static void handle_toolbox_buttonchange(VclWindowEvent const *pEvent)
-{
-    vcl::Window* pWindow = pEvent->GetWindow();
-    sal_Int32 index = static_cast<sal_Int32>(reinterpret_cast<sal_IntPtr>(pEvent->GetData()));
-
-    if( pWindow && pWindow->IsReallyVisible() )
-    {
-        uno::Reference< accessibility::XAccessible > xAccessible(pWindow->GetAccessible());
-        if( xAccessible.is() )
-        {
-            create_wrapper_for_child(xAccessible->getAccessibleContext(), index);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 rtl::Reference<DocumentFocusListener> GtkSalData::GetDocumentFocusListener()
 {
     rtl::Reference<DocumentFocusListener> xDFL = m_xDocumentFocusListener.get();
@@ -434,10 +400,6 @@ static void WindowEventHandler(void *, VclSimpleEvent& rEvent)
             handle_toolbox_highlight(static_cast< ::VclWindowEvent const * >(&rEvent)->GetWindow());
             break;
 
-        case VclEventId::ToolboxButtonStateChanged:
-            handle_toolbox_buttonchange(static_cast< ::VclWindowEvent const * >(&rEvent));
-            break;
-
         case VclEventId::ToolboxHighlightOff:
             handle_toolbox_highlightoff(static_cast< ::VclWindowEvent const * >(&rEvent)->GetWindow());
             break;