diff --git a/src/app/qupzilla.cpp b/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
index 8ee752d21..62496bae9 100644
--- a/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
@@ -329,12 +329,10 @@ void QupZilla::setupMenu()
     toolbarsMenu->addAction(m_actionShowMenubar);
     toolbarsMenu->addAction(m_actionShowToolbar);
     toolbarsMenu->addAction(m_actionShowBookmarksToolbar);
-    connect(toolbarsMenu, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(aboutToShowToolbarsMenu()));
     QMenu* sidebarsMenu = new QMenu(tr("Sidebars"));
     sidebarsMenu->addAction(m_actionShowBookmarksSideBar);
     sidebarsMenu->addAction(m_actionShowHistorySideBar);
 //    sidebarsMenu->addAction(m_actionShowRssSideBar);
-    connect(sidebarsMenu, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(aboutToShowSidebarsMenu()));
 
     m_menuView->addMenu(toolbarsMenu);
     m_menuView->addMenu(sidebarsMenu);
@@ -751,6 +749,22 @@ void QupZilla::aboutToShowViewMenu()
         m_actionStop->setEnabled(true);
     else
         m_actionStop->setEnabled(false);
+
+    m_actionShowToolbar->setChecked(m_navigation->isVisible());
+    m_actionShowMenubar->setChecked(menuBar()->isVisible());
+    m_actionShowStatusbar->setChecked(statusBar()->isVisible());
+    m_actionShowBookmarksToolbar->setChecked(m_bookmarksToolbar->isVisible());
+
+    if (!m_sideBar) {
+        m_actionShowBookmarksSideBar->setChecked(false);
+        m_actionShowHistorySideBar->setChecked(false);
+        //        m_actionShowRssSideBar->setChecked(false);
+    } else {
+        SideBar::SideWidget actWidget = m_sideBar->activeWidget();
+        m_actionShowBookmarksSideBar->setChecked(actWidget == SideBar::Bookmarks);
+        m_actionShowHistorySideBar->setChecked(actWidget == SideBar::History);
+        //        m_actionShowRssSideBar->setChecked(actWidget == SideBar::RSS);
+    }
 }
 
 void QupZilla::aboutToShowEncodingMenu()
@@ -803,28 +817,6 @@ void QupZilla::aboutToShowEncodingMenu()
         m_menuEncoding->addMenu(menuOther);
 }
 
-void QupZilla::aboutToShowSidebarsMenu()
-{
-    if (!m_sideBar) {
-        m_actionShowBookmarksSideBar->setChecked(false);
-        m_actionShowHistorySideBar->setChecked(false);
-//        m_actionShowRssSideBar->setChecked(false);
-    } else {
-        SideBar::SideWidget actWidget = m_sideBar->activeWidget();
-        m_actionShowBookmarksSideBar->setChecked(actWidget == SideBar::Bookmarks);
-        m_actionShowHistorySideBar->setChecked(actWidget == SideBar::History);
-//        m_actionShowRssSideBar->setChecked(actWidget == SideBar::RSS);
-    }
-}
-
-void QupZilla::aboutToShowToolbarsMenu()
-{
-    m_actionShowToolbar->setChecked(m_navigation->isVisible());
-    m_actionShowMenubar->setChecked(menuBar()->isVisible());
-    m_actionShowStatusbar->setChecked(statusBar()->isVisible());
-    m_actionShowBookmarksToolbar->setChecked(m_bookmarksToolbar->isVisible());
-}
-
 void QupZilla::changeEncoding()
 {
     if (QAction* action = qobject_cast<QAction*>(sender())) {
diff --git a/src/app/qupzilla.h b/src/app/qupzilla.h
index 048f7f7c5..74481438a 100644
--- a/src/app/qupzilla.h
+++ b/src/app/qupzilla.h
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ private slots:
     void aboutToShowHelpMenu();
     void aboutToShowViewMenu();
     void aboutToShowEncodingMenu();
-    void aboutToShowSidebarsMenu();
-    void aboutToShowToolbarsMenu();
 
     void searchOnPage();
     void showCookieManager();