diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 4ca8c651832ca74c32b36bd92fe8cba761c2d5be..c17e6a231992d98ae3861ff04041ec7ec5275c20 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ thunar/thunar-statusbar.c
 thunar/thunar-thumbnail-cache.c
 thunar/thunar-thumbnailer.c
 thunar/thunar-transfer-job.c
-thunar/thunar-trash-action.c
 thunar/thunar-tree-model.c
 thunar/thunar-tree-pane.c
 thunar/thunar-tree-view.c
diff --git a/thunar/Makefile.am b/thunar/Makefile.am
index 70117092afdef92cc435467a56fcd4d5921d4b37..06475bbee7d34ec874a6685af3a5606cd608f98e 100644
--- a/thunar/Makefile.am
+++ b/thunar/Makefile.am
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ thunar_SOURCES =							\
 	thunar-thumbnailer.h						\
 	thunar-transfer-job.c						\
 	thunar-transfer-job.h						\
-	thunar-trash-action.c						\
-	thunar-trash-action.h						\
 	thunar-tree-model.c						\
 	thunar-tree-model.h						\
 	thunar-tree-pane.c						\
diff --git a/thunar/thunar-trash-action.c b/thunar/thunar-trash-action.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e79f8f6120b3e7b032373cc8d7886cf3893d597..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/thunar/thunar-trash-action.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-/* vi:set et ai sw=2 sts=2 ts=2: */
-/*-
- * Copyright (c) 2006 Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org>
- * Copyright (c) 2009 Jannis Pohlmann <jannis@xfce.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
- * any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
- * Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
- */
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <thunar/thunar-file.h>
-#include <thunar/thunar-private.h>
-#include <thunar/thunar-trash-action.h>
-#include <thunar/thunar-icon-factory.h>
-
-
-
-static void thunar_trash_action_constructed (GObject                *object);
-static void thunar_trash_action_finalize    (GObject                *object);
-static void thunar_trash_action_changed     (ThunarTrashAction      *trash_action,
-                                             ThunarFile             *trash_bin);
-
-
-struct _ThunarTrashActionClass
-{
-  GtkActionClass __parent__;
-};
-
-struct _ThunarTrashAction
-{
-  GtkAction   __parent__;
-  ThunarFile *trash_bin;
-};
-
-
-
-G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (ThunarTrashAction, thunar_trash_action, GTK_TYPE_ACTION)
-G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
-
-
-
-static void
-thunar_trash_action_class_init (ThunarTrashActionClass *klass)
-{
-  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
-
-  gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
-  gobject_class->constructed = thunar_trash_action_constructed;
-  gobject_class->finalize = thunar_trash_action_finalize;
-}
-
-
-
-static void
-thunar_trash_action_init (ThunarTrashAction *trash_action)
-{
-  GFile *trash_bin;
-
-  /* try to connect to the trash bin */
-  trash_bin = thunar_g_file_new_for_trash ();
-  trash_action->trash_bin = thunar_file_get (trash_bin, NULL);
-  g_object_unref (trash_bin);
-
-  /* safety check for trash bin... */
-  if (G_LIKELY (trash_action->trash_bin != NULL))
-    {
-      /* watch the trash bin for changes */
-      thunar_file_watch (trash_action->trash_bin);
-
-      /* stay informed about changes to the trash bin */
-      g_signal_connect_swapped (G_OBJECT (trash_action->trash_bin), "changed",
-                                G_CALLBACK (thunar_trash_action_changed),
-                                trash_action);
-
-      /* initially update the stock icon */
-      thunar_trash_action_changed (trash_action, trash_action->trash_bin);
-
-      /* schedule a reload in idle (fix for bug #9513) */
-      thunar_file_reload_idle (trash_action->trash_bin);
-    }
-}
-
-
-
-static void
-thunar_trash_action_constructed (GObject *object)
-{
-  ThunarTrashAction *trash_action = THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION (object);
-  const gchar       *label;
-
-  if (trash_action->trash_bin != NULL)
-    label = thunar_file_get_display_name (trash_action->trash_bin);
-  else
-    label = _("T_rash");
-
-  g_object_set (trash_action, "label", label, NULL);
-}
-
-
-
-static void
-thunar_trash_action_finalize (GObject *object)
-{
-  ThunarTrashAction *trash_action = THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION (object);
-
-  /* check if we are connected to the trash bin */
-  if (G_LIKELY (trash_action->trash_bin != NULL))
-    {
-      /* unwatch the trash bin */
-      thunar_file_unwatch (trash_action->trash_bin);
-
-      /* release the trash bin */
-      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (trash_action->trash_bin), thunar_trash_action_changed, trash_action);
-      g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (trash_action->trash_bin));
-    }
-
-  (*G_OBJECT_CLASS (thunar_trash_action_parent_class)->finalize) (object);
-}
-
-
-
-static void
-thunar_trash_action_changed (ThunarTrashAction *trash_action,
-                             ThunarFile        *trash_bin)
-{
-  _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_TRASH_ACTION (trash_action));
-  _thunar_return_if_fail (trash_action->trash_bin == trash_bin);
-  _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_FILE (trash_bin));
-
-  /* unset the pixmap cache on the file */
-  thunar_icon_factory_clear_pixmap_cache (trash_bin);
-
-  /* adjust the stock icon appropriately */
-  if (thunar_file_get_item_count (trash_bin) > 0)
-    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (trash_action), "icon-name", "user-trash-full", NULL);
-  else
-    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (trash_action), "icon-name", "user-trash", NULL);
-}
-
-
-
-/**
- * thunar_trash_action_new:
- *
- * Allocates a new #ThunarTrashAction, whose associated widgets update their icons according to the
- * current trash state.
- *
- * Return value: the newly allocated #ThunarTrashAction.
- **/
-GtkAction*
-thunar_trash_action_new (void)
-{
-  return g_object_new (THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION,
-                       "name", "open-trash",
-                       "tooltip", _("Display the contents of the trash can"),
-                       "icon-name", "user-trash-full",
-                       NULL);
-}
diff --git a/thunar/thunar-trash-action.h b/thunar/thunar-trash-action.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c9c97fcad92445dea6b8e7d87795fc1d059b8bc4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/thunar/thunar-trash-action.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/* vi:set et ai sw=2 sts=2 ts=2: */
-/*-
- * Copyright (c) 2006 Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
- * any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
- * Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
- */
-
-#ifndef __THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION_H__
-#define __THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION_H__
-
-#include <exo/exo.h>
-
-G_BEGIN_DECLS;
-
-typedef struct _ThunarTrashActionClass ThunarTrashActionClass;
-typedef struct _ThunarTrashAction      ThunarTrashAction;
-
-#define THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION            (thunar_trash_action_get_type ())
-#define THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION, ThunarTrashAction))
-#define THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION, ThunarTrashActionClass))
-#define THUNAR_IS_TRASH_ACTION(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION))
-#define THUNAR_IS_TRASH_ACTION_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION))
-#define THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), THUNAR_TYPE_TRASH_ACTION, ThunarTrashActionClass))
-
-GType      thunar_trash_action_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-
-GtkAction *thunar_trash_action_new      (void) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
-
-G_END_DECLS;
-
-#endif /* !__THUNAR_TRASH_ACTION_H__ */
diff --git a/thunar/thunar-window.c b/thunar/thunar-window.c
index 40802f98693ed049fe76064fa6bd800bf6aad57a..a47fd4745297c7e7e2c80a720bb3f5f08db66224 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-window.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-window.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #include <thunar/thunar-private.h>
 #include <thunar/thunar-util.h>
 #include <thunar/thunar-statusbar.h>
-#include <thunar/thunar-trash-action.h>
 #include <thunar/thunar-tree-pane.h>
 #include <thunar/thunar-window.h>
 #include <thunar/thunar-window-ui.h>