diff --git a/libmscore/mscoreview.h b/libmscore/mscoreview.h
index ae6f09e96a..51238bdd8a 100644
--- a/libmscore/mscoreview.h
+++ b/libmscore/mscoreview.h
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ class MuseScoreView {
       virtual void setCursor(const QCursor&) {};
       virtual void setDropRectangle(const QRectF&) {};
       virtual void cmdAddSlur(ChordRest*, ChordRest*, const Slur* /* slurTemplate */) {};
-      virtual void startEdit() {};
-      virtual void startEditMode(Element*) {};
       virtual void startEdit(Element*, Grip /*startGrip*/) {};
       virtual void startNoteEntryMode() {};
       virtual void drawBackground(QPainter*, const QRectF&) const = 0;
diff --git a/mscore/exampleview.cpp b/mscore/exampleview.cpp
index 7fef875c99..a7c2e05cb2 100644
--- a/mscore/exampleview.cpp
+++ b/mscore/exampleview.cpp
@@ -147,14 +147,6 @@ void ExampleView::cmdAddSlur(Note* /*firstNote*/, Note* /*lastNote*/)
       {
       }
 
-void ExampleView::startEdit()
-      {
-      }
-
-void ExampleView::startEdit(Element*, Grip /*startGrip*/)
-      {
-      }
-
 Element* ExampleView::elementNear(QPointF)
       {
       return 0;
diff --git a/mscore/exampleview.h b/mscore/exampleview.h
index 5c4a51fb7b..2c65d163ab 100644
--- a/mscore/exampleview.h
+++ b/mscore/exampleview.h
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ class ExampleView : public QFrame, public MuseScoreView {
       virtual void setCursor(const QCursor&);
       virtual void setDropRectangle(const QRectF&);
       virtual void cmdAddSlur(Note* firstNote, Note* lastNote);
-      virtual void startEdit();
-      virtual void startEdit(Element*, Grip);
       virtual Element* elementNear(QPointF);
       virtual void drawBackground(QPainter*, const QRectF&) const;
       void dragExampleView(QMouseEvent* ev);
diff --git a/mscore/pianoroll.cpp b/mscore/pianoroll.cpp
index 53dbc34b1d..d9a2f824b1 100644
--- a/mscore/pianoroll.cpp
+++ b/mscore/pianoroll.cpp
@@ -683,22 +683,6 @@ const QTransform& PianorollEditor::matrix() const
       return t;
       }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------
-//   startEdit
-//---------------------------------------------------------
-
-void PianorollEditor::startEdit()
-      {
-      }
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------
-//   startEdit
-//---------------------------------------------------------
-
-void PianorollEditor::startEdit(Element*, Grip)
-      {
-      }
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   elementNear
 //---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mscore/pianoroll.h b/mscore/pianoroll.h
index 6e662b901f..9b3e1ceced 100644
--- a/mscore/pianoroll.h
+++ b/mscore/pianoroll.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ class PianorollEditor : public QMainWindow, public MuseScoreView {
       virtual QCursor cursor() const override;
       virtual void setCursor(const QCursor&) override;
       const QTransform& matrix() const;
-      virtual void startEdit() override;
-      virtual void startEdit(Element*, Grip) override;
       virtual Element* elementNear(QPointF) override;
       virtual void drawBackground(QPainter* /*p*/, const QRectF& /*r*/) const override {}
 
diff --git a/mscore/scoreview.h b/mscore/scoreview.h
index c0d7337646..38011bd2fc 100644
--- a/mscore/scoreview.h
+++ b/mscore/scoreview.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class ScoreView : public QWidget, public MuseScoreView {
       void endFotoDragEdit();
       QImage getRectImage(const QRectF& rect, double dpi, bool transparent, bool printMode);
 
-      virtual void startEdit();
+      void startEdit();
       void endEdit();
 
       void startDrag();
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ class ScoreView : public QWidget, public MuseScoreView {
 
       QPixmap* fgPixmap() { return _fgPixmap; }
 
-      virtual void startEdit(Element*, Grip) override;
-      virtual void startEditMode(Element*) override;
+      void startEdit(Element*, Grip) override;
+      void startEditMode(Element*);
 
       void moveCursor(const Fraction& tick);
       Fraction cursorTick() const;