diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
index bc5d5bbe9..0fca17be4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ set( libGuiSources
     jobview/IndexingJobItem.cpp
     jobview/InboxJobItem.cpp
 
-    infobar/InfoBar.cpp
-
     playlist/InboxModel.cpp
     playlist/InboxView.cpp
     playlist/ContextView.cpp
@@ -388,7 +386,6 @@ set( libUI ${libUI}
     widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.ui
     playlist/QueueView.ui
     filemetadata/MetadataEditor.ui
-    infobar/InfoBar.ui
     accounts/AccountFactoryWrapper.ui
     accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.ui
     accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.ui
@@ -559,7 +556,6 @@ file( GLOB contextPagesHeaders "context/pages/*.h" )
 file( GLOB databaseHeaders "database/*.h" )
 file( GLOB filemetadataHeaders "filemetadata/*.h" )
 file( GLOB filemetadataTaghandlersHeaders "filemetadata/taghandlers/*.h" )
-file( GLOB infobarHeaders "infobar/*.h" )
 file( GLOB infosystemHeaders "infosystem/*.h" )
 file( GLOB jobviewHeaders "jobview/*.h" )
 file( GLOB networkHeaders "network/*.h" )
@@ -589,7 +585,6 @@ install( FILES ${contextPagesHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/context/pa
 install( FILES ${databaseHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/database )
 install( FILES ${filemetadataHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/filemetadata )
 install( FILES ${filemetadataTaghandlersHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/filemetadata/taghandlers )
-install( FILES ${infobarHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/infobar )
 install( FILES ${infosystemHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/infosystem )
 install( FILES ${jobviewHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/jobview )
 install( FILES ${networkHeaders} DESTINATION include/libtomahawk/network )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.cpp
index 09834e273..09db9ef90 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "ViewManager.h"
 
 #include "audio/AudioEngine.h"
-#include "infobar/InfoBar.h"
 
 #include "playlist/PlaylistViewPage.h"
 #include "playlist/ContextView.h"
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ ViewManager::ViewManager( QObject* parent )
     s_instance = this;
 
     m_widget->setLayout( new QVBoxLayout() );
-    m_infobar = new InfoBar();
     m_stack = new QStackedWidget();
 
     m_inboxModel = new InboxModel( this );
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ ViewManager::ViewManager( QObject* parent )
     m_inboxModel->setDescription( tr( "Listening suggestions from your friends" ) );
     m_inboxModel->setIcon( TomahawkUtils::defaultPixmap( TomahawkUtils::Inbox ) );
 
-    m_widget->layout()->addWidget( m_infobar );
     m_widget->layout()->addWidget( m_stack );
 
     m_superCollectionView = new TreeWidget();
@@ -108,13 +105,6 @@ ViewManager::ViewManager( QObject* parent )
     m_widget->layout()->setSpacing( 0 );
 
     connect( AudioEngine::instance(), SIGNAL( playlistChanged( Tomahawk::playlistinterface_ptr ) ), this, SLOT( playlistInterfaceChanged( Tomahawk::playlistinterface_ptr ) ) );
-
-    connect( &m_filterTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), SLOT( applyFilter() ) );
-    connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( filterTextChanged( QString ) ), SLOT( setFilter( QString ) ) );
-
-/*    connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( flatMode() ), SLOT( setTableMode() ) );
-    connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( artistMode() ), SLOT( setTreeMode() ) );
-    connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( albumMode() ), SLOT( setAlbumMode() ) );*/
 }
 
 
@@ -552,28 +542,8 @@ ViewManager::setPage( ViewPage* page, bool trackHistory )
     if ( AudioEngine::instance()->state() == AudioEngine::Stopped )
         AudioEngine::instance()->setPlaylist( page->playlistInterface() );
 
-    // UGH!
     if ( QObject* obj = dynamic_cast< QObject* >( currentPage() ) )
     {
-        // if the signal exists (just to hide the qobject runtime warning...)
-        if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "descriptionChanged(QString)" ) > -1 )
-            connect( obj, SIGNAL( descriptionChanged( QString ) ), m_infobar, SLOT( setDescription( QString ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-
-        if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "descriptionChanged(Tomahawk::artist_ptr)" ) > -1 )
-            connect( obj, SIGNAL( descriptionChanged( Tomahawk::artist_ptr ) ), m_infobar, SLOT( setDescription( Tomahawk::artist_ptr ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-
-        if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "descriptionChanged(Tomahawk::album_ptr)" ) > -1 )
-            connect( obj, SIGNAL( descriptionChanged( Tomahawk::album_ptr ) ), m_infobar, SLOT( setDescription( Tomahawk::album_ptr ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-
-        if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "longDescriptionChanged(QString)" ) > -1 )
-            connect( obj, SIGNAL( longDescriptionChanged( QString ) ), m_infobar, SLOT( setLongDescription( QString ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-
-        if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "nameChanged(QString)" ) > -1 )
-            connect( obj, SIGNAL( nameChanged( QString ) ), m_infobar, SLOT( setCaption( QString ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-
-        if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "pixmapChanged(QPixmap)" ) > -1 )
-            connect( obj, SIGNAL( pixmapChanged( QPixmap ) ), m_infobar, SLOT( setPixmap( QPixmap ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-
         if ( obj->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "destroyed(QWidget*)" ) > -1 )
             connect( obj, SIGNAL( destroyed( QWidget* ) ), SLOT( onWidgetDestroyed( QWidget* ) ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
     }
@@ -585,8 +555,6 @@ ViewManager::setPage( ViewPage* page, bool trackHistory )
     //This should save the CPU cycles, especially with pages like the visualizer
     if ( previousPage && previousPage != page->widget() )
         previousPage->hide();
-
-    updateView();
 }
 
 
@@ -597,38 +565,6 @@ ViewManager::isNewPlaylistPageVisible() const
 }
 
 
-void
-ViewManager::updateView()
-{
-    if ( currentPlaylistInterface() )
-    {
-        m_infobar->setFilter( currentPage()->filter() );
-    }
-
-    emit filterAvailable( currentPage()->showFilter() );
-
-    m_infobar->setVisible( currentPage()->showInfoBar() );
-    m_infobar->setCaption( currentPage()->title() );
-    m_infobar->setUpdaters( currentPage()->updaters() );
-
-    switch( currentPage()->descriptionType() )
-    {
-        case ViewPage::TextType:
-            m_infobar->setDescription( currentPage()->description() );
-            break;
-        case ViewPage::ArtistType:
-            m_infobar->setDescription( currentPage()->descriptionArtist() );
-            break;
-        case ViewPage::AlbumType:
-            m_infobar->setDescription( currentPage()->descriptionAlbum() );
-            break;
-
-    }
-    m_infobar->setLongDescription( currentPage()->longDescription() );
-    m_infobar->setPixmap( currentPage()->pixmap() );
-}
-
-
 void
 ViewManager::onWidgetDestroyed( QWidget* widget )
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.h b/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.h
index 75c6fa986..266f0592b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/ViewManager.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class TreeProxyModel;
 class TreeModel;
 class TrackView;
 class SourceInfoWidget;
-class InfoBar;
 class TrackInfoWidget;
 class NewReleasesWidget;
 class QPushButton;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ public:
     virtual ~ViewManager();
 
     QWidget* widget() const { return m_widget; }
-    InfoBar* infobar() const { return m_infobar; }
 
     QueueView* queue() const { return m_queue; }
     void setQueue( QueueView* queue ) { m_queue = queue; }
@@ -157,20 +155,15 @@ public slots:
     void playlistInterfaceChanged( Tomahawk::playlistinterface_ptr );
 
 private slots:
-    void setFilter( const QString& filter );
-    void applyFilter();
-
     void onWidgetDestroyed( QWidget* widget );
 
 private:
     void setPage( Tomahawk::ViewPage* page, bool trackHistory = true );
-    void updateView();
 
     Tomahawk::playlist_ptr playlistForInterface( Tomahawk::playlistinterface_ptr plInterface ) const;
     Tomahawk::dynplaylist_ptr dynamicPlaylistForInterface( Tomahawk::playlistinterface_ptr plInterface ) const;
 
     QWidget* m_widget;
-    InfoBar* m_infobar;
     QStackedWidget* m_stack;
     AnimatedSplitter* m_splitter;
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/ViewPage.h b/src/libtomahawk/ViewPage.h
index 7519617ee..5e5858779 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/ViewPage.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/ViewPage.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString longDescription() const { return QString(); }
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const { return QPixmap( RESPATH "icons/tomahawk-icon-128x128.png" ); }
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return true; }
-    virtual bool showFilter() const { return false; }
     virtual bool queueVisible() const { return true; }
 
     virtual QString filter() const { return m_filter; }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/ContextView.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/ContextView.h
index e4509356e..a3ded27b4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/ContextView.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/ContextView.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString description() const;
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const;
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.h
index cc197aa45..5c963f567 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/FlexibleTreeView.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString description() const;
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const;
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistViewPage.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistViewPage.h
index 08326d8de..dd3d16225 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistViewPage.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistViewPage.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString description() const;
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const;
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.cpp
index e9db1d66a..0cd3ed751 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,3 @@ TreeWidget::jumpToCurrentTrack()
 {
     return m_view->jumpToCurrentTrack();
 }
-
-
-bool
-TreeWidget::showInfoBar() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.h
index ddd58c9f0..115049eaa 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeWidget.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const;
-
 public slots:
     virtual bool setFilter( const QString& filter );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/NewReleasesWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/NewReleasesWidget.h
index 98728e36c..4d5b45b3e 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/NewReleasesWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/NewReleasesWidget.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString title() const { return tr( "New Releases" ); }
     virtual QString description() const { return QString(); }
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
 
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h
index 13c8308a7..d7fdfe325 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString description() const { return tr( "Results for '%1'" ).arg( m_search ); }
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const { return true; }
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.h
index 6a1b48621..184fcc45e 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public:
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const { return true; }
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
 
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.h
index 003d7d762..20c3f4242 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public:
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const { return true; }
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
 
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h
index 73c1faa00..4cb80f84f 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const { return true; }
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
 
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();
 
diff --git a/src/viewpages/charts/ChartsWidget.h b/src/viewpages/charts/ChartsWidget.h
index ab0915460..fa83e33c2 100644
--- a/src/viewpages/charts/ChartsWidget.h
+++ b/src/viewpages/charts/ChartsWidget.h
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ public:
     const QString pixmapPath() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE { return ( RESPATH "images/charts.svg" ); }
 
     int sortValue() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE { return 5; }
-
-    bool showInfoBar() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE { return false; }
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/viewpages/dashboard/Dashboard.h b/src/viewpages/dashboard/Dashboard.h
index c44ea4c0c..e2cfe4e0a 100644
--- a/src/viewpages/dashboard/Dashboard.h
+++ b/src/viewpages/dashboard/Dashboard.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ public:
     const QString pixmapPath() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE { return ( RESPATH "images/dashboard.svg" ); }
 
     int sortValue() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE { return 2; }
-
-    bool showInfoBar() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE { return false; }
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/viewpages/networkactivity/NetworkActivity.h b/src/viewpages/networkactivity/NetworkActivity.h
index 0e6dd554b..a008f3ff7 100644
--- a/src/viewpages/networkactivity/NetworkActivity.h
+++ b/src/viewpages/networkactivity/NetworkActivity.h
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ public:
     virtual QString title() const { return tr( "Trending" ); }
     virtual QString description() const { return tr( "What's hot amongst your friends" ); }
     virtual const QString pixmapPath() const { return ( RESPATH "images/trending.svg" ); }
-    virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return true; }
-    
+
     virtual int sortValue() { return 3; }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/viewpages/whatsnew_0_8/WhatsNew_0_8.h b/src/viewpages/whatsnew_0_8/WhatsNew_0_8.h
index 4e5c818cb..1d645d0cf 100644
--- a/src/viewpages/whatsnew_0_8/WhatsNew_0_8.h
+++ b/src/viewpages/whatsnew_0_8/WhatsNew_0_8.h
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ public:
     void onItemDeleted();
 
     int sortValue() { return 1; }
-
-    bool showInfoBar() const { return false; }
 };