diff --git a/include/osgUI/Dialog b/include/osgUI/Dialog
index a4dee645f..e0dec98e5 100644
--- a/include/osgUI/Dialog
+++ b/include/osgUI/Dialog
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ public:
     std::string& getTitle() { return _title; }
     const std::string& getTitle() const { return _title; }
 
-    void close();
-    void open();
-
     bool handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event);
 
     virtual void createGraphicsImplementation();
diff --git a/include/osgUI/Popup b/include/osgUI/Popup
index 70e9f38c9..20fac2a24 100644
--- a/include/osgUI/Popup
+++ b/include/osgUI/Popup
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ public:
     Popup(const Popup& dialog, const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
     META_Node(osgUI, Popup);
 
-    void close();
-    void open();
-
     virtual void leaveImplementation();
 
     bool handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event);
diff --git a/src/osgUI/Dialog.cpp b/src/osgUI/Dialog.cpp
index d3d61d227..c939479f7 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/Dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUI/Dialog.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ bool Dialog::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event)
 
             if (ea->getKey()=='c')
             {
-                close();
+                setVisible(false);
                 ea->setHandled(true);
 
                 return true;
@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@ bool Dialog::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event)
     return false;
 }
 
-void Dialog::close()
-{
-    setVisible(false);
-}
-
-void Dialog::open()
-{
-    setVisible(true);
-}
-
 void Dialog::createGraphicsImplementation()
 {
     _group = new osg::Group;
diff --git a/src/osgUI/Popup.cpp b/src/osgUI/Popup.cpp
index 6533691c4..436faa3d7 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/Popup.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUI/Popup.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool Popup::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event)
 
             if (ea->getKey()=='c')
             {
-                close();
+                setVisible(false);
                 ea->setHandled(true);
 
                 return true;
@@ -59,19 +59,9 @@ bool Popup::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event)
     return false;
 }
 
-void Popup::close()
-{
-    setVisible(false);
-}
-
-void Popup::open()
-{
-    setVisible(true);
-}
-
 void Popup::leaveImplementation()
 {
-    close();
+    setVisible(false);
 }
 
 void Popup::createGraphicsImplementation()
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Dialog.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Dialog.cpp
index 62c8c7c41..422042768 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Dialog.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( Dialog,
                          "osg::Object osg::Node osg::Group osgUI::Widget osgUI::Dialog" )
 {
     ADD_STRING_SERIALIZER( Title, std::string());
-    ADD_METHOD( open );
-    ADD_METHOD( close );
 }
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Popup.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Popup.cpp
index 0c414b02b..423d08d40 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Popup.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/Popup.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( Popup,
                          osgUI::Popup,
                          "osg::Object osg::Node osg::Group osgUI::Widget osgUI::Popup" )
 {
-    ADD_METHOD( open );
-    ADD_METHOD( close );
 }