diff --git a/src/ReceiveWidget.cpp b/src/ReceiveWidget.cpp
index 45ad3b71..01219c0e 100644
--- a/src/ReceiveWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ReceiveWidget.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "utils/config.h"
 #include "utils/Icons.h"
 #include "utils/Utils.h"
-#include "widgets/IdleDoge.h"
 
 ReceiveWidget::ReceiveWidget(Wallet *wallet, QWidget *parent)
         : QWidget(parent)
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ ReceiveWidget::ReceiveWidget(Wallet *wallet, QWidget *parent)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
-    new IdleDoge(this);   // wowlet: whisper-quiet corner critter (freezes when reduced-motion)
-
     m_model = m_wallet->subaddressModel();
     m_proxyModel = new SubaddressProxyModel(this, m_wallet->subaddress());
     m_proxyModel->setSourceModel(m_model);
diff --git a/src/SendWidget.cpp b/src/SendWidget.cpp
index 1b29a6fa..dff189e6 100644
--- a/src/SendWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/SendWidget.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "Icons.h"
 #include "libwalletqt/Wallet.h"
 #include "libwalletqt/WalletManager.h"
-#include "widgets/IdleDoge.h"
 
 #if defined(WITH_SCANNER)
 #include "wizard/offline_tx_signing/OfflineTxSigningWizard.h"
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ SendWidget::SendWidget(Wallet *wallet, QWidget *parent)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
-    new IdleDoge(this);   // wowlet: whisper-quiet corner critter (freezes when reduced-motion)
-
     QString amount_rx = R"(^\d{0,8}[\.,]\d{0,12}|(all)$)";
     QRegularExpression rx;
     rx.setPattern(amount_rx);