diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp
index 9907796c9..2d196978d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
 static FriendsDialog *instance = NULL;
 
 /** Constructor */
-FriendsDialog::FriendsDialog(QWidget *parent)
-            : RsAutoUpdatePage(1500,parent)
+FriendsDialog::FriendsDialog(QWidget *parent) : MainPage(parent)
 {
     /* Invoke the Qt Designer generated object setup routine */
     ui.setupUi(this);
@@ -192,11 +191,6 @@ void FriendsDialog::processSettings(bool bLoad)
     Settings->endGroup();
 }
 
-void FriendsDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
-{
-    RsAutoUpdatePage::showEvent(event);
-}
-
 void FriendsDialog::chatMessageReceived(const ChatMessage &msg)
 {
     if(msg.chat_id.isBroadcast())
@@ -226,10 +220,6 @@ void FriendsDialog::chatStatusReceived(const ChatId &chat_id, const QString &sta
     }
 }
 
-void FriendsDialog::updateDisplay()
-{
-}
-
 void FriendsDialog::addFriend()
 {
     std::string groupId = ui.friendList->getSelectedGroupId();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h
index 7613e83d0..6eb9cdf7a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #ifndef _FRIENDSDIALOG_H
 #define _FRIENDSDIALOG_H
 
-#include "retroshare-gui/RsAutoUpdatePage.h"
-
 #include "ui_FriendsDialog.h"
 
 #define IMAGE_NETWORK         	":/icons/png/network.png"
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ class NetworkView;
 class IdDialog;
 class CirclesDialog;
 
-class FriendsDialog : public RsAutoUpdatePage
+class FriendsDialog : public MainPage
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -59,8 +57,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual UserNotify *getUserNotify(QObject *parent);
 
-    virtual void updateDisplay() ;	// overloaded from RsAutoUpdatePage
-
     static bool isGroupChatActive();
     static void groupChatActivate();
 
@@ -71,9 +67,6 @@ public:
 	 
 	 IdDialog *idDialog;
 	 
-protected:
-    void showEvent (QShowEvent *event);
-
 private slots:
     void chatMessageReceived(const ChatMessage& msg);
     void chatStatusReceived(const ChatId& chat_id, const QString& status_string);