diff --git a/data/ui/menus.ui b/data/ui/menus.ui
index 7c9f167e..a1fd8f36 100644
--- a/data/ui/menus.ui
+++ b/data/ui/menus.ui
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interface>
   <menu id="app-menu">
-    <section>
-      <item>
-        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Add Eve_nt…</attribute>
-        <attribute name="action">app.new</attribute>
-        <attribute name="accel">&lt;Primary&gt;n</attribute>
-      </item>
-    </section>
     <section>
       <item>
         <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Calendars</attribute>
diff --git a/data/ui/window.ui b/data/ui/window.ui
index 171134da..b3448c80 100644
--- a/data/ui/window.ui
+++ b/data/ui/window.ui
@@ -386,13 +386,6 @@
             <property name="margin">12</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkModelButton">
-                <property name="text" translatable="yes">Add Eve_nt</property>
-                <property name="action-name">app.new</property>
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
 
             <!-- Synchronize -->
             <child>
diff --git a/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl-list.txt b/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl-list.txt
index fdf0fe86..393afce2 100644
--- a/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl-list.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl-list.txt
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@ GcalWeekView
 <FILE>gcal-window</FILE>
 GCAL_TYPE_WINDOW
 gcal_window_new_with_view_and_date
-gcal_window_new_event
 gcal_window_set_search_mode
 gcal_window_set_search_query
 gcal_window_open_event_by_uuid
diff --git a/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl.txt b/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl.txt
index 05e28682..77d0ee19 100644
--- a/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-decl.txt
@@ -722,11 +722,6 @@ GcalShellSearchProvider *search_provider, GcalManager             *manager
 GcalApplication     *app, GcalWindowViewType   view_type, icaltimetype        *date
 </FUNCTION>
 <FUNCTION>
-<NAME>gcal_window_new_event</NAME>
-<RETURNS>void                  </RETURNS>
-GcalWindow          *self
-</FUNCTION>
-<FUNCTION>
 <NAME>gcal_window_set_search_mode</NAME>
 <RETURNS>void                  </RETURNS>
 GcalWindow          *self, gboolean             enabled
diff --git a/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-sections.txt b/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-sections.txt
index ed99d871..8b273956 100644
--- a/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/gnome-calendar-sections.txt
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ GcalWeekView
 <TITLE>GcalWindow</TITLE>
 GCAL_TYPE_WINDOW
 gcal_window_new_with_view_and_date
-gcal_window_new_event
 gcal_window_set_search_mode
 gcal_window_set_search_query
 gcal_window_open_event_by_uuid
diff --git a/src/gcal-application.c b/src/gcal-application.c
index 31d95513..4040fcec 100644
--- a/src/gcal-application.c
+++ b/src/gcal-application.c
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ struct _GcalApplication
   GcalClock          *clock;
 };
 
-static void     gcal_application_create_new_event     (GSimpleAction           *new_event,
-                                                       GVariant                *parameter,
-                                                       gpointer                 app);
-
 static void     gcal_application_launch_search        (GSimpleAction           *search,
                                                        GVariant                *parameter,
                                                        gpointer                 app);
@@ -113,7 +109,6 @@ static GOptionEntry gcal_application_goptions[] = {
 };
 
 static const GActionEntry gcal_app_entries[] = {
-  { "new",    gcal_application_create_new_event },
   { "sync",   gcal_application_sync },
   { "search", gcal_application_launch_search },
   { "about",  gcal_application_show_about },
@@ -555,15 +550,6 @@ gcal_application_init (GcalApplication *self)
   self->search_provider = gcal_shell_search_provider_new (self->manager);
 }
 
-static void
-gcal_application_create_new_event (GSimpleAction *new_event,
-                                   GVariant      *parameter,
-                                   gpointer       app)
-{
-  GcalApplication *self = GCAL_APPLICATION (app);
-  gcal_window_new_event (GCAL_WINDOW (self->window));
-}
-
 static void
 gcal_application_sync (GSimpleAction *sync,
                        GVariant      *parameter,
diff --git a/src/gcal-window.c b/src/gcal-window.c
index 8ea7fa62..5f2830fc 100644
--- a/src/gcal-window.c
+++ b/src/gcal-window.c
@@ -1604,46 +1604,6 @@ gcal_window_new_with_date (GcalApplication *app,
                        NULL);
 }
 
-/* new-event interaction: first variant */
-/**
- * gcal_window_new_event:
- * @self: a #GcalWindow
- *
- * Makes #GcalWindow create a new event.
- */
-void
-gcal_window_new_event (GcalWindow *self)
-{
-  g_autoptr (GDateTime) start_date, end_date;
-
-  /* 1st and 2nd steps */
-  set_new_event_mode (self, TRUE);
-
-  start_date = g_date_time_new_now_local ();
-
-  /* adjusting dates according to the actual view */
-  switch (self->active_view)
-    {
-    case GCAL_WINDOW_VIEW_DAY:
-    case GCAL_WINDOW_VIEW_WEEK:
-      end_date = g_date_time_add_hours (start_date, 1);
-      break;
-
-    case GCAL_WINDOW_VIEW_MONTH:
-    case GCAL_WINDOW_VIEW_YEAR:
-      end_date = g_date_time_add_days (start_date, 1);
-      break;
-
-    case GCAL_WINDOW_VIEW_LIST:
-    case GCAL_WINDOW_VIEW_SEARCH:
-    default:
-      end_date = g_date_time_add_days (start_date, 1);
-      break;
-    }
-
-  create_event_detailed_cb (NULL, start_date, end_date, self);
-}
-
 /**
  * gcal_window_set_search_mode:
  * @self: a #GcalWindow
diff --git a/src/gcal-window.h b/src/gcal-window.h
index e4a52767..8b7c55f9 100644
--- a/src/gcal-window.h
+++ b/src/gcal-window.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GcalWindow, gcal_window, GCAL, WINDOW, GtkApplicationWindo
 GtkWidget*           gcal_window_new_with_date                  (GcalApplication     *app,
                                                                  icaltimetype        *date);
 
-void                 gcal_window_new_event                      (GcalWindow          *self);
-
 void                 gcal_window_set_search_mode                (GcalWindow          *self,
                                                                  gboolean             enabled);