diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp
index 83bb752cd6..df8346e6a6 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenbutton.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         // setup connections
         connect( glowAnimation().data(), SIGNAL( valueChanged( const QVariant& ) ), SLOT( update( void ) ) );
-        connect( glowAnimation().data(), SIGNAL( finished( void ) ), SLOT( update( void ) ) );
         reset(0);
 
     }
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index bab5057d0e..3dfd1b58ec 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
         glowAnimation().data()->setEasingCurve( QEasingCurve::InOutQuad );
 
         connect( glowAnimation().data(), SIGNAL( valueChanged( const QVariant& ) ), widget(), SLOT( update( void ) ) );
-        connect( glowAnimation().data(), SIGNAL( finished( void ) ), widget(), SLOT( update( void ) ) );
-        connect( glowAnimation().data(), SIGNAL( finished() ), this, SLOT( clearForceActive() ) );
+        connect( glowAnimation().data(), SIGNAL( finished( void ) ), this, SLOT( clearForceActive( void ) ) );
 
 
         // title animation data
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclientgroupitemdata.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclientgroupitemdata.cpp
index 9edf97bd7d..be4a7255b5 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclientgroupitemdata.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclientgroupitemdata.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         // setup connections
         connect( animation().data(), SIGNAL( valueChanged( const QVariant& ) ), SLOT( updateBoundingRects( void ) ) );
-        connect( animation().data(), SIGNAL( finished( void ) ), SLOT( updateBoundingRects( void ) ) );
 
     }