diff --git a/panels/region/gnome-region-panel.ui b/panels/region/gnome-region-panel.ui
index 1a71a73e0..105152e13 100644
--- a/panels/region/gnome-region-panel.ui
+++ b/panels/region/gnome-region-panel.ui
@@ -413,54 +413,7 @@ default settings</property>
             <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
-        <child internal-child="action_area">
-          <object class="GtkHButtonBox" id="hbuttonbox1">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="layout_style">end</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkButton" id="helpbutton1">
-                <property name="label">gtk-help</property>
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                <property name="can_default">True</property>
-                <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
-              </object>
-              <packing>
-                <property name="expand">False</property>
-                <property name="fill">False</property>
-                <property name="position">0</property>
-              </packing>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkButton" id="button4">
-                <property name="label">gtk-close</property>
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                <property name="has_focus">True</property>
-                <property name="can_default">True</property>
-                <property name="has_default">True</property>
-                <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
-              </object>
-              <packing>
-                <property name="expand">False</property>
-                <property name="fill">False</property>
-                <property name="position">1</property>
-              </packing>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="pack_type">end</property>
-            <property name="position">0</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
       </object>
     </child>
-    <action-widgets>
-      <action-widget response="-1">helpbutton1</action-widget>
-      <action-widget response="-1">button4</action-widget>
-    </action-widgets>
   </object>
 </interface>