diff --git a/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c b/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c
index b7546ab6a0..d64142696e 100644
--- a/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c
+++ b/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ struct uiMenuItem {
 struct menuItemWindow {
 	uiWindow *w;
 	gulong signal;
-	
-	GtkWidget* submenu;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -96,52 +94,9 @@ static void menuItemEnableDisable(uiMenuItem *item, gboolean enabled)
 {
 	GHashTableIter iter;
 	gpointer widget;
-	
-	// extra crummy code for disabling submenus
-	// TODO: find a better way to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-	// noting that:
-	// * set_sensitive on the menu item does nothing (herpderp)
-	// * set_sensitive on the submenu disables all the submenu items at once (but then you can't fucking enable them back!!)
-	// * removing the submenu from the menu item causes it to be destroyed
-	// * googling gives no results, guess nobody has ever wanted to do this shit or...??????
-	// * under Windows we can just disable the menu item and call it good! works exactly as intended!
-	// * fucking stupid pile of shit
-	// so until we come up with a better solution, we're just going to do thie following shito
-	// * remove submenu
-	// * disable menu item
 
 	item->disabled = !enabled;
 	g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, item->windows);
-	
-	if (item->popupchild != NULL)
-	{
-	    gpointer ww;
-	    struct menuItemWindow *w;
-	    
-	    if (enabled)
-	    {
-	        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &widget, &ww))
-	        {
-	            w = (struct menuItemWindow*)ww;
-	            gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(widget), TRUE);
-	            gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(widget), w->submenu);
-	            g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(w->submenu));
-	        }
-	    }
-	    else
-	    {
-	        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &widget, &ww))
-	        {
-	            w = (struct menuItemWindow*)ww;
-	            g_object_ref(G_OBJECT(w->submenu));
-	            gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(widget), NULL);
-	            gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(widget), FALSE);
-	        }
-	    }
-	    
-	    return;
-	}
-	
 	while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &widget, NULL))
 		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(widget), enabled);
 }
@@ -357,8 +312,6 @@ static void appendMenuItem(GtkMenuShell *submenu, uiMenuItem *item, uiWindow *w)
 		gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(menuitem), c_submenu);
 		for (j = 0; j < m->items->len; j++)
 			appendMenuItem(GTK_MENU_SHELL(c_submenu), g_array_index(m->items, uiMenuItem *, j), w);
-			
-		ww->submenu = c_submenu;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -434,43 +387,10 @@ static void freeMenu(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
 	//(*i)++;
 }
 
-static void cleanupMenus()
-{
-    // bit of a hack
-    // take care of disabled submenus
-    
-    uiMenu *m;
-	guint i;
-	uiMenuItem *item;
-    guint j;
-
-	if (menus == NULL)
-		return;
-	for (i = 0; i < menus->len; i++) 
-	{
-		m = g_array_index(menus, uiMenu *, i);
-		
-		for (j = 0; j < m->items->len; j++) 
-		{
-		    item = g_array_index(m->items, uiMenuItem *, j);
-		    
-		    if (item->popupchild != NULL && item->disabled)
-		    {
-		        // re-enable this menu item
-		        // connecting its submenu back to it
-		        // so that GTK cleanup doesn't shit itself
-		        menuItemEnableDisable(item, TRUE);
-		    }
-	    }
-	}
-}
-
 void freeMenubar(GtkWidget *mb)
 {
 	guint i;
 
-    cleanupMenus();
-    
 	i = 0;
 	gtk_container_foreach(GTK_CONTAINER(mb), freeMenu, &i);
 	// no need to worry about destroying any widgets; destruction of the window they're in will do it for us