diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index f1c69e6224..b4332b0fd9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual MWGui::SpellWindow* getSpellWindow() = 0;
             virtual MWGui::Console* getConsole() = 0;
 
-            virtual MyGUI::Gui* getGui() const = 0;
-
             virtual void wmUpdateFps(float fps, unsigned int triangleCount, unsigned int batchCount) = 0;
 
             /// Set value for the given ID.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index ab791f0908..a109c8c209 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         // Set up the GUI system
         mGuiManager = new OEngine::GUI::MyGUIManager(mRendering->getWindow(), mRendering->getScene(), false, logpath);
-        mGui = mGuiManager->getGui();
 
         // Load fonts
         Gui::FontLoader fontLoader (encoding);
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         trackWindow(mCompanionWindow, "companion");
         mScreenFader = new ScreenFader();
 
-        mInputBlocker = mGui->createWidget<MyGUI::Widget>("",0,0,w,h,MyGUI::Align::Stretch,"Overlay");
+        mInputBlocker = MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().createWidget<MyGUI::Widget>("",0,0,w,h,MyGUI::Align::Stretch,"Overlay");
 
         mHud->setVisible(mHudEnabled);
 
@@ -1207,8 +1206,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         mBatchCount = batchCount;
     }
 
-    MyGUI::Gui* WindowManager::getGui() const { return mGui; }
-
     MWGui::DialogueWindow* WindowManager::getDialogueWindow() { return mDialogueWindow;  }
     MWGui::ContainerWindow* WindowManager::getContainerWindow() { return mContainerWindow; }
     MWGui::InventoryWindow* WindowManager::getInventoryWindow() { return mInventoryWindow; }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 00a5ce80e3..8dc9d1b383 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual MWGui::SpellWindow* getSpellWindow();
     virtual MWGui::Console* getConsole();
 
-    virtual MyGUI::Gui* getGui() const;
-
     virtual void wmUpdateFps(float fps, unsigned int triangleCount, unsigned int batchCount);
 
     ///< Set value for the given ID.
diff --git a/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp b/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp
index 8923a5cc8e..3fb5245f32 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ namespace GUI
 
         void setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging=false, const std::string& logDir = std::string(""));
         void shutdown();
-
-        MyGUI::Gui *getGui() { return mGui; }
     };
 }
 }