diff --git a/gajim/network_watcher.py b/gajim/network_watcher.py
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--- a/gajim/network_watcher.py
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@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-## src/network_watcher.py
-##
-## Copyright (C) 2017 Philipp Hoerist <philipp AT hoerist.com>
-## Copyright © 2017 Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
-##
-## This file is part of Gajim.
-##
-## Gajim is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
-## by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 only.
-##
-## Gajim is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-## GNU General Public License for more details.
-##
-## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-## along with Gajim. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-##
-
-
-import logging
-
-from gi.repository import Gio, GLib
-
-from gajim.common import app
-
-log = logging.getLogger('gajim.network_watcher')
-
-
-supported = False
-
-
-def watch_name(name):
-    Gio.bus_watch_name(
-        Gio.BusType.SYSTEM,
-        name,
-        Gio.BusNameWatcherFlags.NONE,
-        appeared,
-        None)
-
-
-def signal_received(connection, sender_name, object_path,
-                    interface_name, signal_name, parameters, *user_data):
-    connected = None
-    log.info('Signal received: %s - %s', interface_name, parameters)
-    if interface_name == 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager':
-        # https://people.freedesktop.org/~lkundrak/nm-docs/nm-dbus-types.html
-        connected = parameters[0] == 70
-    elif interface_name == 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties' and len(parameters) >= 2 \
-         and parameters[0] == 'org.freedesktop.network1.Manager' \
-         and 'OperationalState' in parameters[1]:
-        connected = parameters[1]['OperationalState'] == 'routable'
-
-    if connected is not None:
-        GLib.timeout_add_seconds(
-            2, update_connection_state,
-            connected)
-
-
-def appeared(connection, name, name_owner, *user_data):
-    global supported
-    supported = True
-    log.info('%s appeared', name)
-    if name == 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager':
-        connection.signal_subscribe(
-            'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager',
-            None,
-            'StateChanged',
-            '/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager',
-            None,
-            Gio.DBusSignalFlags.NONE,
-            signal_received,
-            None)
-    elif name == 'org.freedesktop.network1':
-        connection.signal_subscribe(
-            'org.freedesktop.network1',
-            None,
-            'PropertiesChanged',
-            '/org/freedesktop/network1',
-            None,
-            Gio.DBusSignalFlags.NONE,
-            signal_received,
-            None)
-
-
-def update_connection_state(connected):
-    if connected:
-        for connection in app.connections.values():
-            log.info('Connect %s', connection.name)
-            connection.reconnect()
-    else:
-        for connection in app.connections.values():
-            if connection.connected > 1:
-                log.info('Disconnect %s', connection.name)
-                connection.disconnectedReconnCB()
-
-
-watch_name('org.freedesktop.NetworkManager')
-watch_name('org.freedesktop.network1')