diff --git a/headers/private/shared/AboutWindow.h b/headers/private/shared/AboutWindow.h
index 423d9f4e1a..57e79e7392 100644
--- a/headers/private/shared/AboutWindow.h
+++ b/headers/private/shared/AboutWindow.h
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ class BAboutWindow : public BWindow {
 
 			BPoint			AboutPosition(float width, float height);
 
- protected:
-			void			_Init(const char* appName, const char* signature);
-
  private:
 			AboutView*		fAboutView;
 			BHandler*		fCaller;
diff --git a/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp b/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp
index 696fb17388..cf513a9d39 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,19 @@ BAboutWindow::BAboutWindow(const char* appName, const char* signature)
 		B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE | B_NOT_RESIZABLE
 			| B_AUTO_UPDATE_SIZE_LIMITS)
 {
-	_Init(appName, signature);
+	SetLayout(new BGroupLayout(B_VERTICAL));
+
+	const char* about = B_TRANSLATE_MARK("About");
+	about = gSystemCatalog.GetString(about, "AboutWindow");
+
+	BString title(about);
+	title << " " << appName;
+	SetTitle(title.String());
+
+	fAboutView = new AboutView(appName, signature);
+	AddChild(fAboutView);
+
+	MoveTo(AboutPosition(Frame().Width(), Frame().Height()));
 }
 
 
@@ -453,25 +465,3 @@ BAboutWindow::AboutPosition(float width, float height)
 
 	return result;
 }
-
-
-//	#pragma mark -
-
-
-void
-BAboutWindow::_Init(const char* appName, const char* signature)
-{
-	SetLayout(new BGroupLayout(B_VERTICAL));
-
-	const char* about = B_TRANSLATE_MARK("About");
-	about = gSystemCatalog.GetString(about, "AboutWindow");
-
-	BString title(about);
-	title << " " << appName;
-	SetTitle(title.String());
-
-	fAboutView = new AboutView(appName, signature);
-	AddChild(fAboutView);
-
-	MoveTo(AboutPosition(Frame().Width(), Frame().Height()));
-}