diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/canvaspanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/canvaspanel.py
index f6b0a1b96e8419b6145fe94f6028c26ebbc039a3..caeb48767be5107cbc339c18b080ad10dc859901 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/canvaspanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/canvaspanel.py
@@ -317,9 +317,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles an :class:`.OverlayListPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(overlaylistpanel.OverlayListPanel,
-                         location=wx.BOTTOM,
-                         action=self.toggleOverlayList)
+        self.togglePanel(overlaylistpanel.OverlayListPanel, location=wx.BOTTOM)
 
     
     @actions.toggleControlAction(overlayinfopanel.OverlayInfoPanel)
@@ -327,9 +325,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles an :class:`.OverlayInfoPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """        
-        self.togglePanel(overlayinfopanel.OverlayInfoPanel,
-                         location=wx.LEFT,
-                         action=self.toggleOverlayInfo) 
+        self.togglePanel(overlayinfopanel.OverlayInfoPanel, location=wx.LEFT)
     
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(atlaspanel.AtlasPanel)
@@ -337,9 +333,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles an :class:`.AtlasPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(atlaspanel.AtlasPanel,
-                         location=wx.BOTTOM,
-                         action=self.toggleAtlasPanel) 
+        self.togglePanel(atlaspanel.AtlasPanel, location=wx.BOTTOM) 
 
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(overlaydisplaytoolbar.OverlayDisplayToolBar)
@@ -348,8 +342,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """ 
         self.togglePanel(overlaydisplaytoolbar.OverlayDisplayToolBar,
-                         viewPanel=self,
-                         action=self.toggleDisplayToolBar)
+                         viewPanel=self)
 
         
     @actions.toggleControlAction(overlaydisplaypanel.OverlayDisplayPanel)
@@ -359,8 +352,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """
         self.togglePanel(overlaydisplaypanel.OverlayDisplayPanel,
                          floatPane=floatPane,
-                         location=wx.LEFT,
-                         action=self.toggleDisplayToolBar) 
+                         location=wx.LEFT) 
         
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(canvassettingspanel.CanvasSettingsPanel)
@@ -371,8 +363,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         self.togglePanel(canvassettingspanel.CanvasSettingsPanel,
                          canvasPanel=self, 
                          floatPane=floatPane,
-                         location=wx.LEFT,
-                         action=self.toggleDisplayToolBar) 
+                         location=wx.LEFT) 
 
         
     @actions.toggleControlAction(locationpanel.LocationPanel)
@@ -380,9 +371,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles a :class:`.LocationPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(locationpanel.LocationPanel,
-                         location=wx.BOTTOM,
-                         action=self.toggleLocationPanel) 
+        self.togglePanel(locationpanel.LocationPanel, location=wx.BOTTOM) 
 
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(clusterpanel.ClusterPanel)
@@ -390,9 +379,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles a :class:`.ClusterPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """ 
-        self.togglePanel(clusterpanel.ClusterPanel,
-                         location=wx.TOP,
-                         action=self.toggleClusterPanel) 
+        self.togglePanel(clusterpanel.ClusterPanel, location=wx.TOP) 
 
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(lookuptablepanel.LookupTablePanel)
@@ -400,9 +387,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles a :class:`.LookupTablePanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """ 
-        self.togglePanel(lookuptablepanel.LookupTablePanel,
-                         location=wx.TOP,
-                         action=self.toggleLookupTablePanel)
+        self.togglePanel(lookuptablepanel.LookupTablePanel, location=wx.TOP)
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(melclasspanel.MelodicClassificationPanel)
     def toggleClassificationPanel(self):
@@ -410,8 +395,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """ 
         self.togglePanel(melclasspanel.MelodicClassificationPanel,
-                         location=wx.RIGHT,
-                         action=self.toggleClassificationPanel)
+                         location=wx.RIGHT)
 
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(shellpanel.ShellPanel)
@@ -419,10 +403,7 @@ class CanvasPanel(viewpanel.ViewPanel):
         """Toggles a :class:`.ShellPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(shellpanel.ShellPanel,
-                         self,
-                         location=wx.BOTTOM,
-                         action=self.toggleShell) 
+        self.togglePanel(shellpanel.ShellPanel, self, location=wx.BOTTOM) 
 
 
     def getSceneOptions(self):
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/histogrampanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/histogrampanel.py
index 03d9479b9c1713d5c09c1fd26ffaa30a593a9cdd..b33a1db5da6060a48366233a18d509da45f76005 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/histogrampanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/histogrampanel.py
@@ -105,10 +105,7 @@ class HistogramPanel(plotpanel.OverlayPlotPanel):
         """Shows/hides a :class:`.PlotListPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(plotlistpanel.PlotListPanel,
-                         self,
-                         location=wx.TOP,
-                         action=self.toggleHistogramList)
+        self.togglePanel(plotlistpanel.PlotListPanel, self, location=wx.TOP)
 
         
     @actions.toggleControlAction(histogramcontrolpanel.HistogramControlPanel)
@@ -117,10 +114,7 @@ class HistogramPanel(plotpanel.OverlayPlotPanel):
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
         self.togglePanel(
-            histogramcontrolpanel.HistogramControlPanel,
-            self,
-            location=wx.TOP,
-            action=self.toggleHistogramControl)
+            histogramcontrolpanel.HistogramControlPanel, self, location=wx.TOP)
 
         
     def getActions(self):
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/lightboxpanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/lightboxpanel.py
index b6042148e3f6b39a6946baeb0d0bc38a837e3f0c..9ab54b1b6c75ecb5cc487ddf120574728d8870aa 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/lightboxpanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/lightboxpanel.py
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ class LightBoxPanel(canvaspanel.CanvasPanel):
         """Shows/hides a :class:`.LightBoxToolBar`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """        
-        self.togglePanel(lightboxtoolbar.LightBoxToolBar,
-                         lb=self,
-                         action=self.toggleLightBoxToolBar)
+        self.togglePanel(lightboxtoolbar.LightBoxToolBar, lb=self)
 
         
     def getActions(self):
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/orthopanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/orthopanel.py
index bfa1234cf9322122a4bdceb888706947dc9efea9..11c5255cd030e4be66d8ffe42cb9ca129edcee5d 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/orthopanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/orthopanel.py
@@ -254,9 +254,7 @@ class OrthoPanel(canvaspanel.CanvasPanel):
         """Shows/hides an :class:`.OrthoToolBar`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(orthotoolbar.OrthoToolBar,
-                         ortho=self,
-                         action=self.toggleOrthoToolBar)
+        self.togglePanel(orthotoolbar.OrthoToolBar, ortho=self)
 
 
     @actions.toggleControlAction(orthoedittoolbar.OrthoEditToolBar)
@@ -264,9 +262,7 @@ class OrthoPanel(canvaspanel.CanvasPanel):
         """Shows/hides an :class:`.OrthoEditToolBar`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """ 
-        self.togglePanel(orthoedittoolbar.OrthoEditToolBar,
-                         ortho=self,
-                         action=self.toggleEditToolBar)
+        self.togglePanel(orthoedittoolbar.OrthoEditToolBar, ortho=self)
 
 
     def getActions(self):
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/powerspectrumpanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/powerspectrumpanel.py
index b5e0460237eeb36ebdc5916cf0587f2d4892bcf4..7b0fc151199897ece4863ecfe86d14730399ab7a 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/powerspectrumpanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/powerspectrumpanel.py
@@ -114,11 +114,9 @@ class PowerSpectrumPanel(plotpanel.OverlayPlotPanel):
         """Shows/hides a :class:`.PowerSpectrumControlPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(
-            pscontrol.PowerSpectrumControlPanel,
-            self,
-            location=wx.TOP,
-            action=self.togglePowerSpectrumControl)
+        self.togglePanel(pscontrol.PowerSpectrumControlPanel,
+                         self,
+                         location=wx.TOP)
 
         
     @actions.toggleControlAction(plotlistpanel.PlotListPanel)
@@ -128,8 +126,7 @@ class PowerSpectrumPanel(plotpanel.OverlayPlotPanel):
         """ 
         self.togglePanel(plotlistpanel.PlotListPanel,
                          self,
-                         location=wx.TOP,
-                         action=self.togglePowerSpectrumList) 
+                         location=wx.TOP) 
 
         
     def getActions(self):
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/timeseriespanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/timeseriespanel.py
index e60da78e95b0bb15d52a770aa49ac84a5ca11a81..616cbc4b1168f4460b0f2f48114e6a33989c262f 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/timeseriespanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/timeseriespanel.py
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ class TimeSeriesPanel(plotpanel.OverlayPlotPanel):
         """Shows/hides a :class:`.PlotListPanel`. See
         :meth:`.ViewPanel.togglePanel`.
         """
-        self.togglePanel(plotlistpanel.PlotListPanel,
-                         self,
-                         location=wx.TOP,
-                         action=self.toggleTimeSeriesList)
+        self.togglePanel(plotlistpanel.PlotListPanel, self, location=wx.TOP)
 
         
     @actions.toggleControlAction(timeseriescontrolpanel.TimeSeriesControlPanel)
@@ -174,8 +171,7 @@ class TimeSeriesPanel(plotpanel.OverlayPlotPanel):
         """
         self.togglePanel(timeseriescontrolpanel.TimeSeriesControlPanel,
                          self,
-                         location=wx.TOP,
-                         action=self.toggleTimeSeriesControl)
+                         location=wx.TOP)
 
         
     def getActions(self):
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/views/viewpanel.py b/fsl/fsleyes/views/viewpanel.py
index 4737220a5484d832060e3a620d0c8b7b24ecc225..fb514c61192477871348a5c2a5e8b93e4ae7222a 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/views/viewpanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/views/viewpanel.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import wx.lib.agw.aui as aui
 import props
 
 import fsl.fsleyes.panel          as fslpanel
-import fsl.fsleyes.actions        as actions
 import fsl.fsleyes.toolbar        as fsltoolbar
 import fsl.fsleyes.profiles       as profiles
 import fsl.fsleyes.displaycontext as fsldisplay
@@ -109,14 +108,8 @@ class ViewPanel(fslpanel.FSLEyesPanel):
         # of {type : instance} mappings of active
         # FSLeyes control panels that are contained
         # in this view panel.
-        #
-        # The panelActions dict contains a collection
-        # of {type : Action} mappings, but only if the
-        # control panel was opened as a result of an
-        # Action on this view panel.
-        self.__centrePanel  = None
-        self.__panels       = {}
-        self.__panelActions = {}
+        self.__centrePanel = None
+        self.__panels      = {}
 
         self.__auiMgr = aui.AuiManager(
             self,
@@ -240,14 +233,6 @@ class ViewPanel(fslpanel.FSLEyesPanel):
         :arg location:  If ``floatPane=False``, the initial dock position of
                         the panel - either ``wx.TOP``, ``wx.BOTTOM``,
                         ``wx.LEFT``, or ``wx.RIGHT. Defaults to ``wx.BOTTOM``.
-
-        :arg action:    If this method has been called as the result of
-                        execution of a :class:`.ToggleAction`, the
-                        ``ToggleAction`` instance may be passed to this
-                        method. This is so that, if the control panel is
-                        closed directly by the user (as opposed to
-                        re-executing the ``ToggleAction`), the ``toggled``
-                        state of the action can be updated.
         
         :arg kwargs:    All keyword arguments, apart from ``floatPane`` and
                         ``location``, are passed to the ``panelType``
@@ -265,14 +250,13 @@ class ViewPanel(fslpanel.FSLEyesPanel):
 
         .. warning::    Do not define a control (a.k.a. secondary) panel
                         constructor to accept arguments with the names
-                        ``floatPane``, ``action`` or ``location``, as
-                        arguments with those names will get eaten by this
-                        method before they can be passed to the constructor.
+                        ``floatPane`` or ``location``, as arguments with those
+                        names will get eaten by this method before they can be
+                        passed to the constructor.
         """
 
         location  = kwargs.pop('location',  wx.BOTTOM)
         floatPane = kwargs.pop('floatPane', False)
-        action    = kwargs.pop('action',    None)
         
         if location not in (wx.TOP, wx.BOTTOM, wx.LEFT, wx.RIGHT):
             raise ValueError('Invalid value for location')
@@ -358,8 +342,7 @@ class ViewPanel(fslpanel.FSLEyesPanel):
                     .FloatingPosition(panePos)
 
         self.__auiMgr.AddPane(window, paneInfo)
-        self.__panels[      panelType] = window
-        self.__panelActions[panelType] = action
+        self.__panels[panelType] = window
         self.__auiMgrUpdate()
 
             
@@ -574,19 +557,12 @@ class ViewPanel(fslpanel.FSLEyesPanel):
         if isinstance(panel, (fslpanel  .FSLEyesPanel,
                               fsltoolbar.FSLEyesToolBar)):
             
-            self         .__panels      .pop(type(panel))
-            action = self.__panelActions.pop(type(panel), None)
+            self.__panels.pop(type(panel))
 
             # calling fslpanel.FSLEyesPanel.destroy()
             # here -  wx.Destroy is done below
             panel.destroy()
 
-            # If this panel was opened through
-            # a ToggleAction, make sure that
-            # its toggled state is correct
-            if action is not None and isinstance(action, actions.ToggleAction):
-                action.toggled = False
-
             # Even when the user closes a pane,
             # AUI does not detach said pane -
             # we have to do it manually