diff --git a/WebKitBrowser/WebKitImplementation.cpp b/WebKitBrowser/WebKitImplementation.cpp
index ce3623e0fd..4a4a4e3c5e 100644
--- a/WebKitBrowser/WebKitImplementation.cpp
+++ b/WebKitBrowser/WebKitImplementation.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ WK_EXPORT void WKPreferencesSetPageCacheEnabled(WKPreferencesRef preferences, bo
 
 #define URL_LOAD_RESULT_TIMEOUT_MS                                   (15 * 1000)
 
-#define GCCLEANER_PERIOD_SEC 4
-#define GCCLEANER_CLEANUP_TIMES 4
-
 namespace
 {
     static constexpr char ENV_WPE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATES_PATH[] = "/etc/ssl/private/";
@@ -976,78 +973,6 @@ static GSourceFuncs _handlerIntervention =
             HangDetector& operator=(const HangDetector&) = delete;
         };
 
-        class GCCleaner
-        {
-            WebKitImplementation& _browser;
-            GSource* _timerSource { nullptr };
-
-            std::atomic_int gc_executed_since_last_start;
-            public:
-
-            void start() {
-                if (_timerSource) {
-                    TRACE(Trace::Information, (_T("GCCleaner already running; stop it first")));
-                    stop();
-                }
-
-                _timerSource = g_timeout_source_new_seconds ( GCCLEANER_PERIOD_SEC );
-
-                g_source_set_callback (
-                    _timerSource,
-                    [](gpointer data) -> gboolean
-                    {
-                        if (static_cast<GCCleaner*>(data)->timerCallback()) {
-                            return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
-                        } else {
-                            return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
-                        }
-                    },
-                    this,
-                    nullptr
-                    );
-                g_source_attach ( _timerSource, _browser._context );
-            }
-
-            void stop() {
-                if (_timerSource) {
-                    g_source_destroy(_timerSource);
-                    g_source_unref(_timerSource);
-                    _timerSource = nullptr;
-                    if (gc_executed_since_last_start.load() == 0) {
-                        // we want to run at least once
-                        TRACE(Trace::Information, (_T("GCCleaner: stopping without at least one invocation; execute GC now")));
-                        webkit_web_context_garbage_collect_javascript_objects(webkit_web_view_get_context(_browser._view));
-                    }
-                    gc_executed_since_last_start.store(0);
-                }
-            }
-
-            bool timerCallback()
-            {
-                TRACE(Trace::Information, (_T("GCCleaner: running GC now")));
-                webkit_web_context_garbage_collect_javascript_objects(webkit_web_view_get_context(_browser._view));
-                ++gc_executed_since_last_start;
-                return gc_executed_since_last_start.load() < GCCLEANER_CLEANUP_TIMES;
-            }
-
-            ~GCCleaner()
-            {
-                if (_timerSource) {
-                    g_source_destroy(_timerSource);
-                    g_source_unref(_timerSource);
-                    _timerSource = nullptr;
-                }
-            }
-
-            GCCleaner(WebKitImplementation& browser)
-                : _browser(browser), gc_executed_since_last_start(0)
-            {
-            }
-
-            GCCleaner(const HangDetector&) = delete;
-            GCCleaner& operator=(const HangDetector&) = delete;
-        };
-
     private:
         WebKitImplementation(const WebKitImplementation&) = delete;
         WebKitImplementation& operator=(const WebKitImplementation&) = delete;
@@ -2651,11 +2576,6 @@ static GSourceFuncs _handlerIntervention =
             if(!isCurrentUrlBootUrl && isNewUrlBootUrl && !_bootUrl.empty()) {
                 TRACE_L1("New URL: %s", URL.c_str());
                 ODH_WARNING("WPE0040", WPE_CONTEXT_WITH_URL(URL.c_str()), "New URL: %s", URL.c_str());
-                TRACE_L1("Starting GCCleaner");
-                gcCleaner->start();
-            } else {
-                TRACE_L1("Stopping GCCleaner");
-                gcCleaner->stop();
             }
 
             if (isNewUrlBlankUrl || (isCurrUrlMetroSubdomain && isNewUrlMetroSubdomain)) {
@@ -3544,7 +3464,6 @@ static GSourceFuncs _handlerIntervention =
 #endif
         }
 #endif
-        std::unique_ptr<GCCleaner> gcCleaner;
         uint32_t Worker() override
         {
             _context = g_main_context_new();
@@ -3553,8 +3472,6 @@ static GSourceFuncs _handlerIntervention =
 
             HangDetector hangdetector(*this);
 
-            gcCleaner.reset(new GCCleaner{*this});
-
             bool automationEnabled = _config.Automation.Value();
 
             WebKitWebContext* wkContext;
@@ -3823,8 +3740,6 @@ static GSourceFuncs _handlerIntervention =
 
             g_main_loop_run(_loop);
 
-            gcCleaner.reset(nullptr);
-
             if (frameDisplayedCallbackID)
                 webkit_web_view_remove_frame_displayed_callback(_view, frameDisplayedCallbackID);
             // webkit_user_content_manager_unregister_script_message_handler_in_world(userContentManager, "wpeNotifyWPEFramework", std::to_string(_guid).c_str());