diff --git a/src/common/dbus/example-gdbus.py b/src/common/dbus/example-gdbus.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f141034..00000000
--- a/src/common/dbus/example-gdbus.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-# HexChat
-# Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Peter Zelezny.
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Berke Viktor.
-#
-# This program 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; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
-#
-
-from gi.repository import Gio
-
-bus = Gio.bus_get_sync(Gio.BusType.SESSION, None)
-connection = Gio.DBusProxy.new_sync(bus, Gio.DBusProxyFlags.NONE, None,
-  						'org.hexchat.service', '/org/hexchat/Remote', 'org.hexchat.connection', None)
-path = connection.Connect('(ssss)', 
-					'example.py',
-					'Python example', 
-					'Example of a D-Bus client written in python', 
-					'1.0')		
-hexchat = Gio.DBusProxy.new_sync(bus, Gio.DBusProxyFlags.NONE, None,
-								'org.hexchat.service', path, 'org.hexchat.plugin', None)
-         
-# Note the type before every arguement, this must be done.
-# Type requirements are listed in our docs and characters are listed in the dbus docs.
-# s = string, u = uint, i = int, etc.
-
-channels = hexchat.ListGet ('(s)', "channels")
-while hexchat.ListNext ('(u)', channels):
-	name = hexchat.ListStr ('(us)', channels, "channel")
-	print("------- " + name + " -------")
-	hexchat.SetContext ('(u)', hexchat.ListInt ('(us)', channels, "context"))
-	hexchat.EmitPrint ('(sas)', "Channel Message", ["John", "Hi there", "@"])
-	users = hexchat.ListGet ('(s)', "users")
-	while hexchat.ListNext ('(u)', users):
-		print("Nick: " + hexchat.ListStr ('(us)', users, "nick"))
-	hexchat.ListFree ('(u)', users)
-hexchat.ListFree ('(u)', channels)
-
-print(hexchat.Strip ('(sii)', "\00312Blue\003 \002Bold!\002", -1, 1|2))
diff --git a/src/common/dbus/example.py b/src/common/dbus/example.py
index 4b94cd68..4f141034 100644
--- a/src/common/dbus/example.py
+++ b/src/common/dbus/example.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 # HexChat
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Peter Zelezny.
@@ -19,29 +19,33 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
 #
 
-import dbus
+from gi.repository import Gio
 
-bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-proxy = bus.get_object('org.hexchat.service', '/org/hexchat/Remote')
-remote = dbus.Interface(proxy, 'org.hexchat.connection')
-path = remote.Connect ("example.py",
-		       "Python example",
-		       "Example of a D-Bus client written in python",
-		       "1.0")
-proxy = bus.get_object('org.hexchat.service', path)
-hexchat = dbus.Interface(proxy, 'org.hexchat.plugin')
+bus = Gio.bus_get_sync(Gio.BusType.SESSION, None)
+connection = Gio.DBusProxy.new_sync(bus, Gio.DBusProxyFlags.NONE, None,
+  						'org.hexchat.service', '/org/hexchat/Remote', 'org.hexchat.connection', None)
+path = connection.Connect('(ssss)', 
+					'example.py',
+					'Python example', 
+					'Example of a D-Bus client written in python', 
+					'1.0')		
+hexchat = Gio.DBusProxy.new_sync(bus, Gio.DBusProxyFlags.NONE, None,
+								'org.hexchat.service', path, 'org.hexchat.plugin', None)
+         
+# Note the type before every arguement, this must be done.
+# Type requirements are listed in our docs and characters are listed in the dbus docs.
+# s = string, u = uint, i = int, etc.
 
-channels = hexchat.ListGet ("channels")
-while hexchat.ListNext (channels):
-	name = hexchat.ListStr (channels, "channel")
+channels = hexchat.ListGet ('(s)', "channels")
+while hexchat.ListNext ('(u)', channels):
+	name = hexchat.ListStr ('(us)', channels, "channel")
 	print("------- " + name + " -------")
-	hexchat.SetContext (hexchat.ListInt (channels, "context"))
-	hexchat.EmitPrint ("Channel Message", ["John", "Hi there", "@"])
-	users = hexchat.ListGet ("users")
-	while hexchat.ListNext (users):
-		print("Nick: " + hexchat.ListStr (users, "nick"))
-	hexchat.ListFree (users)
-hexchat.ListFree (channels)
-
-print(hexchat.Strip ("\00312Blue\003 \002Bold!\002", -1, 1|2))
+	hexchat.SetContext ('(u)', hexchat.ListInt ('(us)', channels, "context"))
+	hexchat.EmitPrint ('(sas)', "Channel Message", ["John", "Hi there", "@"])
+	users = hexchat.ListGet ('(s)', "users")
+	while hexchat.ListNext ('(u)', users):
+		print("Nick: " + hexchat.ListStr ('(us)', users, "nick"))
+	hexchat.ListFree ('(u)', users)
+hexchat.ListFree ('(u)', channels)
 
+print(hexchat.Strip ('(sii)', "\00312Blue\003 \002Bold!\002", -1, 1|2))