diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/GraphWidgetCallback.h b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/GraphWidgetCallback.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ce33f9011..0000000000
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/GraphWidgetCallback.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
- * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
- *
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-// include required headers
-#include <MCore/Source/StandardHeaders.h>
-#include "../StandardPluginsConfig.h"
-#include <QPainter>
-
-
-namespace EMStudio
-{
-    // forward declarations
-    class NodeGraphWidget;
-
-    // the graph widget callback base class
-    class GraphWidgetCallback
-    {
-        MCORE_MEMORYOBJECTCATEGORY(GraphWidgetCallback, EMFX_DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT, MEMCATEGORY_STANDARDPLUGINS_ANIMGRAPH);
-
-    public:
-        // constructor and destructor
-        GraphWidgetCallback(NodeGraphWidget* graphWidget)   { m_graphWidget = graphWidget; }
-        virtual ~GraphWidgetCallback()                      {}
-
-        virtual void DrawOverlay(QPainter& painter) = 0;
-
-    protected:
-        NodeGraphWidget* m_graphWidget;
-    };
-}   // namespace EMStudio
diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/NodeGraphWidget.h b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/NodeGraphWidget.h
index f3bea6d5f9..b3282bfe7b 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/NodeGraphWidget.h
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/Tools/EMotionStudio/Plugins/StandardPlugins/Source/AnimGraph/NodeGraphWidget.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace EMStudio
     // forward declarations
     class NodeGraph;
     class GraphNode;
-    class GraphWidgetCallback;
     class NodePort;
     class NodeConnection;
     class AnimGraphPlugin;
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ namespace EMStudio
         void SetActiveGraph(NodeGraph* graph);
         NodeGraph* GetActiveGraph() const;
 
-        void SetCallback(GraphWidgetCallback* callback);
-        MCORE_INLINE GraphWidgetCallback* GetCallback()                 { return m_callback; }
         MCORE_INLINE const QPoint& GetMousePos() const                  { return m_mousePos; }
         MCORE_INLINE void SetMousePos(const QPoint& pos)                { m_mousePos = pos; }
         MCORE_INLINE void SetShowFPS(bool showFPS)                      { m_showFps = showFPS; }
@@ -138,7 +135,6 @@ namespace EMStudio
         int                         m_curHeight;
         GraphNode*                  m_moveNode;  // the node we're moving
         NodeGraph*                  m_activeGraph = nullptr;
-        GraphWidgetCallback*        m_callback;
         QFont                       m_font;
         QFontMetrics*               m_fontMetrics;
         AZ::Debug::Timer            m_renderTimer;