diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/protected_session.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/protected_session.js
index e8b2d639e..c10ca555b 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/protected_session.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/protected_session.js
@@ -48,8 +48,4 @@ export default class ProtectedSessionTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
 
         super.doRender();
     }
-
-    async doRefresh(note) {
-        // do nothing
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.ts
index 9fb0c36b9..8a78935da 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default abstract class TypeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         return super.doRender();
     }
 
-    abstract doRefresh(note: FNote | null | undefined): Promise<void>;
+    doRefresh(note: FNote | null | undefined) {}
 
     async refresh() {
         const thisWidgetType = (this.constructor as any).getType();