diff --git a/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp b/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp
index a68e0e298..dcb6c216e 100644
--- a/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp
+++ b/src/GcSideBarItem.cpp
@@ -256,16 +256,7 @@ GcSplitterHandle::GcSplitterHandle(QString title, GcSplitterItem *widget, Qt::Or
     font.setWeight(QFont::Black);
     titleLabel->setFont(font);
 
-    showHide = new QPushButton(this);
-    showHide->setStyleSheet("QPushButton {color : blue;background: transparent}");
-    showHide->setFixedWidth(16);
-    state = true;
-    //showHideClicked();
-    //titleLayout->addWidget(showHide);
-    //connect(showHide, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(showHideClicked()));
-
     titleLayout->addSpacing(10);
-
     titleLayout->addWidget(titleLabel);
     titleLayout->addStretch();
 
@@ -339,34 +330,6 @@ GcSplitterHandle::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
     painter.restore();
 }
 
-void
-GcSplitterHandle::setExpanded(bool expanded)
-{
-
-    state = expanded;
-    if (expanded == false) {
-        showHide->setIcon(widget->icon);//QIcon(*show));
-        titleLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { color: gray; }");
-        fullHeight = widget->height();
-        widget->setFixedHeight(0);
-    } else {
-        showHide->setIcon(widget->icon);//QIcon(*hide));
-        titleLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { color: black; }");
-        widget->setBaseSize(widget->width(), fullHeight);
-        widget->setMaximumSize(QWIDGETSIZE_MAX,QWIDGETSIZE_MAX);
-        widget->setMinimumSize(0,0);
-    }
-    showHide->setChecked(false);
-    repaint();
-}
-
-void
-GcSplitterHandle::showHideClicked()
-{
-    state = !state;
-    setExpanded(state);
-}
-
 GcSplitterControl::GcSplitterControl(QWidget *parent) : QToolBar(parent)
 {
     setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
diff --git a/src/GcSideBarItem.h b/src/GcSideBarItem.h
index e4c3a23a0..7ca72fee8 100644
--- a/src/GcSideBarItem.h
+++ b/src/GcSideBarItem.h
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ protected:
     GcSubSplitter *gcSplitter;
     int index;
 
-public slots:
-    void showHideClicked();
-
-    void setExpanded(bool expanded);
-
 private:
     void paintBackground(QPaintEvent *);
 
@@ -116,11 +111,9 @@ private:
     QHBoxLayout *titleLayout;
     GcLabel *titleLabel;
     QToolBar *titleToolbar;
-    QPushButton *showHide;
 
     QString title;
     int fullHeight;
-    bool state;
     QLinearGradient active, inactive;
 };