diff --git a/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.cpp b/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.cpp
index 73fd1cade..fd1a066c5 100644
--- a/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.cpp
+++ b/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.cpp
@@ -111,13 +111,6 @@ void ViewerPanelBase::CreateScopePanel(ScopePanel::Type type)
   vw->ForceUpdate();
 }
 
-void ViewerPanelBase::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
-{
-  static_cast<ViewerWidget*>(GetTimeBasedWidget())->Pause();
-
-  TimeBasedPanel::showEvent(e);
-}
-
 void ViewerPanelBase::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e)
 {
   static_cast<ViewerWidget*>(GetTimeBasedWidget())->Pause();
diff --git a/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h b/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h
index d620a94f1..99340a983 100644
--- a/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h
+++ b/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ public slots:
 protected:
   void CreateScopePanel(ScopePanel::Type type);
 
-  virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent* e) override;
-
   virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* e) override;
 
 };