diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/plugingui.c b/src/fe-gtk/plugingui.c
index eed6ac10..f10e439c 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/plugingui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/plugingui.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ plugingui_treeview_new (GtkWidget *box)
 	     col_id++)
 			gtk_tree_view_column_set_alignment (col, 0.5);
 
-	gtk_widget_show (view);
 	return view;
 }