diff --git a/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp b/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp
index 6d1ce3ca..159cfdc6 100644
--- a/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp
@@ -733,30 +733,6 @@ namespace detail
 			}
 		}
 
-		void sync_child_root_display(window_manager::core_window_t* wd)
-		{
-			for (auto & child : wd->children)
-			{
-				if (category::flags::root != child->other.category)
-				{
-					sync_child_root_display(child);
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				auto const vs_parents = child->visible_parents();
-
-				if (vs_parents != child->visible)
-				{
-					native_interface::show_window(child->root, vs_parents, false);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					if (child->visible != native_interface::is_window_visible(child->root))
-						native_interface::show_window(child->root, child->visible, false);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		//show
 		//@brief: show or hide a window
 		bool window_manager::show(core_window_t* wd, bool visible)
@@ -792,14 +768,7 @@ namespace detail
 					bedrock::instance().event_expose(wd, visible);
 
 				if (nv)
-				{
-					if (visible && !wd->visible_parents())
-						return true;
-
 					native_interface::show_window(nv, visible, wd->flags.take_active);
-				}
-
-				sync_child_root_display(wd);
 			}
 			return true;
 		}