diff --git a/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp b/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp
index 0ad8ad7cc..d86c09014 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ ColorBar::ColorBar(int align)
   setBorder(gfx::Border(2*guiscale(), 0, 0, 0));
   child_spacing = 2*guiscale();
 
-  m_paletteView.setBoxSize(6*guiscale());
   m_paletteView.setColumns(8);
   m_fgColor.setPreferredSize(0, m_fgColor.getPreferredSize().h);
   m_bgColor.setPreferredSize(0, m_bgColor.getPreferredSize().h);
diff --git a/src/app/ui/color_selector.cpp b/src/app/ui/color_selector.cpp
index 3e1191c02..8da23aa29 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/color_selector.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/color_selector.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ ColorSelector::ColorSelector()
   m_topBox.setBorder(gfx::Border(0));
   m_topBox.child_spacing = 0;
 
-  m_colorPalette.setBoxSize(6*guiscale());
   m_colorPaletteContainer.attachToView(&m_colorPalette);
 
   m_colorPaletteContainer.setExpansive(true);
diff --git a/src/app/ui/palette_view.cpp b/src/app/ui/palette_view.cpp
index d4a9fdb69..06eca4a79 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/palette_view.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/palette_view.cpp
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ void PaletteView::setColumns(int columns)
   }
 }
 
-void PaletteView::setBoxSize(int boxsize)
-{
-  m_boxsize = boxsize;
-}
-
 void PaletteView::clearSelection()
 {
   std::fill(m_selectedEntries.begin(),
diff --git a/src/app/ui/palette_view.h b/src/app/ui/palette_view.h
index ba9b4e1bf..e58931b43 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/palette_view.h
+++ b/src/app/ui/palette_view.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace app {
 
     int getColumns() const { return m_columns; }
     void setColumns(int columns);
-    void setBoxSize(int boxsize);
 
     void clearSelection();
     void selectColor(int index);