diff --git a/include/sfx2/sidebar/FocusManager.hxx b/include/sfx2/sidebar/FocusManager.hxx
index 4cb9394d28cd..6eaa877b4dca 100644
--- a/include/sfx2/sidebar/FocusManager.hxx
+++ b/include/sfx2/sidebar/FocusManager.hxx
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ private:
 
     void FocusDeckTitle();
     bool IsDeckTitleVisible() const;
-    bool IsPanelTitleVisible(const sal_Int32 nPanelIndex) const;
 
     /** Set the focus to the title bar of the panel or, if the
         title bar is not visible, directly to the panel.
diff --git a/sfx2/source/sidebar/FocusManager.cxx b/sfx2/source/sidebar/FocusManager.cxx
index 416b6d39ce6b..e86de2b7de6a 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/sidebar/FocusManager.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/sidebar/FocusManager.cxx
@@ -193,17 +193,6 @@ bool FocusManager::IsDeckTitleVisible() const
     return mpDeckTitleBar != nullptr && mpDeckTitleBar->GetVisible();
 }
 
-bool FocusManager::IsPanelTitleVisible (const sal_Int32 nPanelIndex) const
-{
-    if (nPanelIndex<0 || o3tl::make_unsigned(nPanelIndex)>=maPanels.size())
-        return false;
-
-    TitleBar* pTitleBar = maPanels[nPanelIndex]->GetTitleBar();
-    if (!pTitleBar)
-        return false;
-    return pTitleBar->GetVisible();
-}
-
 void FocusManager::FocusPanel (
     const sal_Int32 nPanelIndex,
     const bool bFallbackToDeckTitle)