diff --git a/src/assistant/assistant/mainwindow.cpp b/src/assistant/assistant/mainwindow.cpp
index 491929e0bcc3c6211b20a041fbc2228868d386b7..8b7afc7466c75283b3525f8d9ac80aaf32144004 100644
--- a/src/assistant/assistant/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/assistant/assistant/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
     toolBar->setObjectName(QLatin1String("Bookmark Toolbar"));
     bookMarkManager->setBookmarksToolbar(toolBar);
 
-    // Show the widget here, otherwise the restore geometry and state won't work
-    // on x11.
-    show();
-
     toolBar->hide();
     toolBarMenu()->addAction(toolBar->toggleViewAction());