diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs
index 7f6677973b..e90b2c6ef1 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ use crate::*;
 pub(crate) struct WindowsPlatform {
     state: RefCell<WindowsPlatformState>,
     raw_window_handles: RwLock<SmallVec<[HWND; 4]>>,
-    // The window handles that are hided by `hide` method.
-    hidden_windows: RwLock<SmallVec<[HWND; 4]>>,
     // The below members will never change throughout the entire lifecycle of the app.
     icon: HICON,
     main_receiver: flume::Receiver<Runnable>,
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ impl WindowsPlatform {
         Self {
             state,
             raw_window_handles,
-            hidden_windows: RwLock::new(SmallVec::new()),
             icon,
             main_receiver,
             dispatch_event,
@@ -298,26 +295,9 @@ impl Platform for WindowsPlatform {
         }
     }
 
-    fn activate(&self, _ignoring_other_apps: bool) {
-        let mut state = self.hidden_windows.write();
-        state.iter().for_each(|handle| unsafe {
-            ShowWindow(*handle, SW_SHOW).ok().log_err();
-        });
-        state.clear();
-    }
+    fn activate(&self, _ignoring_other_apps: bool) {}
 
-    fn hide(&self) {
-        let mut state = self.hidden_windows.write();
-        self.raw_window_handles
-            .read()
-            .iter()
-            .for_each(|handle| unsafe {
-                if IsWindowVisible(*handle).as_bool() {
-                    state.push(*handle);
-                    ShowWindow(*handle, SW_HIDE).ok().log_err();
-                }
-            });
-    }
+    fn hide(&self) {}
 
     // todo(windows)
     fn hide_other_apps(&self) {