diff --git a/shell/ev-window.c b/shell/ev-window.c
index 7bcb0a4bf84bcf2b8f04eff2d7345cebdd7c541b..9aeb32383d8399fee29c8ba2b2ac7d3e07ee5350 100644
--- a/shell/ev-window.c
+++ b/shell/ev-window.c
@@ -641,17 +641,6 @@ ev_window_update_actions_sensitivity (EvWindow *ev_window)
 				      !recent_view_mode);
 }
 
-static void
-set_widget_visibility (GtkWidget *widget, gboolean visible)
-{
-	g_assert (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
-
-	if (visible)
-		gtk_widget_show (widget);
-	else
-		gtk_widget_hide (widget);
-}
-
 static void
 update_chrome_visibility (EvWindow *window)
 {
@@ -665,8 +654,8 @@ update_chrome_visibility (EvWindow *window)
 		   (priv->chrome & EV_CHROME_RAISE_TOOLBAR) != 0) && !presentation;
 	sidebar = (priv->chrome & EV_CHROME_SIDEBAR) != 0 && priv->document && !presentation;
 
-	set_widget_visibility (priv->toolbar, toolbar);
-	set_widget_visibility (priv->sidebar, sidebar);
+	gtk_widget_set_visible (priv->toolbar, toolbar);
+	gtk_widget_set_visible (priv->sidebar, sidebar);
 }
 
 static void