diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
index ed884441..0e615f5b 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   audioPlayerFactory( cfg.preferences ),
   wordFinder( this ),
   wordListSelChanged( false ),
-  wasMaximized( false ),
   headwordsDlg( nullptr ),
   ftsIndexing( dictionaries ),
   ftsDlg( nullptr ),
@@ -872,8 +871,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
     mainStatusBar->showMessage( tr( "Accessibility API is not enabled" ), 10000, QPixmap( ":/icons/error.svg" ) );
 #endif
 
-  wasMaximized = isMaximized();
-
   history.setSaveInterval( cfg.preferences.historyStoreInterval );
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
   ui.centralWidget->grabGesture( Gestures::GDPinchGestureType );
@@ -2482,11 +2479,6 @@ bool MainWindow::eventFilter( QObject * obj, QEvent * ev )
     }
   }
 
-  if ( obj == this && ev->type() == QEvent::WindowStateChange ) {
-    auto stev                      = dynamic_cast< QWindowStateChangeEvent * >( ev );
-    wasMaximized                   = ( stev->oldState() == Qt::WindowMaximized && isMinimized() );
-  }
-
   if ( ev->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress ) {
     auto event = dynamic_cast< QMouseEvent * >( ev );
 
@@ -2744,15 +2736,6 @@ void MainWindow::toggleMainWindow( bool onlyShow )
     raise();
     shown = true;
   }
-  else if ( isMinimized() ) {
-    if ( wasMaximized )
-      showMaximized();
-    else
-      showNormal();
-    activateWindow();
-    raise();
-    shown = true;
-  }
   else if ( !isActiveWindow() ) {
     activateWindow();
     if ( cfg.preferences.raiseWindowOnSearch ) {
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.hh b/src/ui/mainwindow.hh
index c9994215..1af063c8 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.hh
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.hh
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ private:
 
   bool wordListSelChanged;
 
-  bool wasMaximized; // Window state before minimization
-
   QPrinter & getPrinter(); // Creates a printer if it's not there and returns it
 
   DictHeadwords * headwordsDlg;