diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
index 85d7ee7f4b5875fa4e81f333fe43fbd81c2b5e12..1f13fb2e55b5991d840c91ca1130b0ccc349396e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ export class SearchViewlet extends Viewlet {
 
 	public layout(dimension: Dimension): void {
 		this.size = dimension;
-		Promise.timeout(10).done(() => { this.reLayout(); }, errors.onUnexpectedError);
+		this.reLayout();
 	}
 
 	public getControl(): ITree {