diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/repositoryPane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/repositoryPane.ts
index 69b9619c90aede04c1ab78db9af198b869afa7c7..e13d4f79beb6c7609946e07d8f03484abb7d20d3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/repositoryPane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/repositoryPane.ts
@@ -621,8 +621,6 @@ export class RepositoryPane extends ViewPane {
 	protected contextKeyService: IContextKeyService;
 	private commitTemplate = '';
 
-	shouldShowWelcome() { return true; }
-
 	constructor(
 		readonly repository: ISCMRepository,
 		options: IViewPaneOptions,