diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelActions.ts
index 58376f98d99056e664c3c29c2809415925418f70..785d5b550a392f7e1853d38ab9b5030a7b0e806d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelActions.ts
@@ -12,48 +12,12 @@ import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
 import { SyncActionDescriptor } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { IWorkbenchActionRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/actions';
-import { IPanelService, IPanelIdentifier } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
+import { IPanelService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
 import { IPartService, Parts, Position } from 'vs/workbench/services/part/common/partService';
-import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { ActivityAction } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/compositebar/compositeBarActions';
 import { IActivity } from 'vs/workbench/common/activity';
 import { IConfigurationService, ConfigurationTarget } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 
-export class OpenPanelAction extends Action {
-
-	constructor(
-		private panel: IPanelIdentifier,
-		@IKeybindingService private keybindingService: IKeybindingService,
-		@IPanelService private panelService: IPanelService
-	) {
-		super(panel.id, panel.name);
-
-		this.tooltip = nls.localize('panelActionTooltip', "{0} ({1})", panel.name, this.getKeybindingLabel(panel.commandId));
-	}
-
-	public run(event: any): TPromise<any> {
-		return this.panelService.openPanel(this.panel.id, true).then(() => this.activate());
-	}
-
-	public activate(): void {
-		if (!this.checked) {
-			this._setChecked(true);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public deactivate(): void {
-		if (this.checked) {
-			this._setChecked(false);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private getKeybindingLabel(id: string): string {
-		const keys = this.keybindingService.lookupKeybinding(id);
-
-		return keys ? keys.getLabel() : '';
-	}
-}
-
 export class ClosePanelAction extends Action {
 	static ID = 'workbench.action.closePanel';
 	static LABEL = nls.localize('closePanel', "Close Panel");
@@ -170,7 +134,7 @@ export class PanelActivityAction extends ActivityAction {
 	}
 
 	public run(event: any): TPromise<any> {
-		return this.panelService.openPanel(this.activity.id, true).then(() => this.activate());
+		return this.panelService.openPanel(this.activity.id, true).then(() => this.activate());;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts
index 949d3135c5272117932ac3d3253aee1b00e91d76..b5d4331937a943411b23f9d7e12cd370848e341f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { IMessageService } from 'vs/platform/message/common/message';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
-import { ClosePanelAction, TogglePanelPositionAction, PanelActivityAction, OpenPanelAction } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelActions';
+import { ClosePanelAction, TogglePanelPositionAction, PanelActivityAction } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelActions';
 import { IThemeService, registerThemingParticipant, ITheme, ICssStyleCollector } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { PANEL_BACKGROUND, PANEL_BORDER, PANEL_ACTIVE_TITLE_FOREGROUND, PANEL_INACTIVE_TITLE_FOREGROUND, PANEL_ACTIVE_TITLE_BORDER, PANEL_DRAG_AND_DROP_BACKGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
 import { activeContrastBorder, focusBorder, contrastBorder, editorBackground, badgeBackground, badgeForeground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class PanelPart extends CompositePart<Panel> implements IPanelService {
 			openComposite: (compositeId: string) => this.openPanel(compositeId, true),
 			getActivityAction: (compositeId: string) => this.instantiationService.createInstance(PanelActivityAction, this.getPanel(compositeId)),
 			getCompositePinnedAction: (compositeId: string) => new ToggleCompositePinnedAction(this.getPanel(compositeId), this.compositeBar),
-			getOnCompositeClickAction: (compositeId: string) => this.instantiationService.createInstance(OpenPanelAction, this.getPanel(compositeId)),
+			getOnCompositeClickAction: (compositeId: string) => this.instantiationService.createInstance(PanelActivityAction, this.getPanel(compositeId)),
 			getDefaultCompositeId: () => Registry.as<PanelRegistry>(PanelExtensions.Panels).getDefaultPanelId(),
 			hidePart: () => this.partService.setPanelHidden(true),
 			overflowActionSize: 28,