diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index a4ed18d48..cc0d4f24b 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -691,15 +691,10 @@ class WorkspacesDisplay extends St.Widget {
             else
                 view = new WorkspacesView(i, this._scrollAdjustment);
 
-            // HACK: Avoid spurious allocation changes while updating views
-            view.hide();
-
             this._workspacesViews.push(view);
             Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.add_actor(view);
         }
 
-        this._workspacesViews.forEach(v => v.show());
-
         if (this._fullGeometry)
             this._syncWorkspacesFullGeometry();
         if (this._actualGeometry)