diff --git a/include/emoji/PickButton.h b/include/emoji/PickButton.h
index d00268289f24023d93c652c22e901b98362f0ad6..9c30a54977608b164a58b46fc715959b524dad76 100644
--- a/include/emoji/PickButton.h
+++ b/include/emoji/PickButton.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
         void enterEvent(QEvent *e) override;
-        void leaveEvent(QEvent *e) override;
 
 private:
         // Vertical distance from panel's bottom.
diff --git a/src/emoji/PickButton.cc b/src/emoji/PickButton.cc
index ca3b3017f1b38ab2536a4a1b8a9df73c72786f3a..530c951b607185d4bb1a5584ea2872e2201ae0a2 100644
--- a/src/emoji/PickButton.cc
+++ b/src/emoji/PickButton.cc
@@ -46,21 +46,3 @@ PickButton::enterEvent(QEvent *e)
         panel_->move(x, y);
         panel_->show();
 }
-
-void
-PickButton::leaveEvent(QEvent *e)
-{
-        Q_UNUSED(e);
-
-        if (panel_->underMouse())
-                return;
-
-        auto pos            = QCursor::pos();
-        auto panel_geometry = panel_->geometry();
-        panel_geometry.adjust(0, 0, 0, vertical_distance_);
-
-        if (panel_geometry.contains(pos))
-                return;
-
-        panel_->hide();
-}