diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/float_widget.h b/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/float_widget.h
index 793ebc65cd..b1afa0edaf 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/float_widget.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/float_widget.h
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ struct Menu_view::Float_widget : Widget
 		_south = node.attribute_value("south", false),
 		_east  = node.attribute_value("east",  false),
 		_west  = node.attribute_value("west",  false);
-
-		_children.for_each([&] (Widget &child) {
-			_place_child(child); });
 	}
 
 	Area min_size() const override