diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs b/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs
index 7e86a5a8a3314dd20c3bd0320a3d2a3657496ce3..459f7a697177c4cd6776ebf5838307eaa794bb27 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ pub(crate) fn resolve_panel_size(
     if position.axis() == Axis::Horizontal && panel.supports_flexible_size(window, cx) {
         let ratio = size_state
             .flexible_size_ratio
-            .or_else(|| workspace.default_flexible_dock_ratio(position, cx));
+            .or_else(|| workspace.default_flexible_dock_ratio(position));
 
         if let Some(ratio) = ratio {
             return workspace
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 52c84b82a46b58830a8fe936a2a6bbb09f895588..4dc3599db3e0956eee8ad5d98f8c54329376465e 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -2261,20 +2261,11 @@ impl Workspace {
         Some((workspace_width - opposite_width).max(RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE))
     }
 
-    pub fn default_flexible_dock_ratio(&self, position: DockPosition, cx: &App) -> Option<f32> {
+    pub fn default_flexible_dock_ratio(&self, position: DockPosition) -> Option<f32> {
         if position.axis() != Axis::Horizontal {
             return None;
         }
 
-        if self
-            .center
-            .panes()
-            .iter()
-            .all(|pane| pane.read(cx).items_len() == 0)
-        {
-            return Some(1.0);
-        }
-
         let pane = self.last_active_center_pane.clone()?.upgrade()?;
         let pane_fraction = self.center.width_fraction_for_pane(&pane).unwrap_or(1.0);
         Some((pane_fraction / (1.0 + pane_fraction)).clamp(0.0, 1.0))
@@ -12268,15 +12259,6 @@ mod tests {
             let panel = cx.new(|cx| TestPanel::new_flexible(DockPosition::Right, 100, cx));
             workspace.add_panel(panel, window, cx);
             workspace.toggle_dock(DockPosition::Right, window, cx);
-
-            let dock = workspace.right_dock().read(cx);
-            let workspace_width = workspace.bounds.size.width;
-            let expanded_width = dock
-                .active_panel()
-                .map(|panel| workspace.resolved_dock_panel_size(&dock, panel.as_ref(), window, cx))
-                .expect("flexible dock should fill the center when there are no tabs");
-
-            assert_eq!(expanded_width, workspace_width);
         });
 
         let (panel, resized_width, ratio_basis_width) =