diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane_group.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane_group.rs
index 0b2cc55e3bc33794d0a115baab3b6689936f4b4f..58ae40c5361c369c4da4ae4e42d4b58c517cfb75 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane_group.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane_group.rs
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ impl Member {
         Member::Axis(PaneAxis::new(axis, members))
     }
 
-    fn contains(&self, needle: &Entity<Pane>) -> bool {
-        match self {
-            Member::Axis(axis) => axis.members.iter().any(|member| member.contains(needle)),
-            Member::Pane(pane) => pane == needle,
-        }
-    }
-
     fn first_pane(&self) -> Entity<Pane> {
         match self {
             Member::Axis(axis) => axis.members[0].first_pane(),
@@ -702,7 +695,7 @@ impl PaneAxis {
             cx.entity().downgrade(),
         )
         .children(self.members.iter().enumerate().map(|(ix, member)| {
-            if member.contains(active_pane) {
+            if matches!(member, Member::Pane(pane) if pane == active_pane) {
                 active_pane_ix = Some(ix);
             }
             member