diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts
index 0dca0e7bf9e3b..edadb1ab37d9e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts
@@ -435,8 +435,6 @@ export class ViewDescriptorService extends Disposable implements IViewDescriptor
 	}
 
 	private moveViewsWithoutSaving(views: IViewDescriptor[], from: ViewContainer, to: ViewContainer, visibilityState: ViewVisibilityState = ViewVisibilityState.Expand): void {
-		const fromContainerViews = this.getViewsByContainer(from);
-
 		this.removeViews(from, views);
 		this.addViews(to, views, visibilityState);
 
@@ -445,10 +443,6 @@ export class ViewDescriptorService extends Disposable implements IViewDescriptor
 
 		if (oldLocation !== newLocation) {
 			this._onDidChangeLocation.fire({ views, from: oldLocation, to: newLocation });
-
-			if (fromContainerViews.length === views.length) {
-				this._onDidChangeViewContainers.fire({ removed: [{ container: from, location: oldLocation }], added: [] });
-			}
 		}
 
 		this._onDidChangeContainer.fire({ views, from, to });