diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 896705547179..b356d3718cd5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "egui_tiles"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/rerun-io/egui_tiles.git?branch=emilk/invisible-tiles#aa228b1498b68ba44ff2059e4a6e1c6756509381"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rerun-io/egui_tiles.git?branch=emilk/invisible-tiles#e9cbdbdebde03e5fbf1396c7a8d998b4c177e309"
 dependencies = [
  "egui",
  "getrandom",
diff --git a/crates/re_viewport/src/viewport.rs b/crates/re_viewport/src/viewport.rs
index c60782ae6c65..0c9e57c1087b 100644
--- a/crates/re_viewport/src/viewport.rs
+++ b/crates/re_viewport/src/viewport.rs
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ impl Viewport {
 
         *has_been_user_edited = true;
 
-        // TODO: remove it from `tree`
-
         if *maximized == Some(*space_view_id) {
             *maximized = None;
         }
 
+        if let Some(tile_id) = tree.tiles.find_pane(space_view_id) {
+            tree.tiles.remove(tile_id);
+        }
+
         space_views.remove(space_view_id)
     }