diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/StatusView.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/StatusView.cpp
index 947773f531..b25c7af420 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/StatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/StatusView.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ TReplicantTray::ShowHideTime()
 	if (fTime == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (fTime->IsHidden())
+	// Check from the point of view of fTime because we need to ignore
+	// whether or not the parent window is hidden.
+	if (fTime->IsHidden(fTime))
 		fTime->Show();
 	else
 		fTime->Hide();
@@ -441,7 +443,8 @@ TReplicantTray::ShowHideTime()
 	RealignReplicants();
 	AdjustPlacement();
 
-	bool showClock = !fTime->IsHidden();
+	// Check from the point of view of fTime ignoring parent's state.
+	bool showClock = !fTime->IsHidden(fTime);
 
 	// Update showClock setting that gets saved to disk on quit
 	((TBarApp*)be_app)->Settings()->showClock = showClock;
diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
index 02e7162017..18217ebbe5 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
@@ -187,17 +187,6 @@ TTimeView::GetPreferredSize(float* width, float* height)
 }
 
 
-void
-TTimeView::Hide()
-{
-	// Prevent overflow
-	if (fShowLevel < INT16_MAX)
-		++fShowLevel;
-
-	BView::Hide();
-}
-
-
 void
 TTimeView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 {
@@ -307,17 +296,6 @@ TTimeView::ResizeToPreferred()
 }
 
 
-void
-TTimeView::Show()
-{
-	// Prevent underflow
-	if (fShowLevel > INT16_MIN)
-		--fShowLevel;
-
-	BView::Show();
-}
-
-
 //	# pragma mark - Public methods
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
index 9f28a1ca04..ba823dda06 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
@@ -88,13 +88,10 @@ public:
 				void			Draw(BRect update);
 				void			FrameMoved(BPoint);
 				void			GetPreferredSize(float* width, float* height);
-				void			Hide();
-				bool			IsHidden() const { return fShowLevel > 0; };
 				void			MessageReceived(BMessage*);
 				void			MouseDown(BPoint where);
 				void			Pulse();
 				void			ResizeToPreferred();
-				void			Show();
 
 				bool			Orientation() const;
 				void			SetOrientation(bool o);