diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.cpp
index 18b8da0618f340ab7662e500b193eec818273bb5..f3a68e64bfc835908e07344de68c06a63f814099 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.cpp
@@ -269,14 +269,9 @@ void ColorMap::connectItem()
     connect(ii->zAxisItem(), &BasicAxisItem::axisVisibilityChanged, this,
             &ColorMap::setColorScaleVisible, Qt::UniqueConnection);
 
-    setConnected(true);
-}
-
-void ColorMap::setConnected(bool isConnected)
-{
-    setAxesRangeConnected(isConnected);
-    setDataRangeConnected(isConnected);
-    setUpdateTimerConnected(isConnected);
+    setAxesRangeConnected(true);
+    setDataRangeConnected(true);
+    setUpdateTimerConnected(true);
 }
 
 //! Connects/disconnects signals related to ColorMap's X,Y axes rectangle change.
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.h b/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.h
index 7e67f79df382bd0af2736f51f6b423528a0796e0..00cd0432eebe5b9b283a3685028abd5d4ea6416c 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.h
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotScale/ColorMap.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ private:
     void initColorMap();
     void connectItem();
 
-    void setConnected(bool isConnected);
     void setAxesRangeConnected(bool isConnected);
     void setDataRangeConnected(bool isConnected);
     void setUpdateTimerConnected(bool isConnected);