diff --git a/src/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift b/src/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift
index 3254c1c62..4f34087d7 100644
--- a/src/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift
+++ b/src/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ extension NSView {
     }
 }
 
-extension NSGridView {
-    // set height for all rows
-    func setRowsHeight(_ height: CGFloat) {
-        for i in 0..<numberOfRows {
-            row(at: i).height = height
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 extension Array {
     // forEach with each iteration run concurrently on the global queue
     func forEachAsync(fn: @escaping (Element) -> Void) {
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/AppearanceTab.swift b/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/AppearanceTab.swift
index 69596095e..262ab2102 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/AppearanceTab.swift
+++ b/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/AppearanceTab.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class AppearanceTab {
         ])
         view.column(at: 0).xPlacement = .trailing
         view.rowAlignment = .lastBaseline
-        view.setRowsHeight(rowHeight)
         view.fit()
         return view
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/GeneralTab.swift b/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/GeneralTab.swift
index 155b24c2f..5a58e96ce 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/GeneralTab.swift
+++ b/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/GeneralTab.swift
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class GeneralTab {
         ])
         view.column(at: 0).xPlacement = .trailing
         view.rowAlignment = .lastBaseline
-        view.setRowsHeight(rowHeight)
         view.fit()
         setLoginItemIfCheckboxIsOn(startAtLogin[1] as! NSButton)
         return view