diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
index b13c36fadfb..0e76fd613c4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
@@ -900,9 +900,6 @@ class Aligner extends Disposable {
 
 		if (this._tree) {
 			const parent: ITreeItem = this._tree.getParentElement(treeItem) || this._tree.getInput();
-			if (this.hasIcon(parent)) {
-				return false;
-			}
 			return !!parent.children && parent.children.every(c => c.collapsibleState === TreeItemCollapsibleState.None || !this.hasIcon(c));
 		} else {
 			return false;