diff --git a/gui/basewindow.cc b/gui/basewindow.cc
index 6bc56c7b..fd9d36f4 100644
--- a/gui/basewindow.cc
+++ b/gui/basewindow.cc
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ BaseMainWindow::BaseMainWindow(std::unique_ptr<Context> context, QWidget *parent
 
     DesignWidget *designview = new DesignWidget();
     designview->setMinimumWidth(300);
-    designview->setMaximumWidth(300);
     splitter_h->addWidget(designview);
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(contextChanged(Context *)), designview, SLOT(newContext(Context *)));