diff --git a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
--- a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
+++ b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@
     void loadOrderSettings(const KConfigGroup& configGroup);
     void saveOrderSettings(KConfigGroup& configGroup);
 
-private Q_SLOTS:
-    void showWidget(bool checked);
-    void buttonPressed(bool state);
-
 signals:
     void emptyChanged();
 
 private:
+    void showWidget(bool checked);
+
     void applyOrderToLayout();
     void takeOrderFromLayout();
 
diff --git a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
--- a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
+++ b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
     Q_ASSERT(action->dockWidget());
 
     connect(action, &QAction::toggled, this, static_cast<void(IdealButtonBarWidget::*)(bool)>(&IdealButtonBarWidget::showWidget));
-    connect(button, &IdealToolButton::clicked, this, &IdealButtonBarWidget::buttonPressed);
     connect(button, &IdealToolButton::customContextMenuRequested,
             action->dockWidget(), &IdealDockWidget::contextMenuRequested);
 
@@ -330,8 +329,7 @@
     Q_ASSERT(button);
 
     if (checked) {
-        IdealController::RaiseMode mode = IdealController::RaiseMode(widgetAction->property("raise").toInt());
-        if ( mode == IdealController::HideOtherViews ) {
+        if ( !QApplication::keyboardModifiers().testFlag(Qt::ControlModifier) ) {
             // Make sure only one widget is visible at any time.
             // The alternative to use a QActionCollection and setting that to "exclusive"
             // has a big drawback: QActions in a collection that is exclusive cannot
@@ -354,30 +352,3 @@
 {
     return dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction *>(_action)->dockWidget();
 }
-
-void IdealButtonBarWidget::buttonPressed(bool state)
-{
-    auto button = qobject_cast<IdealToolButton*>(sender());
-    Q_ASSERT(button);
-    ToolViewAction* action = nullptr;
-    foreach(QAction* a, actions()) {
-        auto tva = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction *>(a);
-        if (tva && tva->button() == button)
-            action = tva;
-    }
-    Q_ASSERT(action);
-
-    const bool forceGrouping = QApplication::keyboardModifiers().testFlag(Qt::ControlModifier);
-
-    if (forceGrouping) {
-        action->setProperty("raise", IdealController::GroupWithOtherViews);
-    }
-
-    action->setChecked(state);
-
-    if (forceGrouping) {
-        // need to reset the raise property so that subsequent
-        // showWidget()'s will not do grouping unless explicitly asked
-        action->setProperty("raise", IdealController::HideOtherViews);
-    }
-}