diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.spec.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.spec.ts
index 662f73198..7ce6551e6 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ describe('watermark', () => {
         const group = jest.fn() as any;
 
         cut.init({ containerApi: api });
-        cut.updateParentGroup(group, true);
 
         const closeEl = cut.element.querySelector('.close-action')!;
 
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.spec.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.spec.ts
index 1f83b8221..01d0c84d1 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.spec.ts
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ class Watermark implements IWatermarkRenderer {
         return {};
     }
 
-    updateParentGroup() {
-        //
-    }
-
     dispose() {
         //
     }
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.ts
index 28ecf9c7c..ca43401c7 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/watermark/watermark.ts
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ export class Watermark
         this.render();
     }
 
-    updateParentGroup(group: DockviewGroupPanel, _visible: boolean): void {
-        this._group = group;
-        this.render();
-    }
+ 
 
     dispose(): void {
         super.dispose();
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.ts
index 574441eba..548cf9ef6 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanelModel.ts
@@ -972,8 +972,6 @@ export class DockviewGroupPanelModel
 
             this.tabsContainer.hide();
             this.contentContainer.element.appendChild(this.watermark.element);
-
-            this.watermark.updateParentGroup(this.groupPanel, true);
         }
         if (!this.isEmpty && this.watermark) {
             this.watermark.element.remove();
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/types.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/types.ts
index 99c7c38d9..0151381bd 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/types.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/types.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export interface IWatermarkRenderer
     extends Optional<Omit<IPanel, 'id' | 'init'>, RendererMethodOptionalList> {
     readonly element: HTMLElement;
     init: (params: WatermarkRendererInitParameters) => void;
-    updateParentGroup(group: DockviewGroupPanel, visible: boolean): void;
 }
 
 export interface ITabRenderer
diff --git a/packages/dockview-vue/src/utils.ts b/packages/dockview-vue/src/utils.ts
index a4e18a5fe..4b6252899 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-vue/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-vue/src/utils.ts
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ export class VueWatermarkRenderer
         );
     }
 
-    updateParentGroup(group: DockviewGroupPanel, visible: boolean): void {
-        // TODO: make optional on interface
-    }
-
     update(event: PanelUpdateEvent<Parameters>): void {
         // noop
     }
diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/reactWatermarkPart.ts b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/reactWatermarkPart.ts
index f9b18a1c7..731ecd646 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/reactWatermarkPart.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/reactWatermarkPart.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ export class ReactWatermarkPart implements IWatermarkRenderer {
         // noop - retrieval from api
     }
 
-    updateParentGroup(
-        _group: DockviewGroupPanel,
-        _isPanelVisible: boolean
-    ): void {
-        // noop
-    }
-
     dispose(): void {
         this.part?.dispose();
     }