diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/controllerglobalsettingswidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/controllerglobalsettingswidget.cpp
index 355a438fb..462b39794 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/controllerglobalsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/controllerglobalsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ ControllerGlobalSettingsWidget::ControllerGlobalSettingsWidget(QWidget* parent,
     &Settings::GetMultitapModeName, &Settings::GetMultitapModeDisplayName, Settings::DEFAULT_MULTITAP_MODE,
     MultitapMode::Count);
   connect(m_ui.multitapMode, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged, this, [this]() { emit bindingSetupChanged(); });
-
-  QtUtils::RemoveEmptyRowsAndColumns(m_ui.mainLayout);
 }
 
 ControllerGlobalSettingsWidget::~ControllerGlobalSettingsWidget() = default;
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp
index fbbfcd295..32c27e4ca 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.cpp
@@ -138,104 +138,6 @@ void QtUtils::SetColumnWidthsForTreeView(QTreeView* view, const std::initializer
   SetColumnWidthForView(view, view->header(), widths);
 }
 
-void QtUtils::RemoveEmptyRowsAndColumns(QGridLayout* const layout)
-{
-  int column = 0;
-  while (column < layout->columnCount())
-  {
-    const int row_count = layout->rowCount();
-    const int column_count = layout->columnCount();
-
-    // Lambda to check if a column has any items with origin in that column
-    static constexpr auto column_has_items = [](QGridLayout* layout, int rowCount, int c) {
-      for (int row = 0; row < rowCount; ++row)
-      {
-        QLayoutItem* item = layout->itemAtPosition(row, c);
-        if (item)
-        {
-          const int idx = layout->indexOf(item);
-          int itemRow, itemCol, rowSpan, colSpan;
-          layout->getItemPosition(idx, &itemRow, &itemCol, &rowSpan, &colSpan);
-          if (itemCol == c)
-            return true;
-        }
-      }
-      return false;
-    };
-
-    if (!column_has_items(layout, row_count, column))
-    {
-      // Count consecutive empty columns starting from col
-      int empty_count = 1;
-      while ((column + empty_count) < column_count && !column_has_items(layout, row_count, column + empty_count))
-        ++empty_count;
-
-      // Shift all items and stretches from columns after the gap
-      for (int c = column + empty_count; c < column_count; ++c)
-      {
-        const int dest_column = c - empty_count;
-
-        // Preserve column stretch
-        layout->setColumnStretch(dest_column, layout->columnStretch(c));
-
-        // Shift items
-        for (int row = 0; row < row_count; ++row)
-        {
-          QLayoutItem* const item = layout->itemAtPosition(row, c);
-          if (!item)
-            continue;
-
-          const int idx = layout->indexOf(item);
-          int item_row, item_column, row_span, column_span;
-          layout->getItemPosition(idx, &item_row, &item_column, &row_span, &column_span);
-
-          // Only process at item's origin
-          if (item_row != row || item_column != c)
-            continue;
-
-          layout->takeAt(idx);
-          layout->addItem(item, item_row, dest_column, row_span, column_span);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Clear stretch on the now-empty trailing columns
-      for (int c = column_count - empty_count; c < column_count; ++c)
-        layout->setColumnStretch(c, 0);
-
-      // Don't increment col - check this position again (new content shifted in)
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      // Column has items - compact rows upward within this column
-      int target_row = 0;
-      for (int row = 0; row < row_count; ++row)
-      {
-        QLayoutItem* const item = layout->itemAtPosition(row, column);
-        if (!item)
-          continue;
-
-        const int idx = layout->indexOf(item);
-        int item_row, item_column, row_span, column_span;
-        layout->getItemPosition(idx, &item_row, &item_column, &row_span, &column_span);
-
-        // Only process items whose origin is at (row, col)
-        if (item_row != row || item_column != column)
-          continue;
-
-        if (row != target_row)
-        {
-          layout->takeAt(idx);
-          layout->addItem(item, target_row, column, row_span, column_span);
-        }
-
-        target_row += row_span;
-      }
-
-      ++column;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 void QtUtils::OpenURL(QWidget* parent, const QUrl& qurl)
 {
   if (!QDesktopServices::openUrl(qurl))
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h
index 17e928432..6165967d6 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qtutils.h
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ inline void SafeDeleteWidget(T*& widget)
 void SetColumnWidthsForTableView(QTableView* view, const std::initializer_list<int>& widths);
 void SetColumnWidthsForTreeView(QTreeView* view, const std::initializer_list<int>& widths);
 
-/// Rearranges a grid layout to remove any empty rows or columns.
-/// Note that due to the way QGridLayout works, the total row/column count will not be changed.
-void RemoveEmptyRowsAndColumns(QGridLayout* const layout);
-
 /// Returns a key id for a key event, including any modifiers that we need (e.g. Keypad).
 std::optional<u32> KeyEventToCode(const QKeyEvent* ev);