diff --git a/extensions/notebook/src/book/bookTreeView.ts b/extensions/notebook/src/book/bookTreeView.ts
index 257b7ea1ba..954c0cb70c 100644
--- a/extensions/notebook/src/book/bookTreeView.ts
+++ b/extensions/notebook/src/book/bookTreeView.ts
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ export class BookTreeViewProvider implements vscode.TreeDataProvider<BookTreeIte
 				this.currentBook = existingBook;
 			} else {
 				await this.createAndAddBookModel(bookPath, !!isNotebook);
-				let bookViewer = vscode.window.createTreeView(this.viewId, { showCollapseAll: true, treeDataProvider: this });
 				this.currentBook = this.books.find(book => book.bookPath === bookPath);
-				bookViewer.reveal(this.currentBook.bookItems[0], { expand: vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded, focus: true, select: true });
 			}
 
 			if (showPreview) {