diff --git a/sd/source/ui/inc/TableDesignPane.hxx b/sd/source/ui/inc/TableDesignPane.hxx
index 27e7971b5c62..a1280563fddf 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/inc/TableDesignPane.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/inc/TableDesignPane.hxx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public:
     virtual void Resize() override;
     virtual void StyleUpdated() override;
     void updateSettings();
-    void setModal(bool bModal) { m_bModal = bModal; }
     void SetContextMenuHandler(const Link<const Point*, void>& rLink) { maContextMenuHandler = rLink; }
     static constexpr int getMaxRowCount() { return 3; }
 };
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/table/TableDesignPane.cxx b/sd/source/ui/table/TableDesignPane.cxx
index 9183885bf78f..ee9711253d69 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/table/TableDesignPane.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/table/TableDesignPane.cxx
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ TableDesignWidget::TableDesignWidget(weld::Builder& rBuilder, ViewShellBase& rBa
 {
     m_xValueSet->SetStyle(m_xValueSet->GetStyle() | WB_NO_DIRECTSELECT | WB_FLATVALUESET | WB_ITEMBORDER);
     m_xValueSet->SetExtraSpacing(8);
-    m_xValueSet->setModal(false);
     m_xValueSet->SetColor();
     m_xValueSet->SetSelectHdl(LINK(this, TableDesignWidget, implValueSetHdl));
     m_xValueSet->SetContextMenuHandler(LINK(this, TableDesignWidget, implContextMenuHandler));