diff --git a/src/common/cluster-types.ts b/src/common/cluster-types.ts
index faf6debbab..0cd447f0e2 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-types.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-types.ts
@@ -195,13 +195,6 @@ export enum ClusterMetricsResourceType {
  */
 export const initialNodeShellImage = "docker.io/alpine:3.13";
 
-/**
- * The arguments for requesting to refresh a cluster's metadata
- */
-export interface ClusterRefreshOptions {
-  refreshMetadata?: boolean;
-}
-
 /**
  * The data representing a cluster's state, for passing between main and renderer
  */
diff --git a/src/common/cluster/cluster.ts b/src/common/cluster/cluster.ts
index fac377bc01..8d82cf9f53 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster/cluster.ts
@@ -453,55 +453,55 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel, ClusterState {
    * @internal
    */
    @action
-   async refreshAccessibilityAndMetadata() {
+  async refreshAccessibilityAndMetadata() {
     await this.refreshAccessibility();
     await this.refreshMetadata();
+  }
+
+   /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+   async refreshMetadata() {
+     this.dependencies.logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: refreshMetadata`, this.getMeta());
+     const metadata = await this.dependencies.detectorRegistry.detectForCluster(this);
+     const existingMetadata = this.metadata;
+
+     this.metadata = Object.assign(existingMetadata, metadata);
+   }
+
+   /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+   private async refreshAccessibility(): Promise<void> {
+     this.dependencies.logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: refreshAccessibility`, this.getMeta());
+     const proxyConfig = await this.getProxyKubeconfig();
+     const canI = this.dependencies.createAuthorizationReview(proxyConfig);
+     const requestNamespaceResources = this.dependencies.createAuthorizationNamespaceReview(proxyConfig);
+
+     this.isAdmin = await canI({
+       namespace: "kube-system",
+       resource: "*",
+       verb: "create",
+     });
+     this.isGlobalWatchEnabled = await canI({
+       verb: "watch",
+       resource: "*",
+     });
+     this.allowedNamespaces = await this.getAllowedNamespaces(proxyConfig);
+     this.allowedResources = await this.getAllowedResources(requestNamespaceResources);
+     this.ready = true;
    }
 
-  /**
-   * @internal
-   */
-  async refreshMetadata() {
-    this.dependencies.logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: refreshMetadata`, this.getMeta());
-    const metadata = await this.dependencies.detectorRegistry.detectForCluster(this);
-    const existingMetadata = this.metadata;
-
-    this.metadata = Object.assign(existingMetadata, metadata);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @internal
-   */
-  private async refreshAccessibility(): Promise<void> {
-    this.dependencies.logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: refreshAccessibility`, this.getMeta());
-    const proxyConfig = await this.getProxyKubeconfig();
-    const canI = this.dependencies.createAuthorizationReview(proxyConfig);
-    const requestNamespaceResources = this.dependencies.createAuthorizationNamespaceReview(proxyConfig);
-
-    this.isAdmin = await canI({
-      namespace: "kube-system",
-      resource: "*",
-      verb: "create",
-    });
-    this.isGlobalWatchEnabled = await canI({
-      verb: "watch",
-      resource: "*",
-    });
-    this.allowedNamespaces = await this.getAllowedNamespaces(proxyConfig);
-    this.allowedResources = await this.getAllowedResources(requestNamespaceResources);
-    this.ready = true;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @internal
    */
   @action
-  async refreshConnectionStatus() {
-    const connectionStatus = await this.getConnectionStatus();
+   async refreshConnectionStatus() {
+     const connectionStatus = await this.getConnectionStatus();
 
-    this.online = connectionStatus > ClusterStatus.Offline;
-    this.accessible = connectionStatus == ClusterStatus.AccessGranted;
-  }
+     this.online = connectionStatus > ClusterStatus.Offline;
+     this.accessible = connectionStatus == ClusterStatus.AccessGranted;
+   }
 
   async getKubeconfig(): Promise<KubeConfig> {
     const { config } = await this.dependencies.loadConfigfromFile(this.kubeConfigPath);
diff --git a/src/common/ipc/cluster.ts b/src/common/ipc/cluster.ts
index c89e2f5010..803069c00e 100644
--- a/src/common/ipc/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/common/ipc/cluster.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 export const clusterActivateHandler = "cluster:activate";
 export const clusterSetFrameIdHandler = "cluster:set-frame-id";
-export const clusterRefreshHandler = "cluster:refresh";
+export const clusterVisibilityHandler = "cluster:visibility";
 export const clusterDisconnectHandler = "cluster:disconnect";
 export const clusterKubectlApplyAllHandler = "cluster:kubectl-apply-all";
 export const clusterKubectlDeleteAllHandler = "cluster:kubectl-delete-all";
diff --git a/src/main/electron-app/runnables/setup-ipc-main-handlers/setup-ipc-main-handlers.ts b/src/main/electron-app/runnables/setup-ipc-main-handlers/setup-ipc-main-handlers.ts
index 165d1beb64..89814d92f2 100644
--- a/src/main/electron-app/runnables/setup-ipc-main-handlers/setup-ipc-main-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/electron-app/runnables/setup-ipc-main-handlers/setup-ipc-main-handlers.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import type { IpcMainInvokeEvent } from "electron";
 import { BrowserWindow, Menu } from "electron";
 import { clusterFrameMap } from "../../../../common/cluster-frames";
-import { clusterActivateHandler, clusterSetFrameIdHandler, clusterRefreshHandler, clusterDisconnectHandler, clusterKubectlApplyAllHandler, clusterKubectlDeleteAllHandler } from "../../../../common/ipc/cluster";
+import { clusterActivateHandler, clusterSetFrameIdHandler, clusterDisconnectHandler, clusterKubectlApplyAllHandler, clusterKubectlDeleteAllHandler } from "../../../../common/ipc/cluster";
 import type { ClusterId } from "../../../../common/cluster-types";
 import { ClusterStore } from "../../../../common/cluster-store/cluster-store";
 import { broadcastMainChannel, broadcastMessage, ipcMainHandle, ipcMainOn } from "../../../../common/ipc";
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ export const setupIpcMainHandlers = ({
     }
   });
 
-  ipcMainHandle(clusterRefreshHandler, (event, clusterId: ClusterId) => {
-    return ClusterStore.getInstance()
-      .getById(clusterId)
-      ?.refresh({ refreshMetadata: true });
-  });
-
   ipcMainHandle(clusterDisconnectHandler, (event, clusterId: ClusterId) => {
     emitAppEvent({ name: "cluster", action: "stop" });
     const cluster = ClusterStore.getInstance().getById(clusterId);