diff --git a/src/common/utils/composable-responsibilities/showable/showable.ts b/src/common/utils/composable-responsibilities/showable/showable.ts
index ab59288e40..c6d3ef90d1 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/composable-responsibilities/showable/showable.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/composable-responsibilities/showable/showable.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ export interface Showable<
   isShown?: T;
 }
 
-export const isShown = (showable: Showable) => {
+export const isShown = (showable: Showable | {}) => {
+  if (!("isShown" in showable)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (showable.isShown === undefined) {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/renderer/preference-items/preference-tab-root.tsx b/src/features/preferences/renderer/preference-items/preference-tab-root.tsx
index 41d2687402..6a21fa320a 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/renderer/preference-items/preference-tab-root.tsx
+++ b/src/features/preferences/renderer/preference-items/preference-tab-root.tsx
@@ -6,20 +6,17 @@ import React from "react";
 import { HorizontalLine } from "../../../../renderer/components/horizontal-line/horizontal-line";
 import type { RootComposite } from "../../../../common/utils/composite/interfaces";
 import type { Discriminable } from "../../../../common/utils/composable-responsibilities/discriminable/discriminable";
-import type { Showable } from "../../../../common/utils/composable-responsibilities/showable/showable";
 import type { ChildrenAreSeparated } from "./preference-item-injection-token";
 
 export type PreferenceTabsRoot =
   & Discriminable<"preference-tabs-root">
   & RootComposite
-  & ChildrenAreSeparated
-  & Showable<true>;
+  & ChildrenAreSeparated;
 
 export const preferenceTabsRoot: PreferenceTabsRoot = {
   kind: "preference-tabs-root" as const,
   id: "preference-tabs",
   parentId: undefined,
-  isShown: true as const,
 
   childSeparator: () => (
     <div style={{ padding: "0 10px" }}>