no it's not

selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map_panel.cc

@@ -37,16 +37,13 @@ MapPanel::MapPanel(const QMapboxGLSettings &mapboxSettings, QWidget *parent) : Q
 }
 
 void MapPanel::requestVisible(bool visible) {
-  if (visible != isVisible()) {
   // signal HomeWindow to hide the sidebar and switch to map window if showing
-    // TODO: perhaps showEvent is better
   if (visible) {
     emit mapPanelRequested();
     content_stack->setCurrentIndex(0);
   }
   setVisible(visible);
 }
-}
 
 void MapPanel::toggleMapSettings() {
   requestVisible(true);