diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
index 547ad168f1..a03af23951 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ void SoftwarePanel::updateLabels() {
   osVersionLbl->setText(QString::fromStdString(Hardware::get_os_version()).trimmed());
 }
 
-QWidget *network_panel(QWidget *parent) {
-  return new Networking(parent);
-}
-
 void SettingsWindow::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
   panel_widget->setCurrentIndex(0);
   nav_btns->buttons()[0]->setChecked(true);
@@ -328,7 +324,7 @@ SettingsWindow::SettingsWindow(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent) {
 
   QList<QPair<QString, QWidget *>> panels = {
     {tr("Device"), device},
-    {tr("Network"), network_panel(this)},
+    {tr("Network"), new Networking(this)},
     {tr("Toggles"), new TogglesPanel(this)},
     {tr("Software"), new SoftwarePanel(this)},
   };