diff --git a/include/svx/SvxColorValueSet.hxx b/include/svx/SvxColorValueSet.hxx
index dd8f93348153..1872b58fdf04 100644
--- a/include/svx/SvxColorValueSet.hxx
+++ b/include/svx/SvxColorValueSet.hxx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     void addEntriesForXColorList(const XColorList& rXColorList, sal_uInt32 nStartIndex = 1);
     void addEntriesForColorSet(const std::set<Color>& rColorSet, const OUString& rNamePrefix);
     Size layoutAllVisible(sal_uInt32 nEntryCount);
-    Size layoutToGivenHeight(sal_uInt32 nHeight, sal_uInt32 nEntryCount);
+    void layoutToGivenHeight(sal_uInt32 nHeight, sal_uInt32 nEntryCount);
 
     virtual FactoryFunction GetUITestFactory() const override;
 };
diff --git a/svx/source/tbxctrls/SvxColorValueSet.cxx b/svx/source/tbxctrls/SvxColorValueSet.cxx
index 9176c00a2a8d..4b4547dfce59 100644
--- a/svx/source/tbxctrls/SvxColorValueSet.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/tbxctrls/SvxColorValueSet.cxx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void SvxColorValueSet::Resize()
     ValueSet::Resize();
 }
 
-Size SvxColorValueSet::layoutToGivenHeight(sal_uInt32 nHeight, sal_uInt32 nEntryCount)
+void SvxColorValueSet::layoutToGivenHeight(sal_uInt32 nHeight, sal_uInt32 nEntryCount)
 {
     if(!nEntryCount)
     {
@@ -157,15 +157,10 @@ Size SvxColorValueSet::layoutToGivenHeight(sal_uInt32 nHeight, sal_uInt32 nEntry
         SetStyle(aWinBits|WB_VSCROLL);
     }
 
-    // set height to wanted height
-    aNewSize.setHeight( nHeight );
-
     SetItemWidth(aItemSize.Width());
     SetItemHeight(aItemSize.Height());
     SetColCount(SvxColorValueSet::getColumnCount());
     SetLineCount(nLineCount);
-
-    return aNewSize;
 }
 
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