diff --git a/src/models/appsmodel.cpp b/src/models/appsmodel.cpp
index 20d65d94..3bdfe0f5 100644
--- a/src/models/appsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/appsmodel.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AppsModel::AppsModel(QObject *parent)
     if (AppMgr::instance()->isValid()) {
         connect(AppMgr::instance(), &AppMgr::changed, m_tmUpdateCache, qOverload<>(&QTimer::start));
         connect(AppMgr::instance(), &AppMgr::itemDataChanged, this, [this](const QString &id) {
-            const auto appItem = this->appItem(id);
+            const auto appItem = this->itemFromDesktopId(id);
             if (!appItem) {
                 qWarning() << "Not existing item in AppsModel for the desktopId" << id;
                 return;
@@ -98,27 +98,6 @@ AppsModel::AppsModel(QObject *parent)
     connect(m_tmUpdateCache, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AppsModel::updateModelData);
 }
 
-QList<AppItem *> AppsModel::appItems() const
-{
-    QList<AppItem *> items;
-    for (int i = 0; i < rowCount(); i++) {
-        if (auto appItem = dynamic_cast<AppItem*>(item(i))) {
-            items.append(appItem);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return items;
-}
-
-AppItem *AppsModel::appItem(const QString &desktopId) const
-{
-    const auto items = appItems();
-    auto iter = std::find_if(items.begin(), items.end(), [desktopId](AppItem *item) {
-        return item->freedesktopId() == desktopId;
-    });
-    return iter != items.end() ? *iter : nullptr;
-}
-
 void AppsModel::appendRows(const QList<AppItem *> items)
 {
     // TODO: preformance improvement?
@@ -127,7 +106,7 @@ void AppsModel::appendRows(const QList<AppItem *> items)
     }
 }
 
-AppItem *AppsModel::itemFromDesktopId(const QString freedesktopId)
+AppItem *AppsModel::itemFromDesktopId(const QString freedesktopId) const
 {
     QModelIndexList indexes = match(index(0, 0, QModelIndex()),
                                     AppItem::DesktopIdRole, freedesktopId, 1, Qt::MatchExactly);
diff --git a/src/models/appsmodel.h b/src/models/appsmodel.h
index 4b1fd084..2f8c40b2 100644
--- a/src/models/appsmodel.h
+++ b/src/models/appsmodel.h
@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ class AppsModel : public QStandardItemModel
 
     void appendRows(const QList<AppItem *> items);
 
-    AppItem * itemFromDesktopId(const QString freedesktopId);
+    AppItem * itemFromDesktopId(const QString freedesktopId) const;
     [[nodiscard("might need to free them")]] const QList<AppItem *> addItems(const QList<AppItem *> &items);
     [[nodiscard("might need to free them")]] const QList<AppItem *> updateItems(const QList<AppItem *> &items);
 
     // QAbstractItemModel interface
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override;
-
-    AppItem *appItem(const QString &desktopId) const;
 private slots:
     void updateModelData();
 
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ private slots:
 
     QList<AppItem *> allAppInfosShouldBeShown() const;
     void cleanUpInvalidApps(const QList<AppItem *> knownExistedApps);
-    QList<AppItem *> appItems() const;
 
     Dtk::Core::DConfig * m_dconfig;
     QStringList m_excludedAppIdList;