public void remove( final WorkbenchPanelView panel ) {
final VerticalSplitterPanel vsp = (VerticalSplitterPanel) panel.asWidget().getParent().getParent().getParent();
final Widget parent = vsp.getParent();
final Widget southWidget = vsp.getWidget( Position.SOUTH );
vsp.clear();
//Set parent's content to the SOUTH widget
if ( parent instanceof SimplePanel ) {
( (SimplePanel) parent ).setWidget( southWidget );
}