diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/tab-bars.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/tab-bars.ts
index c6adbc236..406525a1a 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/tab-bars.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/tab-bars.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ export class TabBarRenderer extends TheiaTabBarRenderer {
     }
     return className;
   }
+
+  protected override handleContextMenuEvent = (): void => {
+    // NOOP
+    // Context menus are empty, so they have been removed
+  };
 }