diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js b/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
index 348d7dcaa..d337d4220 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ type Props = {
 @observer
 class Sidebar extends Component {
   props: Props;
-  scrollable: ?HTMLDivElement;
 
   handleCreateCollection = () => {
     this.props.ui.setActiveModal('collection-new');
@@ -39,20 +38,6 @@ class Sidebar extends Component {
     this.props.ui.setActiveModal('collection-edit');
   };
 
-  setScrollableRef = ref => {
-    this.scrollable = ref;
-  };
-
-  scrollToActiveDocument = ref => {
-    const scrollable = this.scrollable;
-    if (!ref || !scrollable) return;
-
-    const container = scrollable.getBoundingClientRect();
-    const bounds = ref.getBoundingClientRect();
-    const scrollTop = bounds.top + container.top;
-    scrollable.scrollTop = scrollTop;
-  };
-
   render() {
     const { auth, ui } = this.props;
     const { user, team } = auth;
@@ -71,7 +56,7 @@ class Sidebar extends Component {
         />
 
         <Flex auto column>
-          <Scrollable innerRef={this.setScrollableRef}>
+          <Scrollable>
             <Section>
               <SidebarLink to="/dashboard" icon={<HomeIcon />}>
                 Home
@@ -88,7 +73,6 @@ class Sidebar extends Component {
                 history={this.props.history}
                 location={this.props.location}
                 onCreateCollection={this.handleCreateCollection}
-                activeDocumentRef={this.scrollToActiveDocument}
               />
             </Section>
           </Scrollable>
diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js b/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js
index b09e365b9..dcafa20ee 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar/components/Collections.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type Props = {
   collections: CollectionsStore,
   documents: DocumentsStore,
   onCreateCollection: () => void,
-  activeDocumentRef: HTMLElement => void,
   ui: UiStore,
 };
 
@@ -36,14 +35,7 @@ class Collections extends Component {
   props: Props;
 
   render() {
-    const {
-      history,
-      location,
-      collections,
-      ui,
-      activeDocumentRef,
-      documents,
-    } = this.props;
+    const { history, location, collections, ui, documents } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <Flex column>
@@ -55,7 +47,6 @@ class Collections extends Component {
             location={location}
             collection={collection}
             activeDocument={documents.active}
-            activeDocumentRef={activeDocumentRef}
             prefetchDocument={documents.prefetchDocument}
             ui={ui}
           />
@@ -79,7 +70,6 @@ type CollectionLinkProps = {
   collection: Collection,
   ui: UiStore,
   activeDocument: ?Document,
-  activeDocumentRef: HTMLElement => void,
   prefetchDocument: (id: string) => Promise<void>,
 };
 
@@ -100,7 +90,6 @@ class CollectionLink extends Component {
       collection,
       activeDocument,
       ui,
-      activeDocumentRef,
       prefetchDocument,
     } = this.props;
     const expanded = collection.id === ui.activeCollectionId;
@@ -140,7 +129,6 @@ class CollectionLink extends Component {
               {collection.documents.map(document => (
                 <DocumentLink
                   key={document.id}
-                  activeDocumentRef={activeDocumentRef}
                   history={history}
                   document={document}
                   activeDocument={activeDocument}