diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
index 2e28bbe50e..74434bb7e0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     swipeToChangeColumns: PropTypes.bool,
     singleColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     children: PropTypes.node,
+    navbarUnder: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { columns, children, singleColumn, swipeToChangeColumns, intl } = this.props;
+    const { columns, children, singleColumn, swipeToChangeColumns, intl, navbarUnder } = this.props;
     const { shouldAnimate } = this.state;
 
     const columnIndex = getIndex(this.context.router.history.location.pathname);
@@ -182,8 +183,9 @@ export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           </div>
 
           <div className='columns-area__panels__main'>
-            <TabsBar key='tabs' />
+            {!navbarUnder && <TabsBar key='tabs' />}
             {content}
+            {navbarUnder && <TabsBar key='tabs' />}
           </div>
 
           <div className='columns-area__panels__pane columns-area__panels__pane--start columns-area__panels__pane--navigational'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
index 46620074c0..787488db41 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
@@ -270,19 +270,6 @@ export default class UI extends React.Component {
     };
   }
 
-  shouldComponentUpdate (nextProps) {
-    if (nextProps.navbarUnder !== this.props.navbarUnder) {
-      // Avoid expensive update just to toggle a class
-      this.node.classList.toggle('navbar-under', nextProps.navbarUnder);
-
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    // Why isn't this working?!?
-    // return super.shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState);
-    return true;
-  }
-
   componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
     if (![this.props.location.pathname, '/'].includes(prevProps.location.pathname)) {
       this.columnsAreaNode.handleChildrenContentChange();
@@ -477,7 +464,7 @@ export default class UI extends React.Component {
     return (
       <HotKeys keyMap={keyMap} handlers={handlers} ref={this.setHotkeysRef} attach={window} focused>
         <div className={className} ref={this.setRef} style={{ pointerEvents: dropdownMenuIsOpen ? 'none' : null }}>
-          <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setColumnsAreaRef} singleColumn={singleColumn}>
+          <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setColumnsAreaRef} singleColumn={singleColumn} navbarUnder={navbarUnder}>
             <WrappedSwitch>
               {redirect}
               <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started' component={GettingStarted} content={children} />