diff --git a/web/app.react.js b/web/app.react.js
--- a/web/app.react.js
+++ b/web/app.react.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 import history from './router-history.js';
 import AccountSettings from './settings/account-settings.react.js';
 import DangerZone from './settings/danger-zone.react.js';
-import LeftLayoutAside from './sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js';
+import CommunityPicker from './sidebar/community-picker.react.js';
 import SettingsSwitcher from './sidebar/settings-switcher.react.js';
 import Splash from './splash/splash.react.js';
 import './typography.css';
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@
           </div>
         </header>
         <InputStateContainer>{mainContent}</InputStateContainer>
-        <LeftLayoutAside />
+        <div className={css.sidebar}>
+          <CommunityPicker />
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.css b/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.css
--- a/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.css
+++ b/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.css
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-.container {
-  grid-area: sBar;
-  background: var(--bg);
-  display: flex;
-  width: 400px;
-}
-
 .navigationPanelContainer {
   width: 160px;
   margin-top: 12px;
diff --git a/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js b/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/web/sidebar/left-layout-aside.react.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import * as React from 'react';
-
-import CommunityPicker from './community-picker.react.js';
-import css from './left-layout-aside.css';
-
-function LeftLayoutAside(): React.Node {
-  return (
-    <aside className={css.container}>
-      <CommunityPicker />
-    </aside>
-  );
-}
-
-const MemoizedLeftLayoutAside: React.ComponentType<{}> = React.memo<{}>(
-  LeftLayoutAside,
-);
-
-export default MemoizedLeftLayoutAside;
diff --git a/web/style.css b/web/style.css
--- a/web/style.css
+++ b/web/style.css
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@
   right: 0;
   padding: 15px 16px;
 }
+.sidebar {
+  display: flex;
+  grid-area: sBar;
+}
 span.loading-indicator-loading {
   display: inline-block;
 }