diff --git a/web/app.react.js b/web/app.react.js
--- a/web/app.react.js
+++ b/web/app.react.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 import AccountSettings from './settings/account-settings.react';
 import DangerZone from './settings/danger-zone.react';
 import AppSwitcher from './sidebar/app-switcher.react';
-import LeftLayoutAside from './sidebar/left-layout-aside.react';
+import CommunityPicker from './sidebar/community-picker.react';
 import SettingsSwitcher from './sidebar/settings-switcher.react';
 import Splash from './splash/splash.react';
 import './typography.css';
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@
             <div className={css['main-content']}>{mainContent}</div>
           </div>
         </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);
-  border-right: 1px solid var(--border-color);
-  display: flex;
-}
-
 .navigationPanelContainer {
   flex-direction: row;
   display: flex;
@@ -43,11 +36,6 @@
   height: 58px;
 }
 
-.container p {
-  display: flex;
-  align-content: center;
-}
-
 .chatIconWrapper {
   position: relative;
 }
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';
-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
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@
   right: 0;
   padding: 15px 16px;
 }
+
+.sidebar {
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+  display: flex;
+  grid-area: sBar;
+}
+
 .topBar {
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
   height: 60px;