diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 0b56ffc27a..16a7061a63 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -1699,12 +1699,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
         if (this._windowWidth <= showLhsThreshold && window.innerWidth > showLhsThreshold) {
             dis.dispatch({ action: 'show_left_panel' });
         }
-        if (this._windowWidth > hideRhsThreshold && window.innerWidth <= hideRhsThreshold) {
-            dis.dispatch({ action: 'hide_right_panel' });
-        }
-        if (this._windowWidth <= showRhsThreshold && window.innerWidth > showRhsThreshold) {
-            dis.dispatch({ action: 'show_right_panel' });
-        }
 
         this.state.resizeNotifier.notifyWindowResized();
         this._windowWidth = window.innerWidth;