diff --git a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.pcss b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.pcss
index 6aede8e98e..46d1b99617 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.pcss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.pcss
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
     flex-direction: column;
     max-width: 50%;
     position: relative;
-
-    /* Contain the amount of layers rendered by constraining what actually needs re-layering via css */
-    contain: layout paint;
 }
 
 .mx_LeftPanel_wrapper,