diff --git a/common/app/Panes/Panes.jsx b/common/app/Panes/Panes.jsx
index 9c0cf95372..dc8573b4e0 100644
--- a/common/app/Panes/Panes.jsx
+++ b/common/app/Panes/Panes.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   panesSelector,
   panesByNameSelector,
   panesMounted,
-  heightSelector,
   widthSelector
 } from './redux';
 import Pane from './Pane.jsx';
@@ -16,9 +15,8 @@ import Divider from './Divider.jsx';
 const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
   panesSelector,
   panesByNameSelector,
-  heightSelector,
   widthSelector,
-  (panes, panesByName, height) => {
+  (panes, panesByName) => {
     let lastDividerPosition = 0;
     return {
       panes: panes
@@ -33,8 +31,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
             left: index === 0 ? 0 : left,
             right: index + 1 === numOfPanes ? 0 : 100 - dividerLeft
           };
-        }, {}),
-      height
+        }, {})
     };
   }
 );
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
 const mapDispatchToProps = { panesMounted };
 
 const propTypes = {
-  height: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   panes: PropTypes.array,
   panesMounted: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   render: PropTypes.func.isRequired
@@ -83,9 +79,8 @@ export class Panes extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { height } = this.props;
     const outerStyle = {
-      height,
+      height: '100%',
       position: 'relative',
       width: '100%'
     };
diff --git a/common/app/Panes/redux/index.js b/common/app/Panes/redux/index.js
index 02a7f028c6..f338ddcfff 100644
--- a/common/app/Panes/redux/index.js
+++ b/common/app/Panes/redux/index.js
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ export const types = createTypes([
   'dividerClicked',
   'dividerMoved',
   'mouseReleased',
-  'windowResized',
-
-  // commands
-  'hidePane',
-  'updateNavHeight'
+  'windowResized'
 ], ns);
 
 export const panesMapUpdated = createAction(
@@ -49,24 +45,14 @@ export const dividerMoved = createAction(types.dividerMoved);
 export const mouseReleased = createAction(types.mouseReleased);
 export const windowResized = createAction(types.windowResized);
 
-// commands
-export const hidePane = createAction(types.hidePane);
-export const updateNavHeight = createAction(types.updateNavHeight);
-
 const defaultState = {
-  height: 600,
   width: 800,
-  navHeight: 50,
   panes: [],
   panesByName: {},
   panesMap: {},
   pressedDivider: null
 };
 export const getNS = state => state[ns];
-export const heightSelector = state => {
-  const { navHeight, height } = getNS(state);
-  return height - navHeight;
-};
 
 export const panesSelector = state => getNS(state).panes;
 export const panesByNameSelector = state => getNS(state).panesByName;
@@ -142,9 +128,8 @@ export default function createPanesAspects({ createPanesMap }) {
           };
         },
         [types.mouseReleased]: state => ({ ...state, pressedDivider: null }),
-        [types.windowResized]: (state, { payload: { height, width } }) => ({
+        [types.windowResized]: (state, { payload: { width } }) => ({
           ...state,
-          height,
           width
         }),
         // used to clear bin buttons
@@ -153,10 +138,6 @@ export default function createPanesAspects({ createPanesMap }) {
           panes: [],
           panesByName: {},
           pressedDivider: null
-        }),
-        [types.updateNavHeight]: (state, { payload: navHeight }) => ({
-          ...state,
-          navHeight
         })
       }),
       defaultState
diff --git a/common/app/Panes/redux/window-epic.js b/common/app/Panes/redux/window-epic.js
index 68a92512db..40df25aa47 100644
--- a/common/app/Panes/redux/window-epic.js
+++ b/common/app/Panes/redux/window-epic.js
@@ -10,12 +10,10 @@ export default function windowEpic(actions, _, { window }) {
   return actions::ofType(types.panesMounted)
     .switchMap(() => {
       return Observable.fromEvent(window, 'resize', () => windowResized({
-        width: window.innerWidth,
-        height: window.innerHeight
+        width: window.innerWidth
       }))
         .startWith(windowResized({
-          width: window.innerWidth,
-          height: window.innerHeight
+          width: window.innerWidth
         }));
     });
 }