diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
index 79e44c98ee..0e2d171f20 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 page_element = <UserSettings
                     onClose={this.props.onUserSettingsClose}
                     brand={this.props.config.brand}
-                    collapsedRhs={this.props.collapse_rhs}
                     enableLabs={this.props.config.enableLabs}
                     referralBaseUrl={this.props.config.referralBaseUrl}
                     teamToken={this.props.teamToken}
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
                     this.props.config.teamServerConfig.teamServerURL : null;
 
                 page_element = <HomePage
-                    collapsedRhs={this.props.collapse_rhs}
                     teamServerUrl={teamServerUrl}
                     teamToken={this.props.teamToken}
                     homePageUrl={this.props.config.welcomePageUrl}
diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index 5ac2e77256..fc13f0bdcf 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // The base URL to use in the referral link. Defaults to window.location.origin.
         referralBaseUrl: React.PropTypes.string,
 
-        // true if RightPanel is collapsed
-        collapsedRhs: React.PropTypes.bool,
-
         // Team token for the referral link. If falsy, the referral section will
         // not appear
         teamToken: React.PropTypes.string,
@@ -1164,7 +1161,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             <div className="mx_UserSettings">
                 <SimpleRoomHeader
                     title={ _t("Settings") }
-                    collapsedRhs={ this.props.collapsedRhs }
                     onCancelClick={ this.props.onClose }
                 />
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js
index 44ec7c29aa..8c06d71b6f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-'use strict';
-
 import React from 'react';
-import dis from '../../../dispatcher';
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 import sdk from '../../../index';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
@@ -45,17 +42,10 @@ export default React.createClass({
         title: React.PropTypes.string,
         onCancelClick: React.PropTypes.func,
 
-        // is the RightPanel collapsed?
-        collapsedRhs: React.PropTypes.bool,
-
         // `src` to a TintableSvg. Optional.
         icon: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
-    onShowRhsClick: function(ev) {
-        dis.dispatch({ action: 'show_right_panel' });
-    },
-
     render: function() {
         let cancelButton;
         let icon;
@@ -70,25 +60,12 @@ export default React.createClass({
             />;
         }
 
-        let showRhsButton;
-        /* // don't bother cluttering things up with this for now.
-        const TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
-
-        if (this.props.collapsedRhs) {
-            showRhsButton =
-                <div className="mx_RoomHeader_button" style={{ float: 'right' }} onClick={this.onShowRhsClick} title=">">
-                    <TintableSvg src="img/minimise.svg" width="10" height="16"/>
-                </div>
-        }
-        */
-
         return (
             <div className="mx_RoomHeader" >
                 <div className="mx_RoomHeader_wrapper">
                     <div className="mx_RoomHeader_simpleHeader">
                         { icon }
                         { this.props.title }
-                        { showRhsButton }
                         { cancelButton }
                     </div>
                 </div>