diff --git a/templates/widgets/asidenav.julius b/templates/widgets/asidenav.julius
index 843f2eba9..772e1b455 100644
--- a/templates/widgets/asidenav.julius
+++ b/templates/widgets/asidenav.julius
@@ -19,21 +19,6 @@
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
 
   var asidenavEl = document.querySelector('.main__aside');
-  var mainContentEl = document.querySelector('.main__content');
-
-  function adjustHeight() {
-    window.requestAnimationFrame(function() {
-      asidenavEl.style.height = mainContentEl.clientHeight + 'px';
-    });
-  }
-
-  // unbeknownst to the user (below the fold),  this happes slightly delayed
-  // because of dynamic changes to the styles inside the main__content
-  setTimeout(function() {
-    adjustHeight();
-  }, 10);
-
-  window.addEventListener('resize', adjustHeight);
 
   window.utils.aside(asidenavEl);
 
diff --git a/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius b/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius
index 781bd1742..a9bb88576 100644
--- a/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius
+++ b/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   min-height: calc(100% - var(--header-height));
   transition: all .2s ease-out;
   width: 24%;
+  height: 100%;
 }
 
 /* maximum width of 300px for wide screens */