diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/menu-panel.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/menu-panel.hbs
index e937c49983b..bbb72a5736c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/menu-panel.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/menu-panel.hbs
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 {{#if visible}}
-  {{#if showClose}}
-    <div class='panel-header clearfix'>
-      <a href {{action "close"}} class='close-panel'>{{fa-icon 'times'}}</a>
-    </div>
-  {{/if}}
   <div class='panel-body'>
     <div class='panel-body-contents'>
       {{yield}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss
index 9eb27971447..284f0411ef0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   height: 100%;
   .panel-body {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 40px;
+    top: 3px;
     bottom: 37px;
     width: 96%;
   }