diff --git a/lib/widgets/app_bar_menu_button.dart b/lib/widgets/app_bar_menu_button.dart
index d17a11d3..21db6356 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app_bar_menu_button.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app_bar_menu_button.dart
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:badges/badges.dart';
-
-import 'package:gitjournal/state_container.dart';
-import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 class GJAppBarMenuButton extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    var container = Provider.of<StateContainer>(context);
-    final appState = container.appState;
-
-    bool shouldShowBadge =
-        !appState.remoteGitRepoConfigured && appState.hasJournalEntries;
-    var appBarMenuButton = BadgeIconButton(
+    var appBarMenuButton = IconButton(
       key: const ValueKey("DrawerButton"),
       icon: const Icon(Icons.menu),
-      itemCount: shouldShowBadge ? 1 : 0,
       onPressed: () {
         Scaffold.of(context).openDrawer();
       },