diff --git a/lib/widgets/app_drawer.dart b/lib/widgets/app_drawer.dart
index 6be8b0a1..9fa2c5aa 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app_drawer.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app_drawer.dart
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class _AppDrawerState extends State<AppDrawer>
   Animation<double> sizeAnimation;
   Animation<Offset> slideAnimation;
 
-  bool repoChooserVisible = false;
-
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
@@ -126,11 +124,7 @@ class _AppDrawerState extends State<AppDrawer>
         padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
         children: <Widget>[
           AppDrawerHeader(
-            showRepoList: repoChooserVisible,
             repoListToggled: () {
-              setState(() {
-                repoChooserVisible = !repoChooserVisible;
-              });
               if (animController.isCompleted) {
                 animController.reverse(from: 1.0);
               } else {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/app_drawer_header.dart b/lib/widgets/app_drawer_header.dart
index 7d14526f..0ed3a6b2 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app_drawer_header.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app_drawer_header.dart
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ import 'package:gitjournal/settings.dart';
 
 class AppDrawerHeader extends StatelessWidget {
   final Func0<void> repoListToggled;
-  final bool showRepoList;
 
   AppDrawerHeader({
     @required this.repoListToggled,
-    @required this.showRepoList,
   });
 
   @override
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ class AppDrawerHeader extends StatelessWidget {
     );
 
     var currentRepo = _CurrentRepo(
-      showRepoList: showRepoList,
       repoListToggled: repoListToggled,
     );
 
@@ -78,11 +75,9 @@ class AppDrawerHeader extends StatelessWidget {
 class _CurrentRepo extends StatefulWidget {
   const _CurrentRepo({
     Key key,
-    @required this.showRepoList,
     @required this.repoListToggled,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
-  final bool showRepoList;
   final Func0<void> repoListToggled;
 
   @override