diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index e8a95a743e..907c16d235 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -3099,12 +3099,11 @@ a.subduedΓÇÄ {
   top: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   z-index: 0;
-  overflow-y: scroll;
+  overflow: hidden;
   min-height: 100%;
   max-height: 100%;
   width: 270px;
-  background-color: #fff;
-  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; }
+  background-color: #fff; }
 
 .menu-content {
   box-shadow: -1px 0px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 1px 0px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html b/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html
index 9b28138cc3..7aa2777135 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/sideMenu.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <div ng-controller="MenuCtrl">
       <side-menu>
         <pane side-menu-content>
-          <header class="bar bar-header bar-positive">
+          <header class="bar bar-header bar-assertive">
             <button class="button button-icon" ng-click="openLeft()"><i class="icon ion-navicon"></i></button>
             <h1 class="title">Slide me</h1>
           </header>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           </div>
         </pane>
         <menu side="left">
-          <header class="bar bar-header bar-primary">
+          <header class="bar bar-header bar-assertive">
             <h1 class="title">Left</h1>
           </header>
           <content has-header="true">
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           </content>
         </menu>
         <menu side="right">
-          <header class="bar bar-header bar-primary">
+          <header class="bar bar-header bar-assertive">
             <h1 class="title">Right</h1>
           </header>
           <content has-header="true">
diff --git a/scss/_menu.scss b/scss/_menu.scss
index 93c500ad92..d73a8de834 100644
--- a/scss/_menu.scss
+++ b/scss/_menu.scss
@@ -11,15 +11,13 @@
   bottom: 0;
   z-index: 0;
 
-  // has to be scroll, not auto
-  overflow-y: scroll;
+  overflow: hidden;
   min-height: 100%;
   max-height: 100%;
   width: $menu-width;
 
   background-color: #fff;
 
-  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 }
 
 .menu-content {