diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel2.tsx b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel2.tsx
index e92b0fa9ae..0875914b78 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel2.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel2.tsx
@@ -115,20 +115,12 @@ export default class LeftPanel2 extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     private handleStickyHeaders(list: HTMLDivElement) {
-        // TODO: Evaluate if this has any performance benefit or detriment.
-        // See https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/14035
-
         if (this.isDoingStickyHeaders) return;
         this.isDoingStickyHeaders = true;
-        if (window.requestAnimationFrame) {
-            window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-                this.doStickyHeaders(list);
-                this.isDoingStickyHeaders = false;
-            });
-        } else {
+        window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
             this.doStickyHeaders(list);
             this.isDoingStickyHeaders = false;
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     private doStickyHeaders(list: HTMLDivElement) {