diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
index f2b03c880..131407525 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public abstract class NavigationBaseActivity extends BaseActivity
         drawerLayout.addDrawerListener(toggle);
         toggle.setDrawerIndicatorEnabled(true);
         toggle.syncState();
-        setDrawerPaneWidth();
         setUserName();
         Menu nav_Menu = navigationView.getMenu();
         View headerLayout = navigationView.getHeaderView(0);
@@ -147,16 +146,6 @@ public abstract class NavigationBaseActivity extends BaseActivity
         getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
     }
 
-    private void setDrawerPaneWidth() {
-        ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = navigationView.getLayoutParams();
-        // set width to lowerBound of 70% of the screen size in portrait mode
-        // set width to lowerBound of 50% of the screen size in landscape mode
-        int percentageWidth = getResources().getInteger(R.integer.drawer_width);
-
-        params.width = (getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels * percentageWidth) / 100;
-        navigationView.setLayoutParams(params);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull final MenuItem item) {
         final int itemId = item.getItemId();