diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
index 80e34d02cbb0365eec08e9704694abc7a34f0ae4..66698468dcb3de46c650856ed362b6a0222484cb 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 <!-- mobile nub, allowing for ooblique slicing in mobile -->
 <mobile-overlay
-  *ngIf="true || isMobile && viewerLoaded"
+  *ngIf="isMobile && viewerLoaded"
   [tunableProperties]="tunableMobileProperties"
   (deltaValue)="handleMobileOverlayEvent($event)">
   <div class="base" delta>