diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/App/Data.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/App/Data.elm
index 9a2c15dd..ca2b362c 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/App/Data.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/App/Data.elm
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ init key url flags_ settings =
             Page.Dashboard.Data.init flags
 
         searchViewMode =
-            if settings.sideMenuVisible then
-                Page.Search.Data.SearchView
-
-            else
-                Page.Search.Data.SimpleView
+            Page.Search.Data.SearchView
     in
     ( { flags = flags
       , key = key
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm
index e24b2e2a..694eff8f 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ initSelectViewModel flags =
 
 
 type ViewMode
-    = SimpleView
-    | SearchView
+    = SearchView
     | SelectView SelectViewModel
     | PublishView Comp.PublishItems.Model
 
@@ -149,9 +148,6 @@ init flags viewMode =
 menuCollapsed : Model -> Bool
 menuCollapsed model =
     case model.viewMode of
-        SimpleView ->
-            True
-
         SearchView ->
             False
 
@@ -165,9 +161,6 @@ menuCollapsed model =
 selectActive : Model -> Bool
 selectActive model =
     case model.viewMode of
-        SimpleView ->
-            False
-
         SearchView ->
             False
 
@@ -181,9 +174,6 @@ selectActive model =
 editActive : Model -> Bool
 editActive model =
     case model.viewMode of
-        SimpleView ->
-            False
-
         SearchView ->
             False
 
@@ -203,7 +193,6 @@ type Msg
     | ItemSearchResp Bool (Result Http.Error ItemLightList)
     | ItemSearchAddResp (Result Http.Error ItemLightList)
     | DoSearch SearchType
-    | ToggleSearchMenu
     | ToggleSelectView
     | LoadMore
     | SetBasicSearch String
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm
index b614ddad..83dde95c 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm
@@ -276,34 +276,10 @@ update bookmarkId mId key flags texts settings msg model =
             else
                 doSearch param model
 
-        ToggleSearchMenu ->
-            let
-                nextView =
-                    case model.viewMode of
-                        SimpleView ->
-                            SearchView
-
-                        SearchView ->
-                            SimpleView
-
-                        SelectView _ ->
-                            SimpleView
-
-                        PublishView q ->
-                            PublishView q
-            in
-            withSub
-                ( { model | viewMode = nextView }
-                , Cmd.none
-                )
-
         ToggleSelectView ->
             let
                 ( nextView, cmd ) =
                     case model.viewMode of
-                        SimpleView ->
-                            ( SelectView <| initSelectViewModel flags, loadEditModel flags )
-
                         SearchView ->
                             ( SelectView <| initSelectViewModel flags, loadEditModel flags )
 
@@ -644,11 +620,7 @@ update bookmarkId mId key flags texts settings msg model =
                                     SelectView { svm | mergeModel = result.model }
 
                                 Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeMerged ->
-                                    if settings.sideMenuVisible then
-                                        SearchView
-
-                                    else
-                                        SimpleView
+                                    SearchView
 
                         model_ =
                             { model | viewMode = nextView }
@@ -836,17 +808,10 @@ update bookmarkId mId key flags texts settings msg model =
         UiSettingsUpdated ->
             let
                 defaultViewMode =
-                    if settings.sideMenuVisible then
-                        SearchView
-
-                    else
-                        SimpleView
+                    SearchView
 
                 viewMode =
                     case model.viewMode of
-                        SimpleView ->
-                            defaultViewMode
-
                         SearchView ->
                             defaultViewMode
 
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm
index 8977bae4..534c2707 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ mainView texts flags settings model =
                             (publishResults texts settings flags model pm)
                         ]
 
-                SimpleView ->
-                    Nothing
-
                 SearchView ->
                     Nothing
     in
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ mainView texts flags settings model =
 
 
 bookmarkQueryWidget : Texts -> UiSettings -> Flags -> Model -> List (Html Msg)
-bookmarkQueryWidget texts settings flags model =
+bookmarkQueryWidget texts _ _ model =
     case model.topWidgetModel of
         BookmarkQuery m ->
             [ div [ class "px-2 mb-4 border-l border-r border-b dark:border-slate-600" ]
@@ -136,7 +133,7 @@ itemMergeView texts settings svm =
 
 
 publishResults : Texts -> UiSettings -> Flags -> Model -> Comp.PublishItems.Model -> List (Html Msg)
-publishResults texts settings flags model pm =
+publishResults texts settings flags _ pm =
     [ Html.map PublishViewMsg
         (Comp.PublishItems.view texts.publishItems settings flags pm)
     ]
@@ -188,9 +185,6 @@ confirmModal texts model =
 itemsBar : Texts -> Flags -> UiSettings -> Model -> List (Html Msg)
 itemsBar texts flags settings model =
     case model.viewMode of
-        SimpleView ->
-            [ defaultMenuBar texts flags settings model ]
-
         SearchView ->
             [ defaultMenuBar texts flags settings model ]