diff --git a/src/public/app/components/mobile_screen_switcher.ts b/src/public/app/components/mobile_screen_switcher.ts
index 0a779f372..02780354c 100644
--- a/src/public/app/components/mobile_screen_switcher.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/components/mobile_screen_switcher.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ export default class MobileScreenSwitcherExecutor extends Component
     setActiveScreenCommand({screen}: CommandListenerData<"setActiveScreen">) {
         if (screen !== this.activeScreen) {
             this.activeScreen = screen;
-
-            if (screen === 'tree') {
-                const activeNoteContext = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext();
-
-                activeNoteContext.setEmpty();
-            }
-
             this.triggerEvent('activeScreenChanged', {activeScreen: screen});
         }
     }