diff --git a/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue b/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue
index 20587e3bc..86e74c2a1 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
 
     const sidebar = ref<boolean>(false);
     onMounted(() => {
-      sidebar.value = display.mdAndUp.value;
+      sidebar.value = display.lgAndUp.value;
     });
 
     function cookbookAsLink(cookbook: ReadCookBook): SideBarLink {
diff --git a/frontend/components/Layout/LayoutParts/AppSidebar.vue b/frontend/components/Layout/LayoutParts/AppSidebar.vue
index ef3fb3db6..7213415ac 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Layout/LayoutParts/AppSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Layout/LayoutParts/AppSidebar.vue
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { useWindowSize } from "@vueuse/core";
 import { useLoggedInState } from "~/composables/use-logged-in-state";
 import type { SidebarLinks } from "~/types/application-types";
 import UserAvatar from "~/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
@@ -160,20 +159,6 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
       get: () => props.modelValue,
       set: value => context.emit("update:modelValue", value),
     });
-    watch(showDrawer, () => {
-      if (window.innerWidth < 760 && state.hasOpenedBefore === false) {
-        state.hasOpenedBefore = true;
-      }
-    });
-    const { width: wWidth } = useWindowSize();
-    watch(wWidth, (w) => {
-      if (w > 760) {
-        showDrawer.value = true;
-      }
-      else {
-        showDrawer.value = false;
-      }
-    });
 
     const allLinks = computed(() => [...props.topLink, ...(props.secondaryLinks || [])]);
     function initDropdowns() {
diff --git a/frontend/layouts/admin.vue b/frontend/layouts/admin.vue
index cb29e8e9f..9ef66dfb0 100644
--- a/frontend/layouts/admin.vue
+++ b/frontend/layouts/admin.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const { $globals } = useNuxtApp();
 
 const sidebar = ref<boolean>(false);
 onMounted(() => {
-  sidebar.value = !display.md.value;
+  sidebar.value = display.lgAndUp.value;
 });
 
 const topLinks: SidebarLinks = [