diff --git a/src/components/app.js b/src/components/app.js
index 8dbfe32..08ad72a 100644
--- a/src/components/app.js
+++ b/src/components/app.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import AccountContainer     from '../containers/account-container';
 import EditorContainer      from '../containers/editor-container';
-import HeaderContainer      from '../containers/header-container';
 import TimelineContainer    from '../containers/timeline-container';
 
 export default class App extends React.Component {
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
   render() {
     return(
       <div className={`timeline_container ${process.platform}`}>
-        <HeaderContainer />
-
         <AccountContainer />
         <EditorContainer />
 
diff --git a/src/components/header.js b/src/components/header.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b754174..0000000
--- a/src/components/header.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
-
-export default class Header extends React.Component {
-  static propTypes = {
-    activeAccount:     PropTypes.object,
-    activeListId:      PropTypes.string,
-    activeSearchQuery: PropTypes.string,
-    onHomeClicked:     PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    onRefreshClicked:  PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    return(
-      <div className='header clearfix'>
-        <div className='button_wrapper'>
-          <div className='button home_button' onClick={this.props.onHomeClicked}>
-            <i className='fa fa-home'></i>
-          </div>
-          Home
-        </div>
-        <div className='button_wrapper'>
-          <div className='button refresh_button' onClick={this.props.onRefreshClicked}>
-            <i className='fa fa-refresh'></i>
-          </div>
-          Refresh
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/containers/header-container.js b/src/containers/header-container.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f736fe..0000000
--- a/src/containers/header-container.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import Actions       from '../actions';
-import Header        from '../components/header';
-import TimelineProxy from '../utils/timeline-proxy';
-import TwitterClient from '../utils/twitter-client';
-import { connect }   from 'react-redux';
-import { shell }     from 'electron';
-
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
-  let activeAccount = state.accounts[state.activeAccountIndex];
-  return {
-    activeAccount: activeAccount,
-    activeListId: activeAccount && state.activeListIdByUserId[activeAccount.id_str],
-    activeSearchQuery: activeAccount && state.searchQueryByUserId[activeAccount.id_str],
-  }
-}
-
-const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
-  const { dispatch } = dispatchProps;
-
-  const addTweet = (tweet, account, tab) => {
-    dispatch(Actions.addTweet(tweet, account, tab));
-  }
-
-  const refreshListsTab = (client) => {
-    if (stateProps.activeListId) {
-      client.listsStatuses(stateProps.activeListId, (tweets) => {
-        for (let tweet of tweets) {
-          addTweet(tweet, stateProps.activeAccount, 'lists');
-        }
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  const refreshSearchTab = (client) => {
-    if (stateProps.activeSearchQuery) {
-      client.searchTweets(stateProps.activeSearchQuery, (tweets) => {
-        for (let tweet of tweets) {
-          addTweet(tweet, stateProps.activeAccount, 'search');
-        }
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ...ownProps,
-    ...stateProps,
-    onHomeClicked: () => {
-      let url = `https://twitter.com/${stateProps.activeAccount.screenName}`;
-      shell.openExternal(url);
-    },
-    onRefreshClicked: () => {
-      let client = new TwitterClient(stateProps.activeAccount);
-      let proxy  = new TimelineProxy(addTweet, stateProps.activeAccount, true);
-
-      client.homeTimeline((tweets) => {
-        for (let tweet of tweets) {
-          proxy.addTweet(tweet);
-        }
-      });
-      refreshListsTab(client);
-      refreshSearchTab(client);
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-export default connect(mapStateToProps, null, mergeProps)(Header);
diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index ae9a696..790ca37 100644
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 @import "bootstrap";
 @import "font-awesome";
 
-$header_height: 46px;
 $editor_height: 47px;
 $tabs_height: 28px;
 $timeline_height: 640px;
@@ -32,54 +31,15 @@ body {
   user-select: none;
   -webkit-user-select: none;
 
-  .header {
-    position: fixed;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    background: linear-gradient(#e0e0e0, #cccbcc);
-    width: 100%;
-    height: $header_height;
-    z-index: 400;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #b4b4b4;
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.14);
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    padding: 5px 0 0 8px;
-
-    .button_wrapper {
-      float: left;
-      font-size: 11px;
-      text-align: center;
-      margin: 0 12px 0 4px;
-      color: #403638;
-    }
-
-    .button {
-      background: #fbfafb;
-      color: #606060;
-      font-size: 14px;
-      width: 38px;
-      margin: auto;
-      height: 24px;
-      padding-top: 4px;
-      border-radius: 3px;
-      border-bottom: 1px solid #b5b2b5;
-    }
-
-    .button:active {
-      background: #ccc;
-    }
-  }
-
   #account_selector {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 60px;
+    top: 14px;
     left: 16px;
   }
 
   .editor {
     position: fixed;
-    top: $header_height;
+    top: 0;
     left: 0;
     background: $white;
     width: 100%;
@@ -136,7 +96,7 @@ body {
 
   .tabs {
     position: fixed;
-    top: $header_height + $editor_height;
+    top: $editor_height;
     left: 0;
     background: #bbb;
     width: 100%;
@@ -190,19 +150,19 @@ body {
 
   .tweets {
     position: fixed;
-    top: $header_height + $editor_height + $tabs_height;
+    top: $editor_height + $tabs_height;
     left: 0;
     background: $white;
     width: 100%;
-    height: calc(100% - #{$header_height + $editor_height + $tabs_height});
+    height: calc(100% - #{$editor_height + $tabs_height});
     overflow: scroll;
     overflow-x: hidden;
     padding: 0;
     display: none;
 
     &.with_header {
-      height: calc(100% - #{$header_height + $editor_height + $tabs_height + $tweets_header_height});
-      top: $header_height + $editor_height + $tabs_height + $tweets_header_height;
+      height: calc(100% - #{$editor_height + $tabs_height + $tweets_header_height});
+      top: $editor_height + $tabs_height + $tweets_header_height;
     }
 
     &.active {
@@ -362,7 +322,7 @@ body {
 
   .tweets_header {
     position: absolute;
-    top: $header_height + $editor_height + $tabs_height;
+    top: $editor_height + $tabs_height;
     width: 100%;
     height: $tweets_header_height;
     background: linear-gradient(#efefef, #cccbcc);
@@ -402,7 +362,7 @@ body {
 
 .timeline_container.darwin {
   $title_bar_offset: 20px;
-  $header_height: $header_height + $title_bar_offset;
+  $header_height: $title_bar_offset;
 
   .header {
     height: $header_height;