diff --git a/src/components/Layout/TopNav/TopNav.tsx b/src/components/Layout/TopNav/TopNav.tsx
index d45da525850..16fdaa21fba 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/TopNav/TopNav.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/TopNav/TopNav.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ export default function TopNav({
   const asPath = usePathname() || '/';
   const [openMenuPath, setOpenMenuPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [showSearch, setShowSearch] = useState(false);
-  const [isScrolled, setIsScrolled] = useState(false);
   const scrollParentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   // Deriving from the path hides the menu as soon as a navigation commits.
   // Forget the path afterwards, so going Back doesn't reopen the menu.
@@ -211,24 +210,6 @@ export default function TopNav({
     };
   }, []);
 
-  const scrollDetectorRef = useRef(null);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
-      (entries) => {
-        entries.forEach((entry) => {
-          setIsScrolled(!entry.isIntersecting);
-        });
-      },
-      {
-        root: null,
-        rootMargin: `0px 0px`,
-        threshold: 0,
-      }
-    );
-    observer.observe(scrollDetectorRef.current!);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, []);
-
   const onOpenSearch = useCallback(() => {
     startTransition(() => {
       setShowSearch(true);
@@ -245,7 +226,6 @@ export default function TopNav({
         onOpen={onOpenSearch}
         onClose={onCloseSearch}
       />
-      <div ref={scrollDetectorRef} />
       <div
         className={cn(
           isMenuOpen
@@ -254,8 +234,8 @@ export default function TopNav({
         )}>
         <nav
           className={cn(
-            'duration-300 backdrop-filter backdrop-blur-lg backdrop-saturate-200 transition-shadow bg-opacity-90 items-center w-full flex justify-between bg-wash dark:bg-wash-dark dark:bg-opacity-95 px-1.5 lg:pe-5 lg:ps-4 z-40',
-            {'dark:shadow-nav-dark shadow-nav': isScrolled || isMenuOpen}
+            'items-center w-full flex justify-between bg-wash dark:bg-wash-dark px-1.5 lg:pe-5 lg:ps-4 z-40',
+            isMenuOpen && 'dark:shadow-nav-dark shadow-nav'
           )}>
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between w-full h-16 gap-0 sm:gap-3">
             <div className="flex flex-row 3xl:flex-1 items-centers">