diff --git a/frontend/layout/lib/TileLayout.tsx b/frontend/layout/lib/TileLayout.tsx
index 80d674c9e..1ef408e70 100644
--- a/frontend/layout/lib/TileLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/layout/lib/TileLayout.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ function TileLayoutComponent({ tabAtom, contents, getCursorPoint }: TileLayoutPr
     // `animate` will be disabled until after the transforms have all applied the first time.
     const [animate, setAnimate] = useState(false);
     useEffect(() => {
-        setReady(false);
         setTimeout(() => {
             setAnimate(true);
             setReady(true);