diff --git a/sandbox/will/scroll.py b/sandbox/will/scroll.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d4b102201..000000000
--- a/sandbox/will/scroll.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-from textual import layout, events
-from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
-from textual.widgets import Button
-
-
-class ButtonsApp(App[str]):
-    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
-        yield layout.Vertical(
-            Button("default", id="foo"),
-            Button("Where there is a Will"),
-            Button("There is a Way"),
-            Button("There can be only one"),
-            Button.success("success", id="bar"),
-            layout.Horizontal(
-                Button("Where there is a Will"),
-                Button("There is a Way"),
-                Button("There can be only one"),
-                Button.warning("warning", id="baz"),
-                Button("Where there is a Will"),
-                Button("There is a Way"),
-                Button("There can be only one"),
-                id="scroll",
-            ),
-            Button.error("error", id="baz"),
-            Button("Where there is a Will"),
-            Button("There is a Way"),
-            Button("There can be only one"),
-        )
-
-    def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
-        self.app.bell()
-
-    async def on_key(self, event: events.Key) -> None:
-        await self.dispatch_key(event)
-
-    def key_d(self):
-        self.dark = not self.dark
-
-
-app = ButtonsApp(log_path="textual.log", css_path="buttons.css", watch_css=True)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    result = app.run()
-    print(repr(result))
diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index d48aa5f76..dcd079091 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         overflow_y = styles.overflow_y
         width, height = self.container_size
 
-        previous_show_vertical = self.show_vertical_scrollbar
-
         show_horizontal = self.show_horizontal_scrollbar
         if overflow_x == "hidden":
             show_horizontal = False
@@ -516,16 +514,6 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         elif overflow_y == "auto":
             show_vertical = self.virtual_size.height > height
 
-        # if (
-        #     not previous_show_vertical
-        #     and show_vertical
-        #     and show_horizontal
-        #     and overflow_x == "auto"
-        # ):
-        #     show_horizontal = (
-        #         self.virtual_size.width - styles.scrollbar_size_vertical > width
-        #     )
-
         self.show_horizontal_scrollbar = show_horizontal
         self.show_vertical_scrollbar = show_vertical
         self.horizontal_scrollbar.display = show_horizontal
@@ -909,8 +897,6 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
                 scroll_y = self.scroll_y
                 self.scroll_target_y = self.scroll_y = y
                 scrolled_y = scroll_y != self.scroll_y
-            # if scrolled_x or scrolled_y:
-            #     self.refresh(repaint=False, layout=False)
 
         return scrolled_x or scrolled_y