diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/profile/mod.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/profile/mod.rs
index 1bc1c2c2..ad89e24e 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/profile/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/profile/mod.rs
@@ -65,13 +65,7 @@ impl<'a, 'd> ProfileView<'a, 'd> {
 
     pub fn ui(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> Option<ProfileViewAction> {
         let scroll_id = ProfileView::scroll_id(self.col_id, self.pubkey);
-        let offset_id = scroll_id.with("scroll_offset");
-
-        let mut scroll_area = ScrollArea::vertical().id_salt(scroll_id);
-
-        if let Some(offset) = ui.data(|i| i.get_temp::<f32>(offset_id)) {
-            scroll_area = scroll_area.vertical_scroll_offset(offset);
-        }
+        let scroll_area = ScrollArea::vertical().id_salt(scroll_id);
 
         let output = scroll_area.show(ui, |ui| 's: {
             let mut action = None;
@@ -127,8 +121,6 @@ impl<'a, 'd> ProfileView<'a, 'd> {
             action
         });
 
-        ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(offset_id, output.state.offset.y));
-
         output.inner
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
index 0df55a97..fa8908e5 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
@@ -151,12 +151,6 @@ fn timeline_ui(
         .auto_shrink([false, false])
         .scroll_bar_visibility(ScrollBarVisibility::AlwaysVisible);
 
-    let offset_id = scroll_id.with("timeline_scroll_offset");
-
-    if let Some(offset) = ui.data(|i| i.get_temp::<f32>(offset_id)) {
-        scroll_area = scroll_area.vertical_scroll_offset(offset);
-    }
-
     if goto_top_resp.is_some_and(|r| r.clicked()) {
         scroll_area = scroll_area.vertical_scroll_offset(0.0);
     }
@@ -195,8 +189,6 @@ fn timeline_ui(
         .show(ui)
     });
 
-    ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(offset_id, scroll_output.state.offset.y));
-
     let at_top_after_scroll = scroll_output.state.offset.y == 0.0;
     let cur_show_top_button = ui.ctx().data(|d| d.get_temp::<bool>(show_top_button_id));
 
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/mod.rs b/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/mod.rs
index 81537ddc..5eb687f5 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/mod.rs
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ fn note_hitbox_id(
 
 fn maybe_note_hitbox(ui: &mut egui::Ui, hitbox_id: egui::Id) -> Option<Response> {
     ui.ctx()
-        .data_mut(|d| d.get_persisted(hitbox_id))
+        .data_mut(|d| d.get_temp(hitbox_id))
         .map(|note_size: Vec2| {
             // The hitbox should extend the entire width of the
             // container.  The hitbox height was cached last layout.