diff --git a/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs b/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs
index de3af65d58..cfde0ce9fb 100644
--- a/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs
@@ -4335,19 +4335,7 @@ impl OutlinePanel {
         {
             return None;
         }
-
-        let scroll_handle = self.scroll_handle.0.borrow();
-        let longest_item_width = scroll_handle
-            .last_item_size
-            .filter(|size| size.contents.width > size.item.width)?
-            .contents
-            .width
-            .0 as f64;
-        if longest_item_width < scroll_handle.base_handle.bounds().size.width.0 as f64 {
-            return None;
-        }
-
-        Some(
+        Scrollbar::horizontal(self.horizontal_scrollbar_state.clone()).map(|scrollbar| {
             div()
                 .occlude()
                 .id("project-panel-horizontal-scroll")
@@ -4384,12 +4372,8 @@ impl OutlinePanel {
                 .bottom_0()
                 .h(px(12.))
                 .cursor_default()
-                .when(self.width.is_some(), |this| {
-                    this.children(Scrollbar::horizontal(
-                        self.horizontal_scrollbar_state.clone(),
-                    ))
-                }),
-        )
+                .child(scrollbar)
+        })
     }
 
     fn should_show_scrollbar(cx: &App) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
index a188546dfa..9b8992fc6c 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -4340,19 +4340,7 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
         {
             return None;
         }
-
-        let scroll_handle = self.scroll_handle.0.borrow();
-        let longest_item_width = scroll_handle
-            .last_item_size
-            .filter(|size| size.contents.width > size.item.width)?
-            .contents
-            .width
-            .0 as f64;
-        if longest_item_width < scroll_handle.base_handle.bounds().size.width.0 as f64 {
-            return None;
-        }
-
-        Some(
+        Scrollbar::horizontal(self.horizontal_scrollbar_state.clone()).map(|scrollbar| {
             div()
                 .occlude()
                 .id("project-panel-horizontal-scroll")
@@ -4389,12 +4377,8 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
                 .bottom_1()
                 .h(px(12.))
                 .cursor_default()
-                .when(self.width.is_some(), |this| {
-                    this.children(Scrollbar::horizontal(
-                        self.horizontal_scrollbar_state.clone(),
-                    ))
-                }),
-        )
+                .child(scrollbar)
+        })
     }
 
     fn dispatch_context(&self, window: &Window, cx: &Context<Self>) -> KeyContext {