diff --git a/src-web/components/EnvironmentActionsDropdown.tsx b/src-web/components/EnvironmentActionsDropdown.tsx
index a6e30d40..4ccf6551 100644
--- a/src-web/components/EnvironmentActionsDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/EnvironmentActionsDropdown.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export const EnvironmentActionsDropdown = memo(function EnvironmentActionsDropdo
   const showEnvironmentDialog = useCallback(() => {
     dialog.toggle({
       id: 'environment-editor',
-      hideX: true,
       noPadding: true,
       size: 'lg',
       className: 'h-[80vh]',
diff --git a/src-web/components/EnvironmentEditDialog.tsx b/src-web/components/EnvironmentEditDialog.tsx
index a121922d..52c43bc8 100644
--- a/src-web/components/EnvironmentEditDialog.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/EnvironmentEditDialog.tsx
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ export const EnvironmentEditDialog = function ({ initialEnvironment }: Props) {
             >
               Global Variables
             </SidebarButton>
-            <div className="px-2">
-              <Separator className="my-3"></Separator>
-            </div>
+            {environments.length > 0 && (
+              <div className="px-2">
+                <Separator className="my-3"></Separator>
+              </div>
+            )}
             {environments.map((e) => (
               <SidebarButton
                 key={e.id}
@@ -164,11 +166,6 @@ const EnvironmentEditor = function ({
       <HStack space={2} className="justify-between">
         <Heading className="w-full flex items-center">
           <div>{environment?.name ?? 'Global Variables'}</div>
-          {environment == null && (
-            <span className="pr-3 text-sm text-gray-600 pl-2 font-normal italic ml-auto">
-              Always available no matter which environment is active
-            </span>
-          )}
         </Heading>
       </HStack>
       <PairEditor
diff --git a/src-web/components/core/SplitLayout.tsx b/src-web/components/core/SplitLayout.tsx
index 64dc34a4..beb06fbb 100644
--- a/src-web/components/core/SplitLayout.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/core/SplitLayout.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import type { CSSProperties, MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLocalStorage } from 'react-use';
-import { useActiveRequestId } from '../../hooks/useActiveRequestId';
 import { useActiveWorkspaceId } from '../../hooks/useActiveWorkspaceId';
 import { clamp } from '../../lib/clamp';
 import { ResizeHandle } from '../ResizeHandle';
-import { HotKeyList } from './HotKeyList';
 
 interface SlotProps {
   orientation: 'horizontal' | 'vertical';
@@ -142,11 +140,6 @@ export function SplitLayout({
     [width, height, vertical, minHeightPx, setHeight, minWidthPx, setWidth],
   );
 
-  const activeRequestId = useActiveRequestId();
-  if (activeRequestId === null) {
-    return <HotKeyList hotkeys={['http_request.create', 'sidebar.toggle']} />;
-  }
-
   return (
     <div ref={containerRef} className={classNames(className, 'grid w-full h-full')} style={styles}>
       {firstSlot({ style: areaL, orientation: vertical ? 'vertical' : 'horizontal' })}