diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomBreadcrumbs.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomBreadcrumbs.scss
index 7e7ab5f23b..715851f615 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomBreadcrumbs.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomBreadcrumbs.scss
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ limitations under the License.
     height: 42px;
     padding: 8px;
     padding-bottom: 0;
-    overflow-x: visible;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
 
+    // Autohide the scrollbar
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    &:hover {
+        overflow-x: visible;
+    }
+
     .mx_AutoHideScrollbar_offset {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: row;
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js
index 314b2912cd..da3d4cf37d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-'use strict';
 import React from "react";
 import dis from "../../../dispatcher";
 import MatrixClientPeg from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";