diff --git a/src/components/Upload/UploadButton.tsx b/src/components/Upload/UploadButton.tsx
index 6fec85220..26454e286 100644
--- a/src/components/Upload/UploadButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Upload/UploadButton.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import FileUploadOutlinedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/FileUploadOutlined';
 import { Button } from '@mui/material';
 import constants from 'utils/strings/constants';
 
-const Wrapper = styled('div')<{ isDisabled: boolean }>`
+const Wrapper = styled('div')`
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     transition: opacity 1s ease;
     cursor: pointer;
-    opacity: ${(props) => (props.isDisabled ? 0 : 1)};
     & .mobile-button {
         display: none;
     }
@@ -25,12 +24,11 @@ const Wrapper = styled('div')<{ isDisabled: boolean }>`
 `;
 
 interface Iprops {
-    isFirstFetch: boolean;
     openUploader: () => void;
 }
-function UploadButton({ isFirstFetch, openUploader }: Iprops) {
+function UploadButton({ openUploader }: Iprops) {
     return (
-        <Wrapper onClick={openUploader} isDisabled={isFirstFetch}>
+        <Wrapper onClick={openUploader}>
             <Button
                 className="desktop-button"
                 color="secondary"
diff --git a/src/components/pages/gallery/Navbar.tsx b/src/components/pages/gallery/Navbar.tsx
index 2648d5667..9eae71fba 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/gallery/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/gallery/Navbar.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import NavbarBase from 'components/Navbar/base';
 import SidebarToggler from 'components/Navbar/SidebarToggler';
 import { getNonTrashedUniqueUserFiles } from 'utils/file';
 import SearchBar from 'components/Search/SearchBar';
-import { FluidContainer } from 'components/Container';
-import { EnteLogo } from 'components/EnteLogo';
 import { Collection } from 'types/collection';
 import { EnteFile } from 'types/file';
 import { UpdateSearch } from 'types/search';
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ interface Iprops {
 }
 export function GalleryNavbar({
     openSidebar,
-    isFirstFetch,
     openUploader,
     isInSearchMode,
     collections,
@@ -35,27 +32,15 @@ export function GalleryNavbar({
     return (
         <NavbarBase sx={{ background: 'transparent', position: 'absolute' }}>
             {!isInSearchMode && <SidebarToggler openSidebar={openSidebar} />}
-
-            {isFirstFetch ? (
-                <FluidContainer style={{ justifyContent: 'center' }}>
-                    <EnteLogo />
-                </FluidContainer>
-            ) : (
-                <SearchBar
-                    isInSearchMode={isInSearchMode}
-                    setIsInSearchMode={setIsInSearchMode}
-                    collections={collections}
-                    files={getNonTrashedUniqueUserFiles(files)}
-                    setActiveCollection={setActiveCollection}
-                    updateSearch={updateSearch}
-                />
-            )}
-            {!isInSearchMode && (
-                <UploadButton
-                    isFirstFetch={isFirstFetch}
-                    openUploader={openUploader}
-                />
-            )}
+            <SearchBar
+                isInSearchMode={isInSearchMode}
+                setIsInSearchMode={setIsInSearchMode}
+                collections={collections}
+                files={getNonTrashedUniqueUserFiles(files)}
+                setActiveCollection={setActiveCollection}
+                updateSearch={updateSearch}
+            />
+            {!isInSearchMode && <UploadButton openUploader={openUploader} />}
         </NavbarBase>
     );
 }