diff --git a/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/index.js b/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/index.js
index 19b58e26ab5c0b..61d6f67d4ef3e9 100644
--- a/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/index.js
+++ b/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { withDispatch, withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import './style.scss';
-import shortcuts from '../../../keyboard-shortcuts';
 
 const SidebarHeader = ( { children, className, closeLabel, closeSidebar, title } ) => {
 	return (
@@ -33,12 +32,6 @@ const SidebarHeader = ( { children, className, closeLabel, closeSidebar, title }
 			</div>
 			<div className={ classnames( 'components-panel__header edit-post-sidebar-header', className ) }>
 				{ children }
-				<IconButton
-					onClick={ closeSidebar }
-					icon="no-alt"
-					label={ closeLabel }
-					shortcut={ shortcuts.toggleSidebar.display }
-				/>
 			</div>
 		</Fragment>
 	);
diff --git a/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/style.scss b/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/style.scss
index 9350e87f0c2103..0ef7a188588f78 100644
--- a/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/style.scss
+++ b/edit-post/components/sidebar/sidebar-header/style.scss
@@ -14,20 +14,3 @@
 		display: none;
 	}
 }
-
-.components-panel__header.edit-post-sidebar-header {
-	padding-right: $panel-padding / 2;
-
-	.components-icon-button {
-		display: none;
-		margin-left: auto;
-
-		~ .components-icon-button {
-			margin-left: 0;
-		}
-
-		@include break-medium() {
-			display: flex;
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/edit-post/components/sidebar/style.scss b/edit-post/components/sidebar/style.scss
index f7c6cdb99e30b4..5393c18d561a06 100644
--- a/edit-post/components/sidebar/style.scss
+++ b/edit-post/components/sidebar/style.scss
@@ -151,15 +151,6 @@
 	padding-right: $panel-padding / 2;
 	border-top: 0;
 	margin-top: 0;
-
-	.components-icon-button {
-		display: none;
-		margin-left: auto;
-
-		@include break-medium() {
-			display: flex;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 .edit-post-sidebar__panel-tab {