diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx b/apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx
index e695c5b76..e0e9e7120 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { memo, PropsWithChildren, useRef } from 'react';
+import { memo, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { Link, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { IoSwapVertical } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoSwapVertical';
 
 import { isLocalhost } from '../../../externals';
 import { navigatorConstants } from '../../../viewerConfig';
-import useClickOutside from '../../hooks/useClickOutside';
 import { useElectronEvent } from '../../hooks/useElectronEvent';
 import useInfo from '../../hooks-query/useInfo';
 import { useClientStore } from '../../stores/clientStore';
@@ -48,12 +47,8 @@ function NavigationMenu(props: NavigationMenuProps) {
   const { mirror, toggleMirror } = useViewOptionsStore();
   const location = useLocation();
 
-  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-
-  useClickOutside(menuRef, () => onClose);
-
   return createPortal(
-    <div id='navigation-menu-portal' ref={menuRef}>
+    <div id='navigation-menu-portal'>
       <RenameClientModal id={id} name={name} isOpen={isOpenRename} onClose={onCloseRename} />
       <Drawer placement='left' onClose={onClose} isOpen={isOpen} variant='ontime' data-testid='navigation__menu'>
         <DrawerOverlay />
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useClickOutside.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useClickOutside.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ea1f71c6..000000000
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useClickOutside.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { RefObject, useEffect } from 'react';
-
-type ClickOutsideEventHandler = (event: MouseEvent) => void;
-
-export default function useClickOutside<T extends HTMLElement = HTMLElement>(
-  ref: RefObject<T>,
-  callback: ClickOutsideEventHandler,
-) {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    function handleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
-      const element = ref?.current;
-
-      // Do nothing if clicking ref's element or descendent element
-      if (!element || element.contains(event.target as Node)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      callback(event);
-    }
-
-    document.addEventListener('click', handleClick);
-    return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener('click', handleClick);
-    };
-  }, [ref, callback]);
-}