diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
index e160f05f8..eeaa1411f 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
@@ -1143,30 +1143,20 @@ export function LibraryItemsLayout(
           }}
           style={{ height: '100%', width: '100%' }}
         >
-          {!props.isValidating && props.items.length == 0 ? (
-            <EmptyLibrary
-              layoutType={props.layout}
-              searchTerm={props.searchTerm}
-              onAddLinkClicked={() => {
-                props.setShowAddLinkModal(true)
-              }}
-            />
-          ) : (
-            <LibraryItems
-              items={props.items}
-              layout={props.layout}
-              viewer={props.viewer}
-              isChecked={props.isChecked}
-              setIsChecked={props.setIsChecked}
-              gridContainerRef={props.gridContainerRef}
-              setShowEditTitleModal={props.setShowEditTitleModal}
-              setLinkToEdit={props.setLinkToEdit}
-              setShowUnsubscribeConfirmation={setShowUnsubscribeConfirmation}
-              setLinkToUnsubscribe={props.setLinkToUnsubscribe}
-              actionHandler={props.actionHandler}
-              multiSelectMode={props.multiSelectMode}
-            />
-          )}
+          <LibraryItems
+            items={props.items}
+            layout={props.layout}
+            viewer={props.viewer}
+            isChecked={props.isChecked}
+            setIsChecked={props.setIsChecked}
+            gridContainerRef={props.gridContainerRef}
+            setShowEditTitleModal={props.setShowEditTitleModal}
+            setLinkToEdit={props.setLinkToEdit}
+            setShowUnsubscribeConfirmation={setShowUnsubscribeConfirmation}
+            setLinkToUnsubscribe={props.setLinkToUnsubscribe}
+            actionHandler={props.actionHandler}
+            multiSelectMode={props.multiSelectMode}
+          />
           <HStack
             distribution="center"
             css={{ width: '100%', mt: '$2', mb: '$4' }}
diff --git a/packages/web/stories/EmptyLibrary.stories.tsx b/packages/web/stories/EmptyLibrary.stories.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a690ad1d8..000000000
--- a/packages/web/stories/EmptyLibrary.stories.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { ComponentStory, ComponentMeta } from '@storybook/react'
-import { EmptyLibrary } from '../components/templates/homeFeed/EmptyLibrary'
-
-export default {
-  title: 'Components/EmptyLibraryStory',
-  component: EmptyLibrary,
-  argTypes: {
-    position: {
-      description: 'The empty library component',
-      control: { type: 'select' },
-    },
-  },
-} as ComponentMeta<typeof EmptyLibrary>
-
-export const EmptyLibraryStory: ComponentStory<typeof EmptyLibrary> = (
-  args: any
-) => {
-  return (
-    <EmptyLibrary
-      layoutType="GRID_LAYOUT"
-      searchTerm=""
-      onAddLinkClicked={() => {
-        console.log('onAddLinkClicked')
-      }}
-    />
-  )
-}