diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
index 57e98e122..719aaea8b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@ body {
   background-image : image_url("pattern.png");
 }
 
-/* gross hax */
-#container {
-  position : absolute;
-  min-height : 100%;
-  width : 100%;
-
-  left : 0;
-  top : 0;
-}
-
 /* new link color */
 a { color : rgb(42,156,235)  }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
index 52ab0312d..f558be3a3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #profile {
-  height : 100%;
+  min-height : 100%;
 
   color : #fff;
   background : {