diff --git a/site/src/components/ScrollArea/ScrollArea.tsx b/site/src/components/ScrollArea/ScrollArea.tsx
index dbb0721a19..e9bb345847 100644
--- a/site/src/components/ScrollArea/ScrollArea.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/ScrollArea/ScrollArea.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * @see {@link https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components/scroll-area}
  */
 import { ScrollArea as ScrollAreaPrimitive } from "radix-ui";
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { cn } from "#/utils/cn";
 
 interface ScrollAreaProps
@@ -29,32 +28,12 @@ export const ScrollArea: React.FC<ScrollAreaProps> = ({
 	children,
 	...props
 }) => {
-	const viewportRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		const el = viewportRef.current;
-		if (!el || orientation === "vertical") return;
-		const handleWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
-			if (Math.abs(e.deltaY) <= Math.abs(e.deltaX)) return;
-			if (el.scrollWidth <= el.clientWidth) return;
-			if (el.scrollHeight > el.clientHeight) return;
-			const maxLeft = el.scrollWidth - el.clientWidth;
-			if (e.deltaY > 0 && el.scrollLeft >= maxLeft) return;
-			if (e.deltaY < 0 && el.scrollLeft <= 0) return;
-			e.preventDefault();
-			el.scrollBy({ left: e.deltaY, behavior: "smooth" });
-		};
-		el.addEventListener("wheel", handleWheel, { passive: false });
-		return () => el.removeEventListener("wheel", handleWheel);
-	}, [orientation]);
-
 	return (
 		<ScrollAreaPrimitive.Root
 			className={cn("relative overflow-hidden", className)}
 			{...props}
 		>
 			<ScrollAreaPrimitive.Viewport
-				ref={viewportRef}
 				tabIndex={viewportTabIndex}
 				className={cn("h-full w-full rounded-[inherit]", viewportClassName)}
 			>
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/Response.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/Response.stories.tsx
index 622c65eee4..c40598ca08 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/Response.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/Response.stories.tsx
@@ -151,46 +151,11 @@ export const LongLineFencedBlock: Story = {
 		if (!viewport) {
 			throw new Error("Expected a horizontally scrollable viewport.");
 		}
-		viewport.dispatchEvent(
-			new WheelEvent("wheel", { deltaY: 200, bubbles: true, cancelable: true }),
-		);
+		viewport.scrollLeft = 200;
 		await waitFor(() => expect(viewport.scrollLeft).toBeGreaterThan(0));
 	},
 };
 
-export const LongLineFencedBlockWheelEdges: Story = {
-	args: {
-		children: longLineCodeBlockMarkdown,
-	},
-	play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
-		await expectCodeBlock(canvasElement, /apiUrl/);
-		const viewport = [
-			...canvasElement.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
-				"[data-radix-scroll-area-viewport]",
-			),
-		].find((v) => v.scrollWidth > v.clientWidth);
-		if (!viewport) {
-			throw new Error("Expected a horizontally scrollable viewport.");
-		}
-		const dispatchWheel = (deltaY: number) => {
-			const event = new WheelEvent("wheel", {
-				deltaY,
-				bubbles: true,
-				cancelable: true,
-			});
-			viewport.dispatchEvent(event);
-			return event.defaultPrevented;
-		};
-		const maxLeft = viewport.scrollWidth - viewport.clientWidth;
-		viewport.scrollLeft = Math.floor(maxLeft / 2);
-		expect(dispatchWheel(200)).toBe(true);
-		viewport.scrollLeft = maxLeft;
-		expect(dispatchWheel(200)).toBe(false);
-		viewport.scrollLeft = 0;
-		expect(dispatchWheel(-200)).toBe(false);
-	},
-};
-
 export const MarkdownAndLinksLight: Story = {
 	globals: {
 		theme: "light",
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/tools/Tool.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/tools/Tool.stories.tsx
index a3295b5f63..4dfca5ce45 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/tools/Tool.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatElements/tools/Tool.stories.tsx
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ export const ReadFileTallAndWide: Story = {
 			canvas.getByRole("button", { name: /Read config.ts/i }),
 		);
 		await expectDiffText(canvasElement, "apiUrl");
-		const viewport = await waitFor(() => {
+		await waitFor(() => {
 			const target = [
 				...canvasElement.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
 					"[data-radix-scroll-area-viewport]",
@@ -2102,13 +2102,7 @@ export const ReadFileTallAndWide: Story = {
 			if (!target) {
 				throw new Error("Expected a viewport overflowing on both axes.");
 			}
-			return target;
 		});
-		viewport.dispatchEvent(
-			new WheelEvent("wheel", { deltaY: 200, bubbles: true, cancelable: true }),
-		);
-		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 400));
-		expect(viewport.scrollLeft).toBe(0);
 	},
 };