diff --git a/js/widgets/panel.js b/js/widgets/panel.js
index 857a587a576..0e9e235d05d 100644
--- a/js/widgets/panel.js
+++ b/js/widgets/panel.js
@@ -172,18 +172,12 @@ $.widget( "mobile.panel", {
 				self._unfixPanel();
 				$.mobile.resetActivePageHeight( panelInnerHeight );
 			}
-			self._scrollIntoView( panelInnerHeight );
+			window.scrollTo( 0, $.mobile.defaultHomeScroll );
 		} else {
 			self._fixPanel();
 		}
 	},
 
-	_scrollIntoView: function( panelInnerHeight ) {
-		if ( panelInnerHeight < $( window ).scrollTop() ) {
-			window.scrollTo( 0, 0 );
-		}
-	},
-
 	_bindFixListener: function() {
 		this._on( $( window ), { "throttledresize": "_positionPanel" });
 	},