diff --git a/src/components/home/ProjectsNavigation.vue b/src/components/home/ProjectsNavigation.vue
index b746efa07..b47cea3fb 100644
--- a/src/components/home/ProjectsNavigation.vue
+++ b/src/components/home/ProjectsNavigation.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 <template>
-	<!--								v-if="projectsVisible[n.id] ?? true"-->
-	<!--		:disabled="n.id < 0 || undefined"-->
-	<!--		:modelValue="p"-->
-	<!--		@update:modelValue="(projects) => updateActiveProjects(n, projects)"-->
-	<!--		v-for="(p, pk) in projects"-->
-	<!--		:key="p.id"-->
-	<!--		:data-project-index="pk"-->
 	<draggable
 		v-model="availableProjects"
 		v-bind="dragOptions"
-		group="namespace-lists"
+		group="projects"
 		@start="() => drag = true"
 		@end="saveProjectPosition"
 		handle=".handle"
diff --git a/src/components/home/navigation.vue b/src/components/home/navigation.vue
index 41156b399..3c244f87e 100644
--- a/src/components/home/navigation.vue
+++ b/src/components/home/navigation.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-	<aside :class="{'is-active': menuActive}" class="namespace-container">
+	<aside :class="{'is-active': menuActive}" class="menu-container">
 		<nav class="menu top-menu">
 			<router-link :to="{name: 'home'}" class="logo">
 				<Logo width="164" height="48"/>
@@ -48,99 +48,28 @@
 			</ul>
 		</nav>
 
-		<nav class="menu namespaces-lists">
+		<nav class="menu">
 			<ProjectsNavigation v-model="projects"/>
 		</nav>
 
-		<!--		<nav class="menu namespaces-lists loader-container is-loading-small" :class="{'is-loading': loading}">-->
-		<!--			<template v-for="(n, nk) in namespaces" :key="n.id">-->
-		<!--				<div class="namespace-title" :class="{'has-menu': n.id > 0}">-->
-		<!--					<BaseButton-->
-		<!--						@click="toggleProjects(n.id)"-->
-		<!--						class="menu-label"-->
-		<!--						v-tooltip="namespaceTitles[nk]"-->
-		<!--					>-->
-		<!--						<ColorBubble-->
-		<!--								v-if="n.hexColor !== ''"-->
-		<!--								:color="n.hexColor"-->
-		<!--								class="mr-1"-->
-		<!--						/>-->
-		<!--						<span class="name">{{ namespaceTitles[nk] }}</span>-->
-		<!--						<div-->
-		<!--								class="icon menu-item-icon is-small toggle-lists-icon pl-2"-->
-		<!--								:class="{'active': typeof projectsVisible[n.id] !== 'undefined' ? projectsVisible[n.id] : true}"-->
-		<!--						>-->
-		<!--							<icon icon="chevron-down"/>-->
-		<!--						</div>-->
-		<!--						<span class="count" :class="{'ml-2 mr-0': n.id > 0}">-->
-		<!--							({{ namespaceProjectsCount[nk] }})-->
-		<!--						</span>-->
-		<!--					</BaseButton>-->
-		<!--					<namespace-settings-dropdown class="menu-list-dropdown" :namespace="n" v-if="n.id > 0"/>-->
-		<!--				</div>-->
-		<!--				&lt;!&ndash;-->
-		<!--					NOTE: a v-model / computed setter is not possible, since the updateActiveProjects function-->
-		<!--					triggered by the change needs to have access to the current namespace-->
-		<!--				&ndash;&gt;-->
-
-		<!--			</template>-->
-		<!--		</nav>-->
 		<PoweredByLink/>
 	</aside>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import {ref, computed, onBeforeMount} from 'vue'
-import draggable from 'zhyswan-vuedraggable'
-import type {SortableEvent} from 'sortablejs'
+import {computed, onBeforeMount} from 'vue'
 
-import BaseButton from '@/components/base/BaseButton.vue'
-import ProjectSettingsDropdown from '@/components/project/project-settings-dropdown.vue'
 import PoweredByLink from '@/components/home/PoweredByLink.vue'
 import Logo from '@/components/home/Logo.vue'
 
-import {calculateItemPosition} from '@/helpers/calculateItemPosition'
-import {getProjectTitle} from '@/helpers/getProjectTitle'
-import type {IProject} from '@/modelTypes/IProject'
-import type {INamespace} from '@/modelTypes/INamespace'
-import ColorBubble from '@/components/misc/colorBubble.vue'
-
 import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
 import {useProjectStore} from '@/stores/projects'
 import ProjectsNavigation from '@/components/home/ProjectsNavigation.vue'
 
-
 const baseStore = useBaseStore()
-const menuActive = computed(() => baseStore.menuActive)
-const loading = computed(() => namespaceStore.isLoading)
-
-
-const namespaces = computed(() => {
-	return namespaceStore.namespaces.filter(n => !n.isArchived)
-})
-const activeProjects = computed(() => {
-	return namespaces.value.map(({projects}) => {
-		return projects?.filter(item => {
-			return typeof item !== 'undefined' && !item.isArchived
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-const namespaceTitles = computed(() => {
-	return []
-})
-
-const namespaceProjectsCount = computed(() => {
-	return namespaces.value.map((_, index) => activeProjects.value[index]?.length ?? 0)
-})
-
 const projectStore = useProjectStore()
+const menuActive = computed(() => baseStore.menuActive)
 
-function toggleProjects(namespaceId: INamespace['id']) {
-	projectsVisible.value[namespaceId] = !projectsVisible.value[namespaceId]
-}
-
-const projectsVisible = ref<{ [id: INamespace['id']]: boolean }>({})
 // FIXME: async action will be unfinished when component mounts
 onBeforeMount(async () => {
 	await projectStore.loadProjects()
@@ -149,25 +78,6 @@ onBeforeMount(async () => {
 const projects = computed(() => Object.values(projectStore.projects)
 	.filter(p => p.parentProjectId === 0)
 	.sort((a, b) => a.position < b.position ? -1 : 1))
-
-function updateActiveProjects(namespace: INamespace, activeProjects: IProject[]) {
-	// This is a bit hacky: since we do have to filter out the archived items from the list
-	// for vue draggable updating it is not as simple as replacing it.
-	// To work around this, we merge the active projects with the archived ones. Doing so breaks the order
-	// because now all archived projects are sorted after the active ones. This is fine because they are sorted
-	// later when showing them anyway, and it makes the merging happening here a lot easier.
-	const projects = [
-		...activeProjects,
-		...namespace.projects.filter(l => l.isArchived),
-	]
-
-	namespaceStore.setNamespaceById({
-		...namespace,
-		projects,
-	})
-}
-
-
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
@@ -183,7 +93,7 @@ function updateActiveProjects(namespace: INamespace, activeProjects: IProject[])
 	}
 }
 
-.namespace-container {
+.menu-container {
 	background: var(--site-background);
 	color: $vikunja-nav-color;
 	padding: 0 0 1rem;
@@ -229,76 +139,7 @@ function updateActiveProjects(namespace: INamespace, activeProjects: IProject[])
 	}
 }
 
-.namespaces-lists {
+.menu {
 	padding-top: math.div($navbar-padding, 2);
-
-	.menu-label {
-		font-size: 1rem;
-		font-weight: 700;
-		font-weight: bold;
-		font-family: $vikunja-font;
-		color: $vikunja-nav-color;
-		font-weight: 600;
-		min-height: 2.5rem;
-		padding-top: 0;
-		padding-left: $navbar-padding;
-
-		overflow: hidden;
-		margin-bottom: 0;
-		flex: 1 1 auto;
-
-		.name {
-			overflow: hidden;
-			text-overflow: ellipsis;
-			white-space: nowrap;
-			margin-right: auto;
-		}
-
-		.count {
-			color: var(--grey-500);
-			margin-right: .5rem;
-			// align brackets with number
-			font-feature-settings: "case";
-		}
-	}
-
-	.favorite {
-		margin-left: .25rem;
-		transition: opacity $transition, color $transition;
-		opacity: 1;
-
-		&.is-favorite {
-			color: var(--warning);
-			opacity: 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-
-	@media(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
-		.list-menu .favorite {
-			opacity: 0;
-		}
-
-		.list-menu:hover .favorite,
-		.favorite.is-favorite {
-			opacity: 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	.list-menu-title {
-		overflow: hidden;
-		text-overflow: ellipsis;
-		width: 100%;
-	}
-
-	.color-bubble {
-		width: 14px;
-		height: 14px;
-		flex-basis: auto;
-	}
-
-	.is-archived {
-		min-width: 85px;
-	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/stores/projects.ts b/src/stores/projects.ts
index 7d1fa5202..889abf31f 100644
--- a/src/stores/projects.ts
+++ b/src/stores/projects.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
 
 const {add, remove, search, update} = createNewIndexer('projects', ['title', 'description'])
 
-const FavoriteProjectsNamespace = -2
-
 export interface ProjectState {
 	[id: IProject['id']]: IProject
 }