diff --git a/app/components/SimpleEditor/notesEditor/NotesEditor.js b/app/components/SimpleEditor/notesEditor/NotesEditor.js
index 0e823dc108aab98363d4a028be7d4728c9ee5915..cfe2492b7a9d96d42b8dca6ecc02e65a2d7388a8 100644
--- a/app/components/SimpleEditor/notesEditor/NotesEditor.js
+++ b/app/components/SimpleEditor/notesEditor/NotesEditor.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  ProseEditor,
-  Toolbar
+  ProseEditor
 } from 'substance'
 
 import ContainerEditor from '../ContainerEditor'
@@ -46,7 +45,11 @@ class NotesEditor extends ProseEditor {
       .attr('id', 'notes-editor-content-panel')
       .ref('notesEditorContentPanel')
 
-    el.append(contentPanel)
+    el.append($$(SplitPane, { sizeA: '100%', splitType: 'horizontal' })
+      .append(
+        contentPanel,
+        $$('div')
+      ))
 
     return el
   }