diff --git a/react/src/components/article-panel.js b/react/src/components/article-panel.js
index b5be05a9c..4c7fa1e4c 100644
--- a/react/src/components/article-panel.js
+++ b/react/src/components/article-panel.js
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ class ArticlePanel extends PageTemplateClass {
             elements_to_render: [this.headers_ref.current, this.table_ref.current, this.map_ref.current],
         })
     }
-
-    has_universe_selector() {
-        return true;
-    }
 }
 
 function ComparisonSearchBox(props) {
diff --git a/react/src/components/comparison-panel.js b/react/src/components/comparison-panel.js
index 5b5575520..8cead0eaf 100644
--- a/react/src/components/comparison-panel.js
+++ b/react/src/components/comparison-panel.js
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ class ComparisonPanel extends PageTemplateClass {
         })
     }
 
-    has_universe_selector() {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     main_content(template_info) {
         const self = this;
         if (this.props.names == undefined) {
diff --git a/react/src/components/statistic-panel.js b/react/src/components/statistic-panel.js
index e807d88a7..95b13d595 100644
--- a/react/src/components/statistic-panel.js
+++ b/react/src/components/statistic-panel.js
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ class StatisticPanel extends PageTemplateClass {
         })
     }
 
-    has_universe_selector() {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     is_ascending() {
         return this.props.ordering === "ascending";
     }
diff --git a/react/src/page_template/template.js b/react/src/page_template/template.js
index 16b864b68..026a77250 100644
--- a/react/src/page_template/template.js
+++ b/react/src/page_template/template.js
@@ -23,16 +23,11 @@ class PageTemplateClass extends React.Component {
     render() {
         return <PageTemplate
             screencap_elements={this.screencap_elements()}
-            has_universe_selector={this.has_universe_selector()}
             universes={this.props.universes}
             main_content={template_info => this.main_content(template_info)}
         />
     }
 
-    has_universe_selector() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     screencap_elements() {
         // not implemented, should be overridden
         return undefined;