diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/layout_nav.js b/app/assets/javascripts/layout_nav.js
index e8f59f30035..1a24c7a6433 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/layout_nav.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/layout_nav.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ import NewNavSidebar from './new_sidebar';
   }
 
   $(() => {
-    new NewNavSidebar();
+    var newNavSidebar = new NewNavSidebar();
+    newNavSidebar.bindEvents();
     $(window).on('scroll', _.throttle(applyScrollNavClass, 100));
   });
 }).call(window);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/new_sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/new_sidebar.js
index ccf45fd7c97..2ab8d764a1d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/new_sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/new_sidebar.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export default class NewNavSidebar {
   constructor() {
     this.initDomElements();
-    this.bindEvents();
   }
 
   initDomElements() {