diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleActionsMenu.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleActionsMenu.tsx
index 42b8651a5..0f115e180 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleActionsMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleActionsMenu.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Button } from "../../elements/Button"
 import { Dropdown } from "../../elements/DropdownElements"
 import { Box, SpanBox } from "../../elements/LayoutPrimitives"
 import { styled, theme } from "../../tokens/stitches.config"
-import { EditLabelsModal } from "./EditLabelsModal"
+import { EditLabelsControl } from "./EditLabelsControl"
 import { ReaderSettings } from "./ReaderSettingsModal"
 
 export type ArticleActionsMenuLayout = 'horizontal' | 'vertical'
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function ArticleActionsMenu(props: ArticleActionsMenuProps): JSX.Element
           </SpanBox>
         }
       >
-        <EditLabelsModal />
+        <EditLabelsControl />
       </ActionDropdown>
 
       <Button style='articleActionIcon' onClick={() => props.articleActionHandler('showHighlights')}>
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsControl.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsControl.tsx
index 33d064c3e..52f3604a4 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsControl.tsx
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ function Header(props: HeaderProps): JSX.Element {
   }, [props.focused])
 
   return (
-    <VStack css={{ width: '100%', my: '0px',        borderBottom: '1px solid $grayBorder',
-  }}>
+    <VStack css={{ width: '100%', my: '0px', borderBottom: '1px solid $grayBorder'}}>
       <Box css={{ 
         width: '100%',
         my: '14px',
@@ -97,20 +96,7 @@ function Header(props: HeaderProps): JSX.Element {
           autoFocus={!isTouchScreenDevice()}
           value={props.filterText}
           placeholder="Filter for label"
-          onFocus={(event) => {
-            event.target.select()
-            //setFocused(true)
-            console.log('input::focused()')
-          }}
-          onBlur={() => {
-            // setFocused(false)
-            console.log('input::blurred')
-          }}
-          onKeyDown={(event) => {
-            console.log('keydown', event.key)
-          }}
           onChange={(event) => {
-            console.log('event', event)
             props.setFilterText(event.target.value)
           }}
           css={{
@@ -119,11 +105,8 @@ function Header(props: HeaderProps): JSX.Element {
             width: '100%',
             bg: 'transparent',
             fontSize: '16px',
-            fontFamily: 'inter',
-            fontWeight: 'normal',
-            marginBottom: '2px',
             textIndent: '8px',
-            paddingLeft: '8px',
+            marginBottom: '2px',
             color: '$grayTextContrast',
             '&:focus': {
               outline: 'none',
@@ -261,15 +244,12 @@ export function EditLabelsControl(props: EditLabelsControlProps): JSX.Element {
       onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
       css={{ 
         p: '0',
-        width: '265px',
         maxHeight: '92%',
+        maxWidth: '265px',
         '@mdDown': {
+          maxWidth: '100%',
           maxHeight: '92%',
         },
-        '@smDown': {
-          maxHeight: '92%',
-          maxWidth: '92%',
-        }
     }}>
       <Header
         parentRef={parentRef}
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index af3db7061..000000000
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,321 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  ModalContent,
-  ModalOverlay,
-  ModalRoot,
-} from '../../elements/ModalPrimitives'
-import { Box, HStack, SpanBox, VStack } from '../../elements/LayoutPrimitives'
-import { Button } from '../../elements/Button'
-import { StyledText } from '../../elements/StyledText'
-import { CrossIcon } from '../../elements/images/CrossIcon'
-import { styled, theme } from '../../tokens/stitches.config'
-import { Label, useGetLabelsQuery } from '../../../lib/networking/queries/useGetLabelsQuery'
-import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useRef, useState, useMemo, useEffect, MouseEventHandler } from 'react'
-import { setLabelsMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsMutation'
-import { ArticleAttributes } from '../../../lib/networking/queries/useGetArticleQuery'
-import { LabelChip } from '../../elements/LabelChip'
-import { Check, Circle, Pen, PencilSimple, PencilSimpleLine, Plus, TagSimple } from 'phosphor-react'
-import Link from 'next/link'
-import { isTouchScreenDevice } from '../../../lib/deviceType'
-
-type EditLabelsModalProps = {
-  // labels: Label[]
-  // article: ArticleAttributes
-  // onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
-  // setLabels: (labels: Label[]) => void
-}
-
-type HeaderProps = {
-  filterText: string
-  focused: boolean
-  parentRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>
-  setFilterText: (text: string) => void
-}
-
-const FormInput = styled('input', {
-  width: '100%',
-  fontSize: '16px',
-  fontFamily: 'inter',
-  fontWeight: 'normal',
-  lineHeight: '1.8',
-  color: '$grayTextContrast',
-  '&:focus': {
-    outline: 'none',
-  },
-})
-
-const StyledLabel = styled('label', {
-  display: 'flex',
-  justifyContent: 'flex-start',
-  '&:focus': {
-    bg: '$grayBgActive',
-  },
-})
-
-const useToggleLabels = () => {
-  const [selectedLabels, setSelectedLabels] = useState<Label[]>([])
-
-  const isSelected = useCallback((label: Label): boolean => {
-    return selectedLabels.some((other) => {
-      return other.id === label.id
-    })
-  }, [selectedLabels])
-
-  const toggleLabel = useCallback((label: Label) => {
-    if (isSelected(label)) {
-      setSelectedLabels(selectedLabels.filter((other) => {
-        return other.id !== label.id
-      }))
-    } else {
-      setSelectedLabels([...selectedLabels, label])
-    }
-  }, [isSelected, selectedLabels])
-
-  return [isSelected, toggleLabel]
-}
-
-function Header(props: HeaderProps): JSX.Element {
-  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (props.focused && inputRef.current) {
-      inputRef.current.focus()
-    }
-  }, [props.focused])
-
-  return (
-    <VStack css={{ width: '100%', my: '0px',        borderBottom: '1px solid $grayBorder',
-  }}>
-      <Box css={{ 
-        width: '100%',
-        my: '14px',
-        px: '14px',
-      }}>
-        <FormInput
-          ref={inputRef}
-          type="text"
-          tabIndex={props.focused ? 0 : -1}
-          autoFocus={!isTouchScreenDevice()}
-          value={props.filterText}
-          placeholder="Filter for label"
-          onFocus={(event) => {
-            event.target.select()
-            //setFocused(true)
-            console.log('input::focused()')
-          }}
-          onBlur={() => {
-            // setFocused(false)
-            console.log('input::blurred')
-          }}
-          onKeyDown={(event) => {
-            console.log('keydown', event.key)
-          }}
-          onChange={(event) => {
-            console.log('event', event)
-            props.setFilterText(event.target.value)
-          }}
-          css={{
-            border: '1px solid $grayBorder',
-            borderRadius: '8px',
-            width: '100%',
-            bg: 'transparent',
-            fontSize: '16px',
-            fontFamily: 'inter',
-            fontWeight: 'normal',
-            marginBottom: '2px',
-            textIndent: '8px',
-            paddingLeft: '8px',
-            color: '$grayTextContrast',
-            '&:focus': {
-              outline: 'none',
-              boxShadow: '0px 0px 2px 2px rgba(255, 234, 159, 0.56)',
-            },
-          }}
-        />
-    </Box>
-  </VStack>)
-}
-
-type LabelListItemProps = {
-  label: Label
-  focused: boolean
-  selected: boolean
-  toggleLabel: (label: Label) => void
-}
-
-function LabelListItem(props: LabelListItemProps): JSX.Element {
-  const ref = useRef<HTMLLabelElement>(null)
-  const { label, focused, selected } = props
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (props.focused && ref.current) {
-      ref.current.focus()
-    }
-  }, [props.focused])
-
-  return (
-    <StyledLabel
-      ref={ref}
-      css={{
-        width: '100%',
-        height: '42px',
-        borderBottom: '1px solid $grayBorder',
-        bg: props.focused ? '$grayBgActive' : 'unset',
-      }}
-      tabIndex={props.focused ? 0 : -1}
-      onClick={(event) => {
-        event.preventDefault()
-        props.toggleLabel(label)
-        ref.current?.blur()
-      }}
-    >
-      <input autoFocus={focused} hidden={true} type="checkbox" checked={selected} readOnly />
-      <Box css={{ pl: '10px', width: '32px', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
-        {selected && <Check size={15} color={theme.colors.grayText.toString()} weight='bold' />}
-      </Box>
-      <Box css={{ width: '30px', height: '100%', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
-        <Circle width={22} height={22} color={label.color} weight='fill' />
-      </Box>
-      <Box css={{ overflow: 'clip', height: '100%', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
-        <StyledText style="caption">{label.name}</StyledText>
-      </Box>
-      <Box css={{ pl: '10px', width: '40px', marginLeft: 'auto', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center'  }}>
-        {selected && <CrossIcon
-          size={14}
-          strokeColor={theme.colors.grayText.toString()}
-        />}
-      </Box>
-    </StyledLabel>
-  )
-}
-
-export function EditLabelsModal(props: EditLabelsModalProps): JSX.Element {
-  const parentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-  const [filterText, setFilterText] = useState('')
-  const { labels } = useGetLabelsQuery()
-
-  const [selectedLabels, setSelectedLabels] = useState<Label[]>([])
-
-  const isSelected = useCallback((label: Label): boolean => {
-    return selectedLabels.some((other) => {
-      return other.id === label.id
-    })
-  }, [selectedLabels])
-
-  const toggleLabel = useCallback((label: Label) => {
-    if (isSelected(label)) {
-      setSelectedLabels(selectedLabels.filter((other) => {
-        return other.id !== label.id
-      }))
-    } else {
-      setSelectedLabels([...selectedLabels, label])
-    }
-  }, [isSelected, selectedLabels])
-
-  const filteredLabels = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!labels) {
-      return []
-    }
-    return labels.filter((label) => {
-      return label.name.toLowerCase().includes(filterText.toLowerCase())
-    })
-  }, [labels, filterText])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setFocusedIndex(undefined)
-  }, [filterText])
-
-  // Move focus through the labels list on tab or arrow up/down keys
-  const [focusedIndex, setFocusedIndex] = useState<number | undefined>(undefined)
-  const handleKeyDown = useCallback((event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    if (event.key === 'ArrowUp') {
-      event.preventDefault()
-      if (focusedIndex) {
-        setFocusedIndex(Math.max(0, focusedIndex - 1))
-      } else {
-        setFocusedIndex(undefined)
-      }
-    }
-    if (event.key === 'ArrowDown' || event.key === 'Tab') {
-      event.preventDefault()
-      if (focusedIndex === undefined) {
-        setFocusedIndex(0)
-      } else {
-        setFocusedIndex(Math.min(filteredLabels.length - 1, focusedIndex + 1))
-      }
-    }
-    if (event.key === 'Enter') {
-      event.preventDefault()
-      if (focusedIndex !== undefined) {
-        const label = filteredLabels[focusedIndex]
-        if (label) {
-          toggleLabel(label)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }, [filteredLabels, focusedIndex])
-
-  return (
-    <VStack
-      ref={parentRef}
-      distribution="start"
-      onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-      css={{ 
-        p: '0',
-        width: '265px',
-        maxHeight: '92%',
-        '@mdDown': {
-          maxHeight: '92%',
-        },
-        '@smDown': {
-          maxHeight: '92%',
-          maxWidth: '92%',
-        }
-    }}>
-      <Header
-        parentRef={parentRef}
-        focused={focusedIndex === undefined}
-        setFilterText={setFilterText} filterText={filterText}
-      />
-      <VStack css={{ flexGrow: '1', overflow: 'scroll', width: '100%', height: '100%', maxHeight: '400px',  }}>
-        {filteredLabels &&
-          filteredLabels.map((label, idx) => (
-            <LabelListItem
-              key={label.id}
-              label={label}
-              focused={idx === focusedIndex}
-              selected={isSelected(label)}
-              toggleLabel={toggleLabel}
-            />
-          ))}
-      </VStack>
-      {filterText && (
-        <Button style='modalOption' css={{
-          pl: '26px', color: theme.colors.grayText.toString(), height: '42px', borderBottom: '1px solid $grayBorder'
-        }} 
-          onClick={() => {
-            // props.createLabel(filterText)
-            // setFilterText('')
-          }}
-        >
-          <HStack alignment='center' distribution='start' css={{ gap: '8px' }}>
-            <Plus size={18} color={theme.colors.grayText.toString()} />
-            <SpanBox css={{ fontSize: '12px' }}>{`Create new label "${filterText}"`}</SpanBox>
-            </HStack>
-        </Button>)}
-        {/* Footer */}
-      <HStack  distribution="start"  alignment="center" css={{
-          ml: '20px', gap: '8px', width: '100%', fontSize: '12px', p: '8px', height: '42px',
-          'a:link': {
-            textDecoration: 'none',
-          },
-          'a:visited': {
-            color: theme.colors.grayText.toString(),
-          },
-        }}
-      >
-        <PencilSimple size={18} color={theme.colors.grayText.toString()} /> 
-        <Link href="/settings/labels">Edit labels</Link>
-      </HStack>
-    </VStack>
-  )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/web/pages/[username]/[slug]/index.tsx b/packages/web/pages/[username]/[slug]/index.tsx
index f35f94e8a..0cc663a63 100644
--- a/packages/web/pages/[username]/[slug]/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/pages/[username]/[slug]/index.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { articleReadingProgressMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutation
 import { updateHighlightMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutations/updateHighlightMutation'
 import { userPersonalizationMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutations/userPersonalizationMutation'
 import Script from 'next/script'
-import { EditLabelsModal } from '../../../components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal'
+import { EditLabelsControl } from '../../../components/templates/article/EditLabelsControl'
 import { Label } from '../../../lib/networking/fragments/labelFragment'
 import { isVipUser } from '../../../lib/featureFlag'
 import { styled, theme } from '../../../components/tokens/stitches.config'