diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/Header.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/Header.cs
index 2245f70ed3..252e732614 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/Header.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/Header.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
     public class Header : SearchableListHeader<DirectTab>
     {
         protected override Color4 BackgroundColour => OsuColour.FromHex(@"252f3a");
-        protected override float TabStripWidth => 298;
 
         protected override DirectTab DefaultTab => DirectTab.Search;
         protected override Drawable CreateHeaderText() => new OsuSpriteText { Text = @"osu!direct", TextSize = 25 };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SearchableList/SearchableListHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SearchableList/SearchableListHeader.cs
index 0f2650ad40..e053f2f773 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SearchableList/SearchableListHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SearchableList/SearchableListHeader.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SearchableList
 {
     public abstract class SearchableListHeader<T> : Container
     {
-        private readonly Box tabStrip;
-
         public readonly HeaderTabControl<T> Tabs;
 
         protected abstract Color4 BackgroundColour { get; }
-        protected abstract float TabStripWidth { get; } //can be removed once (if?) TabControl support auto sizing
         protected abstract T DefaultTab { get; }
         protected abstract Drawable CreateHeaderText();
         protected abstract FontAwesome Icon { get; }
@@ -63,13 +60,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SearchableList
                                 CreateHeaderText(),
                             },
                         },
-                        tabStrip = new Box
-                        {
-                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                            Width = TabStripWidth,
-                            Height = 1,
-                        },
                         Tabs = new HeaderTabControl<T>
                         {
                             Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
@@ -87,7 +77,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SearchableList
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            tabStrip.Colour = colours.Green;
+            Tabs.StripColour = colours.Green;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Social/Header.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Social/Header.cs
index 7bb4b4dde9..89224e1315 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Social/Header.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Social/Header.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Social
         private OsuSpriteText browser;
 
         protected override Color4 BackgroundColour => OsuColour.FromHex(@"38202e");
-        protected override float TabStripWidth => 438;
 
         protected override SocialTab DefaultTab => SocialTab.AllPlayers;
         protected override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_users;