diff --git a/client/src/components/UserWidget.vue b/client/src/components/UserWidget.vue
index ff653128..353208ab 100644
--- a/client/src/components/UserWidget.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/UserWidget.vue
@@ -3,36 +3,15 @@
     <div class="user-widget__avatar" @click="openSidebar()">
       <avatar :avatar-url="avatarUrl" :icon-highlighted="isProfile"/>
     </div>
-    <!-- todo: migrate and remove -->
-    <widget-popover v-if="showPopover && showMenu"
-                    @hide-me="showPopover = false"
-                    :mobile="mobile"
-                    class="user-widget__popover ">
-      <li class="popover-links__link popover-links__link--large popover-links__link--emph">{{firstName}} {{lastName}}
-      </li>
-      <li class="popover-links__link popover-links__link--large">
-        <router-link to="/me/activity" @click="toggleShowPopover()">Aktivität</router-link>
-      </li>
-      <li class="popover-links__link popover-links__link--large" @click="toggleShowPopover()">
-        <router-link to="/me/profile">Profil</router-link>
-      </li>
-      <li class="popover-links__link popover-links__link--large" @click="toggleShowPopover()">
-        <router-link to="/me/myclasses">Klassenliste</router-link>
-      </li>
-      <li class="popover-links__link popover-links__link--large" data-cy="logout" @click="logout()">
-        <a>Logout</a>
-      </li>
-    </widget-popover>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-  import LOGOUT_MUTATION from '@/graphql/gql/mutations/logoutUser.gql';
   import TOGGLE_SIDEBAR from '@/graphql/gql/local/mutations/toggleSidebar.gql';
   import Avatar from '@/components/profile/Avatar';
-  import WidgetPopover from '@/components/WidgetPopover';
 
   export default {
+    // todo: clean up unneeded props
     props: {
       firstName: {
         type: String
@@ -53,12 +32,6 @@
       }
     },
 
-    data() {
-      return {
-        showPopover: false
-      }
-    },
-
     methods: {
       openSidebar() {
         this.$apollo.mutate({
@@ -68,25 +41,10 @@
           }
         });
       },
-      // todo: remove
-      toggleShowPopover() {
-        if (this.showMenu) {
-          this.showPopover = !this.showPopover;
-        }
-      },
-      logout() {
-        this.$apollo.mutate({
-          mutation: LOGOUT_MUTATION,
-        }).then(({data}) => {
-          if (data.logout.success) {
-            location.replace('/logout')
-          }
-        });
-      }
     },
 
     components: {
-      Avatar, WidgetPopover
+      Avatar
     },
     computed: {
       isProfile() {