diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs
index 72e885b84e624d8c7cdbbcee0e516b53904369da..48a1a0f26337c71fce6bfa168c41a948b0cfddf3 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ impl CollabTitlebarItem {
         let content = Stack::new()
             .with_children(user.avatar.as_ref().map(|avatar| {
                 let flex = Flex::row()
-                    // .with_reversed_paint_order()
                     .with_child(Self::render_face(avatar.clone(), avatar_style.clone()))
                     .with_children(
                         (|| {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/elements/flex.rs b/crates/gpui/src/elements/flex.rs
index 4e52032f67a5bccae6f2ae0300e0f628e5309671..ce595222f3f8a3c2e95019f19f790114f05653fd 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/elements/flex.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/elements/flex.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct ScrollState {
 
 pub struct Flex {
     axis: Axis,
-    paint_reversed: bool,
     children: Vec<ElementBox>,
     scroll_state: Option<(ElementStateHandle<Rc<ScrollState>>, usize)>,
 }
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ impl Flex {
     pub fn new(axis: Axis) -> Self {
         Self {
             axis,
-            paint_reversed: false,
             children: Default::default(),
             scroll_state: None,
         }
@@ -43,11 +41,6 @@ impl Flex {
         Self::new(Axis::Vertical)
     }
 
-    pub fn with_reversed_paint_order(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.paint_reversed = true;
-        self
-    }
-
     pub fn scrollable<Tag, V>(
         mut self,
         element_id: usize,
@@ -303,7 +296,7 @@ impl Element for Flex {
             }
         }
 
-        let mut child_action = |child: &mut ElementBox| {
+        for child in &mut self.children {
             if remaining_space > 0. {
                 if let Some(metadata) = child.metadata::<FlexParentData>() {
                     if metadata.float {
@@ -322,16 +315,6 @@ impl Element for Flex {
                 Axis::Horizontal => child_origin += vec2f(child.size().x(), 0.0),
                 Axis::Vertical => child_origin += vec2f(0.0, child.size().y()),
             }
-        };
-
-        if self.paint_reversed {
-            for child in self.children.iter_mut().rev() {
-                child_action(child);
-            }
-        } else {
-            for child in &mut self.children {
-                child_action(child);
-            }
         }
 
         if overflowing {