diff --git a/gatsby-browser.js b/gatsby-browser.js
index a6195c7657a..feb9f696645 100644
--- a/gatsby-browser.js
+++ b/gatsby-browser.js
@@ -17,22 +17,5 @@ function scrollToAnchor(location, mainNavHeight = 0) {
   const toc = document.querySelector(".toc-sticky .active");
   if (toc) toc.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
 
-  // Check for location so build does not fail
-  if (location && location.hash) {
-    try {
-      const item = document.getElementById(location.hash.substring(1));
-
-      if (item) {
-        window.scrollTo({
-          top: item.offsetTop - mainNavHeight,
-          behavior: "smooth",
-        });
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      // if hash is bad exception will be raised
-      console.error(error);
-    }
-  }
-
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/_helpers.scss b/src/styles/_helpers.scss
index 1ae1243f461..160ad81d649 100644
--- a/src/styles/_helpers.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_helpers.scss
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ svg {
 .arrow-list {
   list-style-type: "→";
 }
-html {
-  scroll-behavior: smooth;
+
+
+// force-disable this - it causes annoying jumps when navigating, and a bug w/ anchor links in Firefox
+$enable-smooth-scroll: false;
+:root {
+  scroll-behavior: auto !important;
 }
 
 /* fill colors */