diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index c548e5f21..9e96e2f39 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@
   margin-left: 10px;
 }
 
-
-
-
 #reply-control {
   .toggle-preview, #draft-status, #file-uploading {
     position: absolute;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
index 4f39cb769..e1f5410da 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ display: none;
 display: none;
 }
 
-
-
 #reply-control {
   .composer-bottom-right {
     position: absolute;
@@ -147,7 +145,6 @@ display: none;
   }
   .reply-area {
     max-width: 1500px;
-    margin-left: auto;
     margin-right: auto;
     float: none;
   }
@@ -196,11 +193,6 @@ display: none;
           @include medium-width { width: 283px; }
           @include small-width { width: 218px; }
         }
-        .select2-search input {
-          width: 378px;
-          @include medium-width { width: 233px; }
-          @include small-width { width: 168px; }
-        }
       }
     }
     .edit-reason-input, .display-edit-reason {
@@ -357,3 +349,10 @@ display: none;
     display: none;
   }
 }
+
+// make sure the category selector *NEVER* gets focus by default on mobile anywhere
+.select2-hidden,
+.select2-search,
+.select2-focusser {
+  display:none !important;
+}