diff --git a/quartz.layout.ts b/quartz.layout.ts
index 3fb6cc09e..b544a765c 100644
--- a/quartz.layout.ts
+++ b/quartz.layout.ts
@@ -38,19 +38,7 @@ export const defaultContentPageLayout: PageLayout = {
         { Component: Component.ReaderMode() },
       ],
     }),
-    Component.Explorer({
-      folderDefaultState: "collapsed",
-      components: [
-        {
-          Component: Component.RecentNotes(),
-          position: "before",
-        },
-        {
-          Component: Component.ContentMeta(),
-          position: "after",
-        }
-      ]
-    }),
+    Component.Explorer(),
   ],
   right: [
     Component.Graph(),
@@ -77,4 +65,4 @@ export const defaultListPageLayout: PageLayout = {
     Component.Explorer(),
   ],
   right: [],
-}
+}
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