diff --git a/shell/dock/AppletDock.qml b/shell/dock/AppletDock.qml
index 220fb62..e445059 100644
--- a/shell/dock/AppletDock.qml
+++ b/shell/dock/AppletDock.qml
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     required property var screen
 
-    visible: _winVisible
+    visible: S.DockState.open
     color: "transparent"
 
-    property bool _winVisible: false
-
     WlrLayershell.layer: S.DockState.mode === "pinned" ? WlrLayer.Top : WlrLayer.Overlay
     WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: S.DockState.mode === "pinned" ? _dockWidth : 0
     WlrLayershell.namespace: "nova-dock"
@@ -49,51 +47,17 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    // Slide animation - managed manually so window stays visible during hide
-    property real _slideX: _dockWidth
+    // Slide animation
+    property real _slideX: S.DockState.open ? 0 : _dockWidth
 
-    Connections {
-        target: S.DockState
-        function onOpenChanged() {
-            if (S.DockState.open) {
-                root._winVisible = true;
-                _hideAnim.stop();
-                if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
-                    root._slideX = 0;
-                } else {
-                    _showAnim.start();
-                }
-            } else {
-                _showAnim.stop();
-                if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
-                    root._slideX = root._dockWidth;
-                    root._winVisible = false;
-                } else {
-                    _hideAnim.start();
-                }
-            }
+    Behavior on _slideX {
+        enabled: !S.Theme.reducedMotion
+        NumberAnimation {
+            duration: 200
+            easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
         }
     }
 
-    NumberAnimation {
-        id: _showAnim
-        target: root
-        property: "_slideX"
-        to: 0
-        duration: 200
-        easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
-    }
-
-    NumberAnimation {
-        id: _hideAnim
-        target: root
-        property: "_slideX"
-        to: root._dockWidth
-        duration: 200
-        easing.type: Easing.InCubic
-        onFinished: root._winVisible = false
-    }
-
     // Overlay mode: close when cursor leaves
     HoverHandler {
         id: _dockHover
@@ -124,47 +88,13 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    // Left edge gradient line - marks the virtual screen edge when pinned,
-    // simple accent line in overlay mode
+    // Accent border on the left edge
     Rectangle {
-        id: _edgeLine
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.top: parent.top
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         width: 1
-
-        gradient: S.DockState.mode === "pinned" ? _screenEdgeGradient : null
-        color: S.DockState.mode === "pinned" ? "transparent" : root._accent
-        opacity: _bg.opacity
-
-        transform: Translate {
-            x: root._slideX
-        }
-
-        Gradient {
-            id: _screenEdgeGradient
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 0
-                color: S.Theme.base0C
-            }
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 1
-                color: S.Theme.base09
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Dock content border - 1px accent, inset from the edge line by the gap
-    Rectangle {
-        anchors.left: parent.left
-        anchors.leftMargin: S.Theme.groupSpacing
-        anchors.top: parent.top
-        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-        anchors.right: parent.right
-        color: "transparent"
-        border.color: root._accent
-        border.width: 1
-        radius: S.Theme.radius
+        color: root._accent
         opacity: _bg.opacity
 
         transform: Translate {
@@ -172,11 +102,10 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    // Content - inset past the edge line + gap
+    // Content
     Flickable {
         id: _flickable
         anchors.fill: parent
-        anchors.leftMargin: S.Theme.groupSpacing + 1
         contentHeight: _column.height
         clip: true
         boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds