diff --git a/app/components/ReadMe.tsx b/app/components/ReadMe.tsx
index 8400a165..b83759ba 100644
--- a/app/components/ReadMe.tsx
+++ b/app/components/ReadMe.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const DEBOUNCE_TIMER = 1000
 
 export interface ReadmeProps {
   peername: string
-  path: string
   name: string
   value: string
   preview: string
diff --git a/app/containers/ReadmeContainer.tsx b/app/containers/ReadmeContainer.tsx
index 051a16ef..3c0a14ab 100644
--- a/app/containers/ReadmeContainer.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/ReadmeContainer.tsx
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ import Store from '../models/store'
 import { fsiWriteAndFetch, fetchReadmePreview } from '../actions/api'
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: Store) => {
-  const { workingDataset, commitDetails, selections } = state
-  const history = selections.activeTab === 'history'
-  const dataset = history ? commitDetails : workingDataset
-  const { value } = dataset.components.readme
+  const { workingDataset, selections } = state
+  const { value } = workingDataset.components.readme
 
-  const { peername, name, commit } = selections
+  const { peername, name } = selections
 
   // get data for the currently selected component
   return {
     peername,
-    path: commit,
     name,
     value,
     history,