diff --git a/apps/solhint/src/app/App.tsx b/apps/solhint/src/app/App.tsx
index 9acc0b4ce0..ac1eae48b3 100644
--- a/apps/solhint/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/solhint/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react"
-import { SolHint } from "./SolhintPluginClient"
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { SolHint } from "./SolhintPluginClient";
 
-
-const client = new SolHint()
+const client = new SolHint();
 
 export default function App() {
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <div className="">
-        
-      </div>
-    </>
-  )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  return <></>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/solhint/src/app/SolhintPluginClient.ts b/apps/solhint/src/app/SolhintPluginClient.ts
index 35c8d8f267..943e0ce899 100644
--- a/apps/solhint/src/app/SolhintPluginClient.ts
+++ b/apps/solhint/src/app/SolhintPluginClient.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { PluginClient } from '@remixproject/plugin'
 import { createClient } from '@remixproject/plugin-webview'
 import EventEmitter from 'events'
-import { processStr } from 'solhint'
-import { applyExtends } from 'solhint/lib/config/config-file'
+import { applyExtends, processStr } from 'solhint'
 import bestPractises from 'solhint/lib/rules/best-practises'
 import naming from 'solhint/lib/rules/naming'
 import order from 'solhint/lib/rules/order'
@@ -30,15 +29,11 @@ const Config = `{
 }`
 
 export class SolHint extends PluginClient {
-  mdFile: string
-  eventEmitter: EventEmitter
   triggerLinter: boolean
   constructor() {
     super()
-    this.eventEmitter = new EventEmitter()
     this.methods = ['lintContract', 'lintOnCompilation', 'lintContractCustomAction']
     createClient(this)
-    this.mdFile = ''
     this.onload().then(async () => {
       await this.lintOnCompilation()
     })
diff --git a/apps/solhint/src/profile.json b/apps/solhint/src/profile.json
index 6e762ea53f..2964511f3b 100644
--- a/apps/solhint/src/profile.json
+++ b/apps/solhint/src/profile.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   ],
   "kind": "none",
   "icon": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/protofire/solhint/master/solhint-icon.png",  
-  "location": "sidePanel",
+  "location": "hiddenPanel",
   "url": "",
   "documentation": "https://remix-plugins.readthedocs.io/en/latest/",
   "repo": "https://github.com/ethereum/remix-project",