diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index f96836a..e897587 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { Stack, router, SplashScreen } from "expo-router";
 import { StatusBar } from "expo-status-bar";
 import { GestureHandlerRootView } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
-import { SafeAreaProvider } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import "../global.css";
 import { Colors } from "@/constants/theme";
 import { useSettings } from "@/hooks/useSettings";
 
-SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync();
-
 export default function RootLayout() {
   const { settings, ready } = useSettings();
 
@@ -25,25 +22,23 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
   }, [ready, settings.onboardingDone]);
 
   return (
-    <SafeAreaProvider>
-      <GestureHandlerRootView style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: Colors.bg }}>
-        <StatusBar style="light" />
-        <Stack
-          screenOptions={{
-            headerStyle: { backgroundColor: Colors.surface },
-            headerTintColor: Colors.text1,
-            headerTitleStyle: { color: Colors.text1 },
-            contentStyle: { backgroundColor: Colors.bg },
-            animation: "slide_from_right",
-          }}
-        >
-          <Stack.Screen name="index" options={{ title: "SheetHappens" }} />
-          <Stack.Screen name="new" options={{ title: "New Incident", presentation: "modal" }} />
-          <Stack.Screen name="incident/[id]" options={{ title: "Incident" }} />
-          <Stack.Screen name="settings" options={{ title: "Settings" }} />
-          <Stack.Screen name="onboarding" options={{ headerShown: false }} />
-        </Stack>
-      </GestureHandlerRootView>
-    </SafeAreaProvider>
+    <GestureHandlerRootView style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: Colors.bg }}>
+      <StatusBar style="light" />
+      <Stack
+        screenOptions={{
+          headerStyle: { backgroundColor: Colors.surface },
+          headerTintColor: Colors.text1,
+          headerTitleStyle: { color: Colors.text1 },
+          contentStyle: { backgroundColor: Colors.bg },
+          animation: "slide_from_right",
+        }}
+      >
+        <Stack.Screen name="index" options={{ title: "SheetHappens" }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="new" options={{ title: "New Incident", presentation: "modal" }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="incident/[id]" options={{ title: "Incident" }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="settings" options={{ title: "Settings" }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="onboarding" options={{ headerShown: false }} />
+      </Stack>
+    </GestureHandlerRootView>
   );
 }