diff --git a/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-ui.el b/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-ui.el
index 2334a8947..7d91cea4b 100644
--- a/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-ui.el
+++ b/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-ui.el
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
 ;; highlight matching parens, brackets, etc
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 
+;; hide the scroll-bars in the GUI
+(toggle-scroll-bar -1)
+
 ;; GUI alerts in emacs
 (use-package alert
   :commands (alert)