diff --git a/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/index.tsx b/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/index.tsx
index 54e6cd09e95..de6a4a447ae 100644
--- a/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/index.tsx
@@ -1,106 +1,29 @@
+import { Box } from '@codecademy/gamut';
+import { useTheme } from '@emotion/react';
 import cx from 'classnames';
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { useWindowScroll } from 'react-use';
 
 import { GlobalHeaderProps } from '..';
 import { BasicGlobalHeader } from '../BasicGlobalHeader';
 import styles from './styles.module.scss';
 
-const defaultScrollingState = {
-  isInHeaderRegion: true,
-  isScrollingDown: true,
-  isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion: true,
-  prevScrollPosition: typeof window === 'undefined' ? 0 : window?.pageYOffset,
-};
-
 export const AnimatedGlobalHeader: React.FC<GlobalHeaderProps> = (props) => {
-  const [scrollingState, setScrollingState] = useState(defaultScrollingState);
-
-  const {
-    isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion,
-    isInHeaderRegion,
-    isScrollingDown,
-    prevScrollPosition,
-  } = scrollingState;
-
-  const handleScrolling = useCallback(() => {
-    const currentScrollPosition =
-      typeof window === 'undefined' ? 0 : window?.pageYOffset;
+  const { y } = useWindowScroll();
 
-    // handle down/up scrolling
-    if (currentScrollPosition > prevScrollPosition) {
-      setScrollingState((prevState) => {
-        return {
-          ...prevState,
-          isScrollingDown: true,
-          prevScrollPosition: currentScrollPosition,
-        };
-      });
-    } else {
-      setScrollingState((prevState) => {
-        return {
-          ...prevState,
-          isScrollingDown: false,
-          prevScrollPosition: currentScrollPosition,
-        };
-      });
-    }
+  const isInHeaderRegion = y === 0;
 
-    // handle static header region
-    if (currentScrollPosition === 0) {
-      setScrollingState((prevState) => ({
-        ...prevState,
-        isInHeaderRegion: true,
-        isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion: true,
-      }));
-    } else {
-      setScrollingState((prevState) => ({
-        ...prevState,
-        isInHeaderRegion: false,
-        isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion:
-          prevState.isScrollingDown &&
-          prevState.isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion,
-      }));
-    }
-  }, [prevScrollPosition]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    window?.addEventListener('scroll', handleScrolling, {
-      passive: true,
-    });
-
-    // returned function will be called on component unmount
-    return () => {
-      window?.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScrolling);
-    };
-  }, [handleScrolling]);
+  const theme = useTheme();
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <Box height={theme.elements.headerHeight}>
       <BasicGlobalHeader
-        {...props}
-        className={cx(
-          styles.staticHeader,
-          !isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion && styles.visuallyHide
-        )}
-      />
-      <BasicGlobalHeader
-        {...props}
         className={cx(
           styles.stickyHeader,
-          // scrolling down from top
-          isScrollingDownFromHeaderRegion && [styles.visuallyHide],
-          // scrolling down
-          isScrollingDown && [styles.translateUp, styles.transitionSlide],
-          // scrolling up
-          !isScrollingDown &&
-            !isInHeaderRegion && [
-              styles.translateDown,
-              styles.transitionSlide,
-              styles.visuallyShow,
-            ],
-          isInHeaderRegion && [styles.transitionOpacity, styles.visuallyHide]
+          isInHeaderRegion && styles.transitionFadeOut
         )}
+        {...props}
       />
-    </>
+    </Box>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/styles.module.scss b/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/styles.module.scss
index b67776d00ed..5fbeb5e3a13 100644
--- a/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/styles.module.scss
+++ b/packages/gamut-labs/src/experimental/GlobalHeader/AnimatedGlobalHeader/styles.module.scss
@@ -1,44 +1,16 @@
 @import "~@codecademy/gamut-styles/utils";
 
-.staticHeader {
-  background: transparent;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
-  position: static;
-}
-
 .stickyHeader {
   border-bottom: 1px solid $color-navy;
-  background-color: white;
+  background-color: $color-white;
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
   z-index: 2;
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.visuallyShow {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
-.visuallyHide {
-  opacity: 0;
-}
-
-.translateDown {
-  transform: translateY(0);
-}
-
-.translateUp {
-  transform: translateY(-100%);
-}
-
-.transitionOpacity {
-  transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
-}
-
-.transitionSlide {
-  transition: transform 0.15s ease-in-out;
-}
-
-.transitionFade {
+.transitionFadeOut {
+  background: transparent;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
   transition: background 0.5s ease-in-out, border-bottom 0.5s ease-in-out;
 }