diff --git a/core/core-popup.el b/core/core-popup.el
index ecf383980..213605883 100644
--- a/core/core-popup.el
+++ b/core/core-popup.el
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   ;; :nokill   = Won't be killed when closed (only buried)
   ;; :modeline = Show the modeline
   (defvar doom-popup-rules
-    '(("^\\*doom\\(:scratch\\)?\\*$" :noesc :nokill :modeline)
+    '(("^\\*doom\\(:scratch\\)?\\*$" :noesc :nokill)
       ("^\\*doom.*\\*$"       :noesc :nokill)
       (ivy-occur-grep-mode    :noesc)
       (compilation-mode       :noesc)
diff --git a/core/defuns/defuns-popups.el b/core/defuns/defuns-popups.el
index e69e1c679..d221034fa 100644
--- a/core/defuns/defuns-popups.el
+++ b/core/defuns/defuns-popups.el
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ the display (unless DONT-REDRAW is non-nil)."
     (setq-local doom-popup-rule rules)
     (let ((map doom-popup-mode-map))
       (unless (memq :noesc rules)
-        (use-local-map doom-popup-mode-local-map)))
-    (unless (memq :modeline rules)
-      (doom-hide-mode-line-mode (if doom-popup-mode +1 -1)))))
+        (use-local-map doom-popup-mode-local-map)))))
 
 (provide 'defuns-popups)
 ;;; defuns-popups.el ends here