diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b1ed65062..6b7f73887 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ gem "importmap-rails"
 gem "propshaft"
 gem "stimulus-rails"
 gem "turbo-rails"
-gem "hotwire_combobox", github: "josefarias/hotwire_combobox", branch: :main
 
 # Deployment and drivers
 gem "bootsnap", require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ce707c3f5..00ddfbbd2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/josefarias/hotwire_combobox.git
-  revision: c280da0f4b61386729959a28f32fbed728a0c773
-  branch: main
-  specs:
-    hotwire_combobox (0.3.2)
-      platform_agent (>= 1.0.1)
-      rails (>= 7.0.7.2)
-      stimulus-rails (>= 1.2)
-      turbo-rails (>= 1.2)
-
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/rails/rails.git
   revision: 5520bd835e3724ffafe3f719f9aafe951567f2f3
@@ -252,9 +241,6 @@ GEM
     parser (3.3.6.0)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
-    platform_agent (1.0.1)
-      activesupport (>= 5.2.0)
-      useragent (~> 0.16.3)
     propshaft (1.1.0)
       actionpack (>= 7.0.0)
       activesupport (>= 7.0.0)
@@ -428,7 +414,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   debug
   geared_pagination (~> 1.2)
   hotwire-spark
-  hotwire_combobox!
   importmap-rails
   jbuilder
   kamal
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/comboboxes.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/comboboxes.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 78758c989..000000000
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/comboboxes.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-:root {
-  --hw-option-bg-color: var(--color-ink-reversed);
-  --hw-active-bg-color: var(--color-selected);
-  --hw-border-color: var(--color-subtle-dark);
-  --hw-border-radius: 1em;
-}
-
-.hw-combobox {
-  turbo-frame {
-    display: inline;
-  }
-}
-
-.hw-combobox__input {
-  --hover-size: 0;
-
-  min-inline-size: 15ch;
-  padding: 0 calc(var(--hw-handle-offset-right) * 2) 0 0;
-}
-
-.hw-combobox__main__wrapper {
-  --hw-combobox-width: auto;
-
-  accent-color: var(--input-accent-color, var(--color-ink));
-  background-color: var(--input-background, transparent);
-  border-radius: var(--input-border-radius, 0.5em);
-  border: var(--input-border-size, 1px) solid var(--input-border-color, var(--color-subtle-dark));
-  color: var(--input-color, var(--color-ink));
-  font-size: max(16px, 1em);
-  line-height: inherit;
-  padding: var(--input-padding, 0.2em 0.6em);
-}
-
-.combox-popup {
-  --panel-border-color: var(--bubble-color);
-  --panel-border-radius: 2em;
-  --panel-border-size: 2px;
-  --panel-padding: 0.4em 1em;
-  --panel-size: auto;
-
-  inline-size: auto !important;
-  inset: -2px auto auto 0;
-  max-inline-size: var(--panel-size) !important;
-  position: absolute;
-  z-index: 2;
-
-  &[open] {
-    display: flex;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/popup.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/popup.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d343c23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/popup.css
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.popup {
+  --panel-border-radius: 2em;
+  --panel-padding: 0.4em 1em;
+  --panel-size: auto;
+
+  inset: 0 auto auto 0;
+  max-inline-size: 30ch;
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 2;
+
+  &[open] {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/helpers/combobox_helper.rb b/app/helpers/combobox_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index c9bb10c10..000000000
--- a/app/helpers/combobox_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-module ComboboxHelper
-  # `hw_combobox_tag` overrides HotwireCombobox's helper to provide default options.
-  def hw_combobox_tag(...)
-    super do |combobox|
-      combobox.customize_main_wrapper class: "btn"
-      combobox.customize_input data: { autofocus_target: "element" }
-      yield combobox if block_given?
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/models/tag.rb b/app/models/tag.rb
index e11391e0b..73f7112e7 100644
--- a/app/models/tag.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,4 @@ class Tag < ApplicationRecord
   def hashtag
     "#" + title
   end
-
-  def to_combobox_display
-    title
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index cceadb922..abb4f0338 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     other != self
   end
 
-  def to_combobox_display
-    name
-  end
-
   private
     def deactived_email_address
       email_address.sub(/@/, "-deactivated-#{SecureRandom.uuid}@")
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_assignment.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_assignment.html.erb
index 5a79d4384..094830816 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_assignment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_assignment.html.erb
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <span>Assign</span>
   </button>
 
-  <dialog class="combox-popup panel flex-column align-start gap-half fill-white shadow" style="--panel-border-radius: 1em;" data-dialog-target="dialog">
+  <dialog class="popup panel flex-column align-start gap-half fill-white shadow" style="--panel-border-radius: 1em;" data-dialog-target="dialog">
     <strong>Assign this to…</strong>
 
     <%= form_with url: bucket_bubble_assignment_toggles_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "flex flex-column gap-half full-width", data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
       <% users.sort_by(&:name).each do |user| %>
-        <div class="btn full-width borderless justify-start overflow-ellipsis" style="--btn-border-radius: 0.3em;">
+        <div class="btn full-width borderless justify-start" style="--btn-border-radius: 0.3em;">
           <%= form.check_box "assignee_id[]", { 
             checked: bubble.assigned_to?(user),
             data: { action: "change->form#submit" },
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             include_hidden: false,
           }, user.id %>
 
-          <%= form.label "assignee_id[]", user.name, for: dom_id(user, :assign) %>
+          <%= form.label "assignee_id[]", user.name, for: dom_id(user, :assign), class: "overflow-ellipsis" %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_tag.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_tag.html.erb
index e7deb2245..ff3aadd14 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_tag.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/sidebar/_tag.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <span>Tag</span>
   </button>
 
-  <dialog class="combox-popup panel flex-column align-start gap-half fill-white shadow" style="--panel-border-radius: 1em;" data-dialog-target="dialog">
+  <dialog class="popup panel flex-column align-start gap-half fill-white shadow" style="--panel-border-radius: 1em;" data-dialog-target="dialog">
     <strong>Tags this…</strong>
 
     <%= form_with url: bucket_bubble_tagging_toggles_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "flex gap-half align-centerfull-width" do |form| %>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     <%= form_with url: bucket_bubble_tagging_toggles_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "flex flex-column gap-half full-width", data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
       <% tags.sort_by(&:hashtag).each do |tag| %>
-        <div class="btn full-width borderless justify-start overflow-ellipsis" style="--btn-border-radius: 0.3em;">
+        <div class="btn full-width borderless justify-start" style="--btn-border-radius: 0.3em;">
           <%= form.check_box "tag_id[]", { 
             checked: bubble.tagged_with?(tag),
             data: { action: "change->form#submit" },
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             include_hidden: false,
           }, tag.id %>
 
-          <%= form.label "tag_id[]", tag.hashtag, for: dom_id(tag, :tag) %>
+          <%= form.label "tag_id[]", tag.hashtag, for: dom_id(tag, :tag), class: "overflow-ellipsis" %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 57c46dfd5..1778f4ba9 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     <%= csp_meta_tag %>
     <%= tag.meta name: "current-user-id", content: Current.user.id if Current.user %>
 
-    <%= combobox_style_tag %>
     <%= stylesheet_link_tag :app, "data-turbo-track": "reload" %>
     <%= javascript_importmap_tags %>