diff --git a/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx b/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx
index 9472f64..2479f34 100644
--- a/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ export function MentionPopover({
     cursorSpan.textContent = '|';
     clone.appendChild(cursorSpan);
     document.body.appendChild(clone);
-
-    const cRect = clone.getBoundingClientRect();
     document.body.removeChild(clone);
 
     const popoverWidth = 320;
@@ -377,7 +375,7 @@ export function MentionPopover({
       ? contentTop + lineHeight + 8
       : Math.max(vp, contentTop - popoverHeight - 8);
 
-    setPosition({ top: contentTop + borderTop + lineHeight + 8, left: contentLeft + borderLeft });
+    setPosition({ top, left: contentLeft });
 
     document.body.removeChild(tempDiv);