diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-builder/gr-diff-builder.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-builder/gr-diff-builder.html
index 33e2a19..e26201a 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-builder/gr-diff-builder.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-builder/gr-diff-builder.html
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@
           }
 
           this._layers = layers;
-
-          this.async(() => {
-            this._preRenderThread();
-          });
         },
 
         render(comments, prefs) {
@@ -449,25 +445,6 @@
         },
 
         /**
-         * In pages with large diffs, creating the first comment thread can be
-         * slow because nested Polymer elements (particularly
-         * iron-autogrow-textarea) add style elements to the document head,
-         * which, in turn, triggers a reflow on the page. Create a hidden
-         * thread, attach it to the page, and remove it so the stylesheet will
-         * already exist and the user's comment will be quick to load.
-         * @see https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/c/82213/
-         */
-        _preRenderThread() {
-          const thread = document.createElement('gr-diff-comment-thread');
-          thread.setAttribute('hidden', true);
-          thread.addDraft();
-          const parent = Polymer.dom(this.root);
-          parent.appendChild(thread);
-          Polymer.dom.flush();
-          parent.removeChild(thread);
-        },
-
-        /**
          * @return {boolean} whether any of the lines in _groups are longer
          * than SYNTAX_MAX_LINE_LENGTH.
          */
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html
index 8f327aa..7f7ec72 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       :host(.no-left) .sideBySide ::content .right:not([data-value]) + td {
         display: none;
       }
-      ::slotted(*) .thread-group {
+      .thread-group, ::slotted(*) .thread-group {
         display: block;
         max-width: var(--content-width, 80ch);
         white-space: normal;