diff --git a/routes/_components/Layout.html b/routes/_components/Layout.html
index 9dc8f349..418fb797 100644
--- a/routes/_components/Layout.html
+++ b/routes/_components/Layout.html
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 <:Window bind:online />
 <Nav :page />
 
-{{#if virtual}}
-  <VirtualListContainer realm="{{$currentInstance + '/' + virtualRealm}}">
-    <main>
-      <slot></slot>
-    </main>
-  </VirtualListContainer>
-{{else}}
-  <div class="container">
-    <main>
-      <slot></slot>
-    </main>
-  </div>
-{{/if}}
+<div class="container">
+  <main>
+    <slot></slot>
+  </main>
+</div>
 <script>
 	import Nav from './Nav.html';
 	import VirtualListContainer from './virtualList/VirtualListContainer.html'
diff --git a/routes/_components/pseudoVirtualList/PseudoVirtualList.html b/routes/_components/pseudoVirtualList/PseudoVirtualList.html
index 4ac1ecfa..e417b1ff 100644
--- a/routes/_components/pseudoVirtualList/PseudoVirtualList.html
+++ b/routes/_components/pseudoVirtualList/PseudoVirtualList.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       this.store.setForRealm({intersectionStates: intersectionStates})
 
       this.set({intersectionObserver: new IntersectionObserver(this.onIntersection.bind(this), {
-        root: document.getElementsByClassName('container')[0], // TODO: fix this
+        root: document.querySelector('.container'),
         rootMargin: '300% 0px'
       })})
       this.observe('allItemsHaveHeight', allItemsHaveHeight => {
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
         }
         this.set({scrolledToPosition: true})
         console.log('scrollToPosition', rect.top)
-        // TODO: there should be some cleaner way to grab the container element
-        let container = document.getElementsByClassName('container')[0]
+        let container = document.querySelector('.container')
         if (!container) {
           return
         }
diff --git a/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualList.html b/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualList.html
index cc55dd5e..b0582755 100644
--- a/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualList.html
+++ b/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualList.html
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-<div class="virtual-list {{shown ? '' : 'hidden'}}" style="height: {{$height}}px;">
-  <VirtualListHeader component="{{headerComponent}}" virtualProps="{{headerProps}}" shown="{{$showHeader}}"/>
-  {{#if $visibleItems}}
-    {{#each $visibleItems as visibleItem @key}}
-      <VirtualListLazyItem :component
-                           offset="{{visibleItem.offset}}"
-                           makeProps="{{makeProps}}"
-                           key="{{visibleItem.key}}"
-                           index="{{visibleItem.index}}"
-      />
-    {{/each}}
-  {{/if}}
-  {{#if $showFooter}}
-    <VirtualListFooter component="{{footerComponent}}"/>
-  {{/if}}
-</div>
+<VirtualListContainer :realm >
+  <div class="virtual-list {{shown ? '' : 'hidden'}}" style="height: {{$height}}px;">
+    <VirtualListHeader component="{{headerComponent}}" virtualProps="{{headerProps}}" shown="{{$showHeader}}"/>
+    {{#if $visibleItems}}
+      {{#each $visibleItems as visibleItem @key}}
+        <VirtualListLazyItem :component
+                             offset="{{visibleItem.offset}}"
+                             makeProps="{{makeProps}}"
+                             key="{{visibleItem.key}}"
+                             index="{{visibleItem.index}}"
+        />
+      {{/each}}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if $showFooter}}
+      <VirtualListFooter component="{{footerComponent}}" />
+    {{/if}}
+  </div>
+</VirtualListContainer>
 <style>
   .virtual-list {
     position: relative;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
   }
 </style>
 <script>
+  import VirtualListContainer from './VirtualListContainer.html'
   import VirtualListLazyItem from './VirtualListLazyItem'
   import VirtualListFooter from './VirtualListFooter.html'
   import VirtualListHeader from './VirtualListHeader.html'
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@
     }),
     store: () => virtualListStore,
     components: {
+      VirtualListContainer,
       VirtualListLazyItem,
       VirtualListFooter,
       VirtualListHeader
diff --git a/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualListContainer.html b/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualListContainer.html
index f2a679f6..11128624 100644
--- a/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualListContainer.html
+++ b/routes/_components/virtualList/VirtualListContainer.html
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-<div class="container"
-     on:scroll="onScroll(event)"
-     on:fullscreen="onFullscreenChange()"
-     ref:node>
-  <slot></slot>
-</div>
+<slot></slot>
 <script>
   import { virtualListStore } from './virtualListStore'
-
   import throttle from 'lodash/throttle'
   import { isFullscreen, attachFullscreenListener, detachFullscreenListener } from '../../_utils/fullscreen'
   import { mark, stop } from '../../_utils/marks'
@@ -16,7 +10,9 @@
   export default {
     oncreate() {
       mark('onCreate VirtualListContainer')
-      let node = this.refs.node
+      let node = document.querySelector('.container')
+      this.setupScroll(node)
+      this.setupFullscreen()
       this.store.setCurrentRealm(this.get('realm'))
       let scrollTop = this.store.get('scrollTop')
       if (scrollTop > 0) {
@@ -40,46 +36,47 @@
       }
       stop('onCreate VirtualListContainer')
     },
+    ondestroy() {
+      this.teardownScroll()
+      this.teardownFullscreen()
+    },
     store: () => virtualListStore,
-    events: {
-      scroll(node, callback) {
-        const onScroll = throttle(event => {
-          mark('onScroll')
+    methods: {
+      setupScroll(node) {
+        if (!node) {
+          return
+        }
+        this.scrollListener = throttle(event => {
           if (this.get('fullscreen')) {
             return
           }
-          callback(event)
-          stop('onScroll')
+          this.onScroll(event)
         }, SCROLL_EVENT_DELAY, {
           leading: true,
           trailing: true
         })
-        node.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll)
-
-        return {
-          teardown() {
-            node.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll)
-          }
+        node.addEventListener('scroll', this.scrollListener)
+      },
+      teardownScroll() {
+        let node = document.querySelector('.container')
+        if (node) {
+          node.removeEventListener('scroll', this.scrollListener)
         }
       },
-      fullscreen(node, callback) {
-        const onFullscreen = (() => {
-          callback()
-        })
-        attachFullscreenListener(onFullscreen)
-        return {
-          teardown() {
-            detachFullscreenListener(onFullscreen)
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    methods: {
+      setupFullscreen() {
+        this.onFullscreenChange = this.onFullscreenChange.bind(this)
+        attachFullscreenListener(this.onFullscreenChange)
+      },
+      teardownFullscreen() {
+        detachFullscreenListener(this.onFullscreenChange)
+      },
       onScroll(event) {
+        mark('onScroll')
         this.store.setForRealm({
           scrollTop: event.target.scrollTop,
           scrollHeight: event.target.scrollHeight
         })
+        stop('onScroll')
       },
       onFullscreenChange() {
         mark('onFullscreenChange')
diff --git a/routes/accounts/[accountId].html b/routes/accounts/[accountId].html
index 64107ed1..266873ba 100644
--- a/routes/accounts/[accountId].html
+++ b/routes/accounts/[accountId].html
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
   <title>Pinafore – {{profileName}}</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='tags'
-        virtual="true"
-        virtualRealm='account/{{params.accountId}}' >
+<Layout page='tags'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   <DynamicPageBanner title="{{profileName}}" />
     {{#if $currentAccountProfile}}
diff --git a/routes/favorites.html b/routes/favorites.html
index de7d2952..15430260 100644
--- a/routes/favorites.html
+++ b/routes/favorites.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <title>Pinafore – Favorites</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='favorites' virtual="true" virtualRealm="favorites">
+<Layout page='favorites'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   {{#if $pinnedPage !== '/favorites'}}
     <DynamicPageBanner title="Favorites" icon="#fa-star"/>
diff --git a/routes/federated.html b/routes/federated.html
index c9863c07..4b464c71 100644
--- a/routes/federated.html
+++ b/routes/federated.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <title>Pinafore – Federated</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='federated' virtual="true" virtualRealm="federated">
+<Layout page='federated'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   {{#if $pinnedPage !== '/federated'}}
     <DynamicPageBanner title="Federated Timeline" icon="#fa-globe"/>
diff --git a/routes/index.html b/routes/index.html
index dfc7ddc0..8c98a0f0 100644
--- a/routes/index.html
+++ b/routes/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<title>Pinafore – Home</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='home' virtual="true" virtualRealm="home">
+<Layout page='home'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   <LazyTimeline timeline='home' />
   {{else}}
diff --git a/routes/lists/[listId].html b/routes/lists/[listId].html
index 716e1f26..60f4e499 100644
--- a/routes/lists/[listId].html
+++ b/routes/lists/[listId].html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <title>Pinafore – {{listTitle}}</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='lists' virtual="true" virtualRealm="list/{{params.listId}}">
+<Layout page='lists'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   {{#if $pinnedPage !== `/lists/${params.listId}`}}
     <DynamicPageBanner title="{{listTitle}}" icon="#fa-bars"/>
diff --git a/routes/local.html b/routes/local.html
index bd885ec2..685b766c 100644
--- a/routes/local.html
+++ b/routes/local.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <title>Pinafore – Local</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='local' virtual="true" virtualRealm="local">
+<Layout page='local'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   {{#if $pinnedPage !== '/local'}}
     <DynamicPageBanner title="Local Timeline" icon="#fa-users"/>
diff --git a/routes/notifications.html b/routes/notifications.html
index b250362d..c7cd9c10 100644
--- a/routes/notifications.html
+++ b/routes/notifications.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<title>Pinafore – Notifications</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='notifications' virtual="true" virtualRealm="notifications">
+<Layout page='notifications'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   <LazyTimeline timeline='notifications' />
   {{else}}
diff --git a/routes/tags/[tagName].html b/routes/tags/[tagName].html
index 695b0efb..ba3c03fa 100644
--- a/routes/tags/[tagName].html
+++ b/routes/tags/[tagName].html
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
   <title>Pinafore – #{{params.tagName}}</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='tags'
-        virtual="true"
-        virtualRealm='tag/{{params.tagName}}' >
+<Layout page='tags'>
   {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
   <DynamicPageBanner title="{{'#' + params.tagName}}"/>
   <LazyTimeline timeline='tag/{{params.tagName}}' />