diff --git a/e2e/USER_STORIES.md b/e2e/USER_STORIES.md
index 2ef3d86e..afbc155f 100644
--- a/e2e/USER_STORIES.md
+++ b/e2e/USER_STORIES.md
@@ -1611,8 +1611,8 @@ Threads indicator is as actionable on a phone as it is on a desktop.
 
 Acceptance:
 
-- The thread list below the md breakpoint is a list of links rather than a
-  table, and alice's thread carries a dot there; bob's own does not.
+- The thread list in a board too narrow for the table is a list of links rather
+  than a table, and alice's thread carries a dot there; bob's own does not.
 
 ### US-114 — See which listings are unread
 
diff --git a/e2e/specs/notifications.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/notifications.spec.ts
index 765e138d..5bff4ca8 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/notifications.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/notifications.spec.ts
@@ -626,8 +626,9 @@ test("US-113 see which threads are unread on a phone", async ({seed, as}) => {
 
   const space = scenario.space("space")
 
-  // ThreadBoard swaps its table for a list of links below tailwind's md breakpoint, and the two
-  // branches render the thread separately, so a dot on one says nothing about the other.
+  // ThreadBoard swaps its table for a list of links when the board is too narrow for the table,
+  // and the two branches render the thread separately, so a dot on one says nothing about the
+  // other.
   const bob = await as(users.bob, `${spacePath(space.url)}/threads`, {
     context: {viewport: {width: 390, height: 844}, hasTouch: true},
   })
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadBoard.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadBoard.svelte
index 43b2e3a1..617004cb 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadBoard.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadBoard.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import Add from "@assets/icons/add.svg?dataurl"
-  import {matchMd} from "@lib/theme"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import RoomNameWithImage from "@app/components/RoomNameWithImage.svelte"
@@ -19,10 +18,12 @@
 
   const {url, h, threads, context}: Props = $props()
 
+  let width = $state(0)
+
   const createThread = () => pushModal(ThreadCreate, {url, h})
 </script>
 
-<section class="card card-flat p-0">
+<section bind:clientWidth={width} class="card card-flat p-0">
   <header
     class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 border-b border-solid border-line px-4 py-3">
     <h2 class="text-lg">
@@ -45,30 +46,30 @@
   </header>
   {#if threads.length === 0}
     <p class="text-content-muted p-4 text-sm">No topics yet.</p>
-  {:else if $matchMd}
-    <div class="scroll-container overflow-x-auto pb-4">
-      <table class="w-full min-w-[640px] border-collapse">
-        <thead
-          class="border-b border-solid border-line bg-surface-less text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-content-muted">
-          <tr>
-            <th class="px-4 py-3 text-left">Topic</th>
-            <th class="w-32 px-4 py-3 text-left">Author</th>
-            <th class="w-20 px-4 py-3 text-center">Replies</th>
-            <th class="w-32 px-4 py-3 text-right">Last post</th>
-          </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-          {#each threads as event (event.id)}
-            <ThreadBoardItem {url} {event} {context} />
-          {/each}
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-    </div>
   {:else}
     <div class="pb-4">
-      {#each threads as event (event.id)}
-        <ThreadBoardItem mobile {url} {event} {context} />
-      {/each}
+      {#if width >= 640}
+        <table class="w-full border-collapse">
+          <thead
+            class="border-b border-solid border-line bg-surface-less text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-content-muted">
+            <tr>
+              <th class="px-4 py-3 text-left">Topic</th>
+              <th class="w-32 px-4 py-3 text-left">Author</th>
+              <th class="w-20 px-4 py-3 text-center">Replies</th>
+              <th class="w-32 px-4 py-3 text-right">Last post</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {#each threads as event (event.id)}
+              <ThreadBoardItem {url} {event} {context} />
+            {/each}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      {:else}
+        {#each threads as event (event.id)}
+          <ThreadBoardItem stacked {url} {event} {context} />
+        {/each}
+      {/if}
     </div>
   {/if}
 </section>
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadBoardItem.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadBoardItem.svelte
index c7b74eca..1c070417 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadBoardItem.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadBoardItem.svelte
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
     url: string
     event: TrustedEvent
     context: FeedContext
-    mobile?: boolean
+    stacked?: boolean
   }
 
-  const {url, event, context, mobile = false}: Props = $props()
+  const {url, event, context, stacked = false}: Props = $props()
 
   const related = context.related(event)
   const replies = derived(related, $related => filter(spec({kind: COMMENT}), $related))
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   const onClick = () => navigate(path)
 </script>
 
-{#if mobile}
+{#if stacked}
   <Link
     href={path}
     class="cv hover:bg-surface-less flex w-full flex-col gap-2 border-b border-solid border-line px-4 py-3 text-left text-sm transition-colors">
diff --git a/src/lib/theme.ts b/src/lib/theme.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d19132c..00000000
--- a/src/lib/theme.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import theme from "tailwindcss/defaultTheme"
-import {readable} from "svelte/store"
-import type {Readable} from "svelte/store"
-
-export const matchWidth = (query: string): Readable<boolean> =>
-  readable(typeof window !== "undefined" && window.matchMedia(query).matches, set => {
-    const mq = window.matchMedia(query)
-
-    const onChange = () => set(mq.matches)
-
-    onChange()
-    mq.addEventListener("change", onChange)
-
-    return () => mq.removeEventListener("change", onChange)
-  })
-
-export const matchMd = matchWidth(`(min-width: ${theme.screens.md})`)