diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ScrollToTop.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ScrollToTop.jsx
index fa4464f4..a023181b 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/ScrollToTop.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ScrollToTop.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ import { useEffect } from "react";
 //import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 
+export const removeQuery = (query) => {
+	const urlSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
+	const params = Object.fromEntries(urlSearchParams.entries())
+	if	(params[query] !== undefined) {
+		delete params[query]
+	} else {
+		return
+	}
+
+	const queryString = Object.keys(params).map(key => key + '=' + params[key]).join('&')
+	const newurl = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + window.location.pathname + '?' + queryString
+	window.history.pushState({path:newurl},'',newurl)
+}
+
 // ensures scrolling happens in the right way on different pages and when changing
 function ScrollToTop({ getUserNotifications, curpath, setCurpath, history }) {
 	let location = useLocation();