diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index 8fd439fc8..cab383e92 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -1013,18 +1013,16 @@ var PopupSubMenu = class extends PopupMenuBase {
         if (animate) {
             let [, naturalHeight] = this.actor.get_preferred_height(-1);
             this.actor.height = 0;
-            this.actor._arrowRotation = this._arrow.rotation_angle_z;
             Tweener.addTween(this.actor,
-                             { _arrowRotation: targetAngle,
-                               height: naturalHeight,
+                             { height: naturalHeight,
                                time: 0.25,
-                               onUpdate: () => {
-                                   this._arrow.rotation_angle_z = this.actor._arrowRotation;
-                               },
                                onComplete: () => {
                                    this.actor.set_height(-1);
                                }
                              });
+            Tweener.addTween(this._arrow,
+                             { rotation_angle_z: targetAngle,
+                               time: 0.25 });
         } else {
             this._arrow.rotation_angle_z = targetAngle;
         }
@@ -1044,19 +1042,17 @@ var PopupSubMenu = class extends PopupMenuBase {
             animate = false;
 
         if (animate) {
-            this.actor._arrowRotation = this._arrow.rotation_angle_z;
             Tweener.addTween(this.actor,
-                             { _arrowRotation: 0,
-                               height: 0,
+                             { height: 0,
                                time: 0.25,
-                               onUpdate: () => {
-                                   this._arrow.rotation_angle_z = this.actor._arrowRotation;
-                               },
                                onComplete: () => {
                                    this.actor.hide();
                                    this.actor.set_height(-1);
                                },
                              });
+            Tweener.addTween(this._arrow,
+                             { rotation_angle_z: 0,
+                               time: 0.25 });
         } else {
             this._arrow.rotation_angle_z = 0;
             this.actor.hide();