Can I eliminate the duplicate (right-hand) list of Quick Access items in the Windows 11 File Explorer Home panel?

[Windows 11]

Hello. I cannot seem to find an answer to what looks like a pretty basic problem with File Explorer functionality in Windows 11. See a screenshot, below. I use folders pinned to Quick Access in File Explorer's left-hand navigation pane as a principal way of navigating to my file folders. I ALSO find the Favorites and Recent files lists on the File Explorer Home panel to be useful... so I have File Explorer set to open to Home. What I do NOT find useful is the Quick Access section at the top of the Home panel, which is just a much bigger, clunky duplicate of the pinned items already efficiently

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