Maybe hide your bookmarks bar? I mean, it’s only there because you have it visible and have chosen not to add any bookmarks. So either add a bookmark or hide the bar.
I definitely did not. I think it appeared when it updated. In any event I used my not so savvy skills to hide it. As I type I don’t even know what I did. I would have loved to share because I see many people have or had issues in the past with this .