diff --git a/edit-post/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss b/edit-post/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss
index b109f1b13a091..f23e12f2281a2 100644
--- a/edit-post/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss
+++ b/edit-post/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ $z-layers: (
 
 	// Should have lower index than anything else positioned inside the block containers
 	'.editor-block-list__block-draggable': 0,
-	// Should have higher index than anything else positioned inside the block containers
-	'.editor-block-list__block-draggable.is-visible > .editor-block-list__block-draggable-inner': 1000000000,
 
+	// The draggable element should show up above the entire UI
 	'.components-draggable__clone': 1000000000,
 
 	// Should have higher index than the inset/underlay used for dragging
diff --git a/editor/components/block-list/style.scss b/editor/components/block-list/style.scss
index e69aa0ea1b281..70d813698afa3 100644
--- a/editor/components/block-list/style.scss
+++ b/editor/components/block-list/style.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
 	&.is-visible > .editor-block-list__block-draggable-inner {
 		visibility: visible;
-		z-index: z-index( '.editor-block-list__block-draggable.is-visible > .editor-block-list__block-draggable-inner' );
 	}
 
 	@include break-small {