diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbcontentgrid.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbcontentgrid.directive.js
index 1fe365c73f..4ab935276b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbcontentgrid.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbcontentgrid.directive.js
@@ -5,20 +5,6 @@
 
       function link(scope, el, attr, ctrl) {
 
-         scope.contentItemSortingOptions = {
-            distance: 10,
-            tolerance: "pointer",
-            opacity: 0.7,
-            scroll: true,
-            cursor: "move",
-            zIndex: 6000,
-            placeholder: "umb-content-grid__placeholder",
-            start: function(e, ui) {
-              ui.placeholder.height(ui.item.height());
-              ui.placeholder.width(ui.item.width());
-            }
-         };
-
          scope.clickItem = function(item) {
             if(scope.onClick) {
                scope.onClick(item);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-content-grid.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-content-grid.less
index d140eb7af3..593c4a6c7a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-content-grid.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-content-grid.less
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@
    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
 }
 
-.umb-content-grid__placeholder {
-   background: @grayLighter;
-   border: 2px dashed @grayLight;
-   box-sizing: border-box;
-   margin: 10px;
-}
-
 .umb-content-grid__no-items {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-content-grid.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-content-grid.html
index 709331258b..200bfbee29 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-content-grid.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-content-grid.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="umb-content-grid" ui-sortable="contentItemSortingOptions" ng-model="content">
+<div class="umb-content-grid">
 
    <div
       class="umb-content-grid__item"