diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridui.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridui.less
index 4e5275d788..edfe60de3c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridui.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridui.less
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@
 
 .umb-block-grid__layout-item {
     position: relative;
-    &:hover {
-
-        > ng-form > .umb-block-grid__block--context {
-            z-index: 4;
-        }
-
-        > ng-form > .umb-block-grid__block--inline-create-button, 
-        > ng-form > .umb-block-grid__block--validation-border,
-        > ng-form > .umb-block-grid__block--actions {
-            z-index: 3;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 .umb-block-grid__block--validation-border {
@@ -191,6 +179,7 @@ ng-form.ng-invalid-val-server-match-content > .umb-block-grid__block:not(.--acti
         }
         &:not(.--scale-mode) {
             > .umb-block-grid__block--actions {
+                z-index: 4;
                 opacity: var(--umb-block-grid--block-ui-opacity);
             }