diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 2898fb7bb7..f74e2e0850 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     position: absolute;
     top: 9px;
     left: 46px;
-    z-index: 2;
     cursor: pointer;
 }