diff --git a/frontend/src/containers/map/content/map/index.tsx b/frontend/src/containers/map/content/map/index.tsx
index 142a0e7c..9801fdfc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/containers/map/content/map/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/containers/map/content/map/index.tsx
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ const MainMap: FCWithMessages = () => {
const disableMouseMove = popup.type === 'click' && popup.features?.length;
- // ? the popup won't show up when the user is hovering a layer that is not EEZ
- const hidePopup =
- popup?.type === 'mousemove' && !popup.features?.some((f) => f.source === 'ezz-source');
-
return (