diff --git a/src/components/app/ProfileViewer.css b/src/components/app/ProfileViewer.css
index 447647b6a1..36d0c4d8e8 100644
--- a/src/components/app/ProfileViewer.css
+++ b/src/components/app/ProfileViewer.css
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@
 }
 
 .profileViewer {
-  /* Create a stacking context, so that the KeyboardShortcut can overlay the profile
-     viewer. */
   position: relative;
-  z-index: 0;
   display: flex;
   min-width: 0; /* This allows Flexible Layout to shrink this further than its min-content */
   flex: 1;