diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/sideBySideEditorControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/sideBySideEditorControl.ts
index 16bab112c290f7ee4377012ac8cbc5e5cb75d5ae..a3cbff4d179be4ccbefe6b9f92c067b1bc11fb9a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/sideBySideEditorControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/sideBySideEditorControl.ts
@@ -1001,10 +1001,6 @@ export class SideBySideEditorControl implements ISideBySideEditorControl, IVerti
 					destroyOverlay(); // somehow we managed to move the mouse quickly out of the current overlay, so destroy it
 				}
 				createOverlay(target);
-
-				if (overlay) {
-					DOM.addClass(node, 'dropfeedback');
-				}
 			}
 		}));