diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/AdornerLayer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/AdornerLayer.cs
index 51c22c88e7..676cdc456a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/AdornerLayer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/AdornerLayer.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
         static AdornerLayer()
         {
             AdornedElementProperty.Changed.Subscribe(AdornedElementChanged);
-            IsHitTestVisibleProperty.OverrideDefaultValue(typeof(AdornerLayer), false);
         }
 
         public AdornerLayer()