diff --git a/js/ui/layout.js b/js/ui/layout.js
index 7176d5237..9024695db 100644
--- a/js/ui/layout.js
+++ b/js/ui/layout.js
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this._backgroundGroup.lower_bottom();
         this._bgManagers = [];
 
-        // This blocks the XDND picks from finding the activities button
-        // and we never attempt to pick anything from it anyway so make
-        // it invisible from picks
-        Shell.util_set_hidden_from_pick(global.top_window_group, true);
-
         // Need to update struts on new workspaces when they are added
         global.screen.connect('notify::n-workspaces',
                               Lang.bind(this, this._queueUpdateRegions));
diff --git a/js/ui/xdndHandler.js b/js/ui/xdndHandler.js
index 61e1e4db6..68da0bf24 100644
--- a/js/ui/xdndHandler.js
+++ b/js/ui/xdndHandler.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const XdndHandler = new Lang.Class({
         // Used as a drag actor in case we don't have a cursor window clone
         this._dummy = new Clutter.Actor({ width: 1, height: 1, opacity: 0 });
         Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._dummy);
-        Shell.util_set_hidden_from_pick(this._dummy, true);
         this._dummy.hide();
 
         global.init_xdnd();
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ const XdndHandler = new Lang.Class({
 
             this._cursorWindowClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: cursorWindow });
             Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._cursorWindowClone);
-            Shell.util_set_hidden_from_pick(this._cursorWindowClone, true);
 
             // Make sure that the clone has the same position as the source
             this._cursorWindowClone.add_constraint(constraint_position);