diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
index 72f67071..f968ddf7 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <%  project = project_listing
     suppress_drag_handle ||= false
     suppress_edit_button ||= false
-    @project_listing_zindex = @project_listing_zindex.nil? ? 200 : @project_listing_zindex - 1
 -%>
-<div id="<%= dom_id(project, "container") %>" class="list" style="z-index:<%= @project_listing_zindex %>">
+<div id="<%= dom_id(project, "container") %>" class="list">
   <div id="<%= dom_id(project) %>" class="project sortable_row" style="display:''">
     <% unless suppress_drag_handle -%>
       <div class="position">