diff --git a/styles/tip.scarlet b/styles/tip.scarlet
index dc902784..74f21312 100644
--- a/styles/tip.scarlet
+++ b/styles/tip.scarlet
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ mixin tip-after
 // When the browser is idle, we give all tips the "tip-active" class.
 .tip-active
 	position relative
-	z-index 9999
 
 	:before
 		tip-before