diff --git a/modules/ui/background.js b/modules/ui/background.js
index 8f1ba2d2f..9b58c79d5 100644
--- a/modules/ui/background.js
+++ b/modules/ui/background.js
@@ -568,9 +568,6 @@ export function uiBackground(context) {
 
         d3_select(document)
             .call(keybinding);
-
-        context.surface().on('mousedown.background-outside', hide);
-        context.container().on('mousedown.background-outside', hide);
     }
 
     return background;
diff --git a/modules/ui/help.js b/modules/ui/help.js
index 7b293efe6..45e5b27aa 100644
--- a/modules/ui/help.js
+++ b/modules/ui/help.js
@@ -439,9 +439,6 @@ export function uiHelp(context) {
 
         d3_select(document)
             .call(keybinding);
-
-        context.surface().on('mousedown.help-outside', hide);
-        context.container().on('mousedown.help-outside', hide);
     }
 
     return help;
diff --git a/modules/ui/map_data.js b/modules/ui/map_data.js
index 49a238ba3..fb522c098 100644
--- a/modules/ui/map_data.js
+++ b/modules/ui/map_data.js
@@ -492,11 +492,7 @@ export function uiMapData(context) {
 
         d3_select(document)
             .call(keybinding);
-
-        context.surface().on('mousedown.map_data-outside', hidePanel);
-        context.container().on('mousedown.map_data-outside', hidePanel);
     }
 
-
     return map_data;
 }