diff --git a/kitty/dnd.c b/kitty/dnd.c
index 1f3529606..971ae8d25 100644
--- a/kitty/dnd.c
+++ b/kitty/dnd.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,6 @@ drag_free_offer(Window *w) {
     ds.state = DRAG_SOURCE_NONE;
     ds.pre_sent_total_sz = 0;
     ds.images_sent_total_sz = 0;
-    zero_at_ptr(&ds.in_flight_remote_file_data);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1936,16 +1935,6 @@ void
 drag_remote_file_data(
     Window *w, int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t X, int32_t Y, bool has_more, const uint8_t *payload, size_t payload_sz
 ) {
-    if (ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.active) {
-        x = ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.x; y = ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.y;
-        ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.Y = Y; ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.X = X;
-    }
-    if (!has_more) zero_at_ptr(&ds.in_flight_remote_file_data);
-    else if (!ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.active) {
-        ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.active = true;
-        ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.x = x; ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.y = y;
-        ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.Y = Y; ds.in_flight_remote_file_data.X = X;
-    }
     size_t item_idx = ds.num_mimes;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < ds.num_mimes; i++) {
         if (ds.items[i].requested_remote_files) {
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index 7a4d58f36..470155719 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ typedef struct Window {
         struct { double x, y; monotonic_t at; } initial_left_press;
         char *mimes_buf; size_t num_mimes, bufsz;
         size_t total_remote_data_size;
-        struct { int32_t x, y, X, Y; bool active; } in_flight_remote_file_data;
         struct {
             const char *mime_type; uint8_t *optional_data; size_t data_size, data_capacity; base64_state base64_state;
             bool data_decode_initialized, is_uri_list, requested_remote_files, data_requested_from_client;