diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
index 62c8d256957..999439d618b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
@@ -450,8 +450,6 @@ void QCocoaWindow::setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags flags)
         NSInteger level = this->windowLevel(flags);
         [m_nsWindow setStyleMask:styleMask];
         [m_nsWindow setLevel:level];
-        [m_nsWindow setIgnoresMouseEvents:((flags & Qt::ToolTip) == Qt::ToolTip) ? YES : NO];
-        // TODO deal with WindowTransparentForInput; setIgnoresMouseEvents is too extreme, you can't click the titlebar
         setWindowShadow(flags);
     }