diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blocklist/umbBlockListPropertyEditor.component.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blocklist/umbBlockListPropertyEditor.component.js
index e817d9be0e..66c6d92d28 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blocklist/umbBlockListPropertyEditor.component.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blocklist/umbBlockListPropertyEditor.component.js
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@
             if (blockObject.config.settingsElementTypeKey) {
                 blockSettingsClone = Utilities.copy(blockObject.settings);
             }
-
-            var hideContent = (openSettings === true && inlineEditing === true);
             
             var blockEditorModel = {
                 hideContent: blockObject.hideContentInOverlay,