diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VOverlay/locationStrategies.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VOverlay/locationStrategies.ts
index f45a772e498..41b6121e96c 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VOverlay/locationStrategies.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VOverlay/locationStrategies.ts
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ function getIntrinsicSize (el: HTMLElement, isRtl: boolean) {
   // el.style.removeProperty('max-width')
   // el.style.removeProperty('max-height')
 
-  if (isRtl) {
-    el.style.removeProperty('left')
-  } else {
-    el.style.removeProperty('right')
-  }
-
   /* eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/prefer-immediate-return */
   const contentBox = nullifyTransforms(el)