diff --git a/lisp/term/haiku-win.el b/lisp/term/haiku-win.el
index 738cf56caaa..810feced212 100644
--- a/lisp/term/haiku-win.el
+++ b/lisp/term/haiku-win.el
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ take effect on menu items until the menu bar is updated again."
   (unless haiku-dnd-selection-value
     (error "No local value for XdndSelection"))
   (let ((message nil)
+        (mouse-highlight nil)
         (haiku-signal-invalid-refs nil))
     (dolist (target targets)
       (let ((selection-converter (cdr (assoc (intern target)
diff --git a/src/haikuselect.c b/src/haikuselect.c
index d2582e777f1..f6199ccc1e7 100644
--- a/src/haikuselect.c
+++ b/src/haikuselect.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-bool haiku_dnd_in_progress;
 static void haiku_lisp_to_message (Lisp_Object, void *);
 
 DEFUN ("haiku-selection-data", Fhaiku_selection_data, Shaiku_selection_data,
@@ -728,7 +727,6 @@ static void
 haiku_unwind_drag_message (void *message)
 {
   BMessage_delete (message);
-  haiku_dnd_in_progress = false;
 }
 
 DEFUN ("haiku-drag-message", Fhaiku_drag_message, Shaiku_drag_message,
@@ -776,7 +774,6 @@ ignored if it is dropped on top of FRAME.  */)
   if (!FRAME_VISIBLE_P (f))
     error ("Frame is invisible");
 
-  haiku_dnd_in_progress = true;
   be_message = be_create_simple_message ();
 
   record_unwind_protect_ptr (haiku_unwind_drag_message, be_message);
diff --git a/src/haikuterm.h b/src/haikuterm.h
index 86abcc560c9..5f8052f0f99 100644
--- a/src/haikuterm.h
+++ b/src/haikuterm.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 #define HAVE_CHAR_CACHE_MAX 65535
 
 extern int popup_activated_p;
-extern bool haiku_dnd_in_progress;
 
 extern void be_app_quit (void);
 
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index f6fe3253e98..62c8f9d4d93 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -34247,7 +34247,7 @@ note_mouse_highlight (struct frame *f, int x, int y)
 #endif
 
 #if defined (HAVE_HAIKU)
-  if (popup_activated_p || haiku_dnd_in_progress)
+  if (popup_activated_p)
     return;
 #endif