diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_Viewport.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_Viewport.cpp
index 635f8d1260..40f9aa2a59 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_Viewport.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_Viewport.cpp
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ struct Viewport::DragToScrollListener   : private MouseListener,
 
     void mouseDown (const MouseEvent& e) override
     {
-        if (doesMouseEventComponentBlockViewportDrag (e.eventComponent))
-            isViewportDragBlocked = true;
-
         offsetX.setPosition (offsetX.getPosition());
         offsetY.setPosition (offsetY.getPosition());
         ++numTouches;
@@ -235,7 +232,7 @@ struct Viewport::DragToScrollListener   : private MouseListener,
 
     void mouseDrag (const MouseEvent& e) override
     {
-        if (numTouches == 1 && ! isViewportDragBlocked)
+        if (numTouches == 1 && ! doesMouseEventComponentBlockViewportDrag (e.eventComponent))
         {
             auto totalOffset = e.getOffsetFromDragStart().toFloat();
 
@@ -260,9 +257,6 @@ struct Viewport::DragToScrollListener   : private MouseListener,
 
     void mouseUp (const MouseEvent& e) override
     {
-        if (doesMouseEventComponentBlockViewportDrag (e.eventComponent))
-            isViewportDragBlocked = false;
-
         if (--numTouches <= 0)
         {
             offsetX.endDrag();
@@ -286,7 +280,6 @@ struct Viewport::DragToScrollListener   : private MouseListener,
     Point<int> originalViewPos;
     int numTouches = 0;
     bool isDragging = false;
-    bool isViewportDragBlocked = false;
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (DragToScrollListener)
 };