diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 70b33ae9..7e86400b 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ function Home() {
   const [activeProject, setActiveProject] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [activeLocation, setActiveLocation] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [activePhoto, setActivePhoto] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [projectHasPointer, setProjectHasPointer] = useState(false);
   const [asciiFile] = useState(
     () => asciiFiles[Math.floor(Math.random() * asciiFiles.length)],
   );
@@ -146,24 +145,6 @@ function Home() {
     };
   }, [activeProject, navigate, visibleProjects]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const enablePointerInteraction = () => {
-      setProjectHasPointer(true);
-    };
-
-    window.addEventListener("pointermove", enablePointerInteraction, {
-      once: true,
-    });
-    window.addEventListener("pointerdown", enablePointerInteraction, {
-      once: true,
-    });
-
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener("pointermove", enablePointerInteraction);
-      window.removeEventListener("pointerdown", enablePointerInteraction);
-    };
-  }, []);
-
   return (
     <div className="min-h-dvh flex flex-col items-center gap-2 text-2xl px-6 py-10">
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 mb-4">
@@ -236,7 +217,6 @@ function Home() {
                   metadata={project.metadata}
                   isDevMode={isDevMode}
                   isActive={activeProject !== null && index === activeProject}
-                  enableHover={projectHasPointer}
                 />
               ))}
             </div>
@@ -330,7 +310,6 @@ function Home() {
               metadata={project.metadata}
               isDevMode={isDevMode}
               isActive={activeProject !== null && index === activeProject}
-              enableHover={projectHasPointer}
             />
           ))}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectListItem.tsx b/src/components/ProjectListItem.tsx
index c8a55896..62bc3290 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectListItem.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ export function ProjectListItem({
   metadata,
   isDevMode = false,
   isActive = false,
-  enableHover = true,
 }: {
   metadata: ProjectMetadata;
   isDevMode?: boolean;
   isActive?: boolean;
-  enableHover?: boolean;
 }) {
   const tags = metadata.tags ? [...metadata.tags].sort() : [];
   if (metadata.hidden && !isDevMode) return null;
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ export function ProjectListItem({
       to={`/projects/${metadata.slug}`}
       className={cn(
         "group relative block flex flex-col justify-between transition-colors duration-200 border-2",
-        enableHover && "hover:border-accent",
+        "hover:border-accent",
         isActive && "border-accent",
         isDevMode && metadata.hidden && "border-dashed border-accent",
       )}