diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/Popover/index.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/Popover/index.tsx
index e8e37cfdfb1f0..8e49a02909aab 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/Popover/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/Popover/index.tsx
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ export function Popover({ focusedServiceName }: PopoverProps) {
     background: 'transparent',
     height: renderedHeight,
     position: 'absolute',
-    width: renderedWidth,
-    border: '3px dotted red'
+    width: renderedWidth
   };
   const trigger = <div style={triggerStyle} />;
   const zoom = cy?.zoom() ?? 1;