diff --git a/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss b/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss
index 45964db96684fc..54e10b90c95104 100644
--- a/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss
+++ b/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ $z-layers: (
 	".block-editor-url-input__suggestions": 30,
 	".edit-post-layout__footer": 30,
 	".interface-interface-skeleton__header": 30,
-	".interface-interface-skeleton__content": 91,
-	".edit-site-list.interface-interface-skeleton__content": 29, // The content area needs to be lower than the header so tools dropdowns appear over the content.
+	".interface-interface-skeleton__content": 20,
 	".edit-site-header": 62,
 	".edit-widgets-header": 30,
 	".block-library-button__inline-link .block-editor-url-input__suggestions": 6, // URL suggestions for button block above sibling inserter
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss
index 21350bd34a0ec1..0ad240e19f768a 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 			background: $white;
 			align-items: center;
 			padding: $grid-unit-20;
-			z-index: z-index(".edit-site-list.interface-interface-skeleton__content");
 
 			@include break-medium() {
 				padding: $grid-unit * 9;