diff --git a/src/vs/platform/hover/browser/hover.ts b/src/vs/platform/hover/browser/hover.ts
index 0a60a0b4556c0..9213e1ea02f0d 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/hover/browser/hover.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/hover/browser/hover.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ export class WorkbenchHoverDelegate extends Disposable implements IHoverDelegate
 			...options,
 			...overrideOptions,
 			persistence: {
-				hideOnHover: true,
 				hideOnKeyDown: true,
 				...overrideOptions.persistence
 			},
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
index 2af2a8be2e537..661638fa561fd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 		@IInstantiationService instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 	) {
 		super();
-		this._hoverDelegate = this._register(instantiationService.createInstance(WorkbenchHoverDelegate, 'mouse', false, { persistence: undefined /* use default persistence behaviour */ }));
+		this._hoverDelegate = this._register(instantiationService.createInstance(WorkbenchHoverDelegate, 'mouse', false, {}));
 		this._register(this.themeService.onDidFileIconThemeChange(() => this.rerender()));
 		this._register(this.themeService.onDidColorThemeChange(() => this.rerender()));
 		this._register(checkboxStateHandler.onDidChangeCheckboxState(items => {