diff --git a/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts b/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts
index 371563ba..08668ae8 100644
--- a/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts
+++ b/quartz/components/scripts/popover.inline.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ async function mouseEnterHandler(
   const hash = targetUrl.hash
   targetUrl.hash = ""
   targetUrl.search = ""
-  // prevent hover of the same page
-  if (thisUrl.toString() === targetUrl.toString()) return
 
   const contents = await fetch(`${targetUrl}`)
     .then((res) => res.text())