diff --git a/collects/drracket/private/tooltip.rkt b/collects/drracket/private/tooltip.rkt
index e188a73216..849dead4f3 100644
--- a/collects/drracket/private/tooltip.rkt
+++ b/collects/drracket/private/tooltip.rkt
@@ -10,12 +10,8 @@
     
     (define/override (on-subwindow-event r evt)
       (and (is-shown?)
-           (cond
-             [(or (send evt entering?)
-                  (send evt button-down?))
-              (show #f)
-              #t]
-             [else #f])))
+           (begin (show #f)
+                  #t)))
     (define/public (set-tooltip ls) 
       (send yellow-message set-lab ls))