diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index f9c8fd7a9..51f8b7d56 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -174,10 +174,6 @@ function runApp() {
     app.commandLine.appendSwitch('enable-features', 'VaapiVideoDecodeLinuxGL')
   }
 
-  // Work around for context menus in the devtools being displayed behind the window
-  // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/38790
-  app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-features', 'WidgetLayering')
-
   // command line switches need to be added before the app ready event first
   // that means we can't use the normal settings system as that is asynchronous,
   // doing it synchronously ensures that we add it before the event fires