diff --git a/client/scss/overrides/_utilities.legacy.scss b/client/scss/overrides/_utilities.legacy.scss
index c28c31a1d2..56714606e6 100644
--- a/client/scss/overrides/_utilities.legacy.scss
+++ b/client/scss/overrides/_utilities.legacy.scss
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-body.reordering {
-  overflow: visible;
-}
-
 // Show a transparency grid in background
 .show-transparency {
   background: url('#{$images-root}transparency.svg');
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html
index 80783a75a1..8a7d11e0bd 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/generic/index.html" %}
 {% load wagtailadmin_tags i18n %}
-{% block bodyclass %}page-explorer {% if ordering == 'ord' %}reordering{% endif %}{% endblock %}
+{% block bodyclass %}page-explorer {% if ordering == 'ord' %}w-overflow-visible{% endif %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block header %}
     {% page_permissions parent_page as parent_page_perms %}