diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c
index 6a23ca6c47..0317fae799 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkdrag-win32.c
@@ -795,11 +795,7 @@ gdk_drag_new (GdkDisplay         *display,
                              NULL);
 
   drag = GDK_DRAG (drag_win32);
-
-  if (display_win32->has_fixed_scale)
-    drag_win32->scale = display_win32->surface_scale;
-  else
-    drag_win32->scale = gdk_win32_display_get_monitor_scale_factor (display_win32, NULL, NULL);
+  drag_win32->scale = display_win32->surface_scale;
 
   drag_win32->dnd_thread_items = display_win32->cb_dnd_items->clipdrop->dnd_thread_items;
 
@@ -1911,7 +1907,6 @@ gdk_win32_drag_drop_done (GdkDrag  *drag,
   if (success)
     {
       gdk_surface_hide (drag_win32->drag_surface);
-
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkdrop-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkdrop-win32.c
index 4c7f4dfafe..d0af638c77 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkdrop-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkdrop-win32.c
@@ -177,11 +177,7 @@ gdk_drop_new (GdkDisplay        *display,
                              "surface", surface,
                              NULL);
 
-  if (display_win32->has_fixed_scale)
-    drop_win32->scale = display_win32->surface_scale;
-  else
-    drop_win32->scale = gdk_win32_display_get_monitor_scale_factor (display_win32, NULL, NULL);
-
+  drop_win32->scale = display_win32->surface_scale;
   drop_win32->protocol = protocol;
 
   return GDK_DROP (drop_win32);