diff --git a/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-render-container.js b/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-render-container.js
index 2c120c02b1..9b3e3871bc 100644
--- a/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-render-container.js
+++ b/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-render-container.js
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@
                 event = event.originalEvent;
               }
 
-              event.preventDefault();
-
               var deltaX, deltaY, newX, newY;
               newX = event.targetTouches[0].screenX;
               newY = event.targetTouches[0].screenY;