diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index 9d39ef1cb..ec3d9aa24 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -3880,8 +3880,7 @@ dimming them."
 		  e (point-at-eol)
 		  ov (make-overlay b e))
 	    (if invis1
-		(progn (overlay-put ov 'invisible t)
-		       (overlay-put ov 'intangible t))
+		(overlay-put ov 'invisible t)
 	      (overlay-put ov 'face 'org-agenda-dimmed-todo-face))
 	    (overlay-put ov 'org-type 'org-blocked-todo))))))
   (when (org-called-interactively-p 'interactive)
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index 993afdb13..22b65b8f5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ This is the compiled version of the format.")
      (setq ov (org-columns-new-overlay beg (point-at-eol)))
      (overlay-put ov 'invisible t)
      (overlay-put ov 'keymap org-columns-map)
-     (overlay-put ov 'intangible t)
      (overlay-put ov 'line-prefix "")
      (overlay-put ov 'wrap-prefix "")
      (push ov org-columns-overlays)