diff --git a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
index cf0e5a38..46483743 100644
--- a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
                     Value="{Binding TargetZoomLevel, ElementName=map, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
         </StackPanel>
 
-        <Border HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="4" Background="#AFFFFFFF">
+        <Border HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="4"
+                Background="#AFFFFFFF" IsHitTestVisible="False">
             <TextBlock x:Name="mouseLocation" Margin="4,2" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
         </Border>
     </Grid>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
index f90989ca..c62f46bd 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
                     Value="{Binding TargetZoomLevel, ElementName=map, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
         </StackPanel>
 
-        <Border HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="4" Background="#AFFFFFFF">
+        <Border HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="4"
+                Background="#AFFFFFFF" IsHitTestVisible="False">
             <TextBlock x:Name="mouseLocation" Margin="4,2" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
         </Border>
     </Grid>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
index 38ce527a..69d53c23 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
             x:Name="mouseLocation" Margin="4"
             Background="{Binding Background, ElementName=map}"
             Foreground="{Binding Foreground, ElementName=map}"
-            HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
+            HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top"
+            IsHitTestVisible="False"/>
     </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/OutlinedText.cs b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/OutlinedText.cs
index 69484090..0971cf6f 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/OutlinedText.cs
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/OutlinedText.cs
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ namespace SampleApplication
             nameof(OutlineThickness), typeof(double), typeof(OutlinedText),
             new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(1d, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsMeasure, (o, e) => ((OutlinedText)o).text = null));
 
-        public OutlinedText()
-        {
-            IsHitTestVisible = false;
-        }
-
         public string Text
         {
             get { return (string)GetValue(TextProperty); }