diff --git a/src/scripts/choices.ts b/src/scripts/choices.ts
index 80ab8308..409ded23 100644
--- a/src/scripts/choices.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/choices.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Choices {
 
   _dropdownParent: HTMLElement | null;
 
-  _dropdownFixed: boolean;
+  _dropdownDetached: boolean;
 
   constructor(
     element: string | Element | HTMLInputElement | HTMLSelectElement = '[data-choice]',
@@ -323,14 +323,14 @@ class Choices {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Position fixed for dropdown items
-    this._dropdownFixed = false;
+    // Dropdown is detached from the original wrapper
+    this._dropdownDetached = false;
 
     if (config.dropdownParent) {
       const parent = this._docRoot.querySelector<HTMLElement>(config.dropdownParent);
 
       if (parent) {
-        this._dropdownFixed = true;
+        this._dropdownDetached = true;
         this._dropdownParent = parent;
       }
     }
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class Choices {
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       this.dropdown.show();
 
-      if (this._dropdownFixed) {
+      if (this._dropdownDetached) {
         const containerRect = this.containerOuter.element.getBoundingClientRect();
         this.dropdown.element.style.top = `${containerRect.bottom}px`;
         this.dropdown.element.style.left = `${containerRect.left}px`;
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ class Choices {
       this.input.setWidth();
     }
 
-    if (this._dropdownFixed && this._dropdownParent instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    if (this._dropdownDetached && this._dropdownParent instanceof HTMLElement) {
       const { fixed } = this.config.classNames;
       dropdownParent = this._dropdownParent;
       addClassesToElement(dropdownElement, fixed);
diff --git a/src/scripts/defaults.ts b/src/scripts/defaults.ts
index 8ecc2829..950dff39 100644
--- a/src/scripts/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/defaults.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_CLASSNAMES: ClassNames = {
   itemChoice: ['choices__item--choice'],
   description: ['choices__description'],
   placeholder: ['choices__placeholder'],
-  fixed: ['choices__position--fixed'],
   group: ['choices__group'],
   groupHeading: ['choices__heading'],
   button: ['choices__button'],
diff --git a/src/scripts/interfaces/class-names.ts b/src/scripts/interfaces/class-names.ts
index e98c0c0a..3fda36cc 100644
--- a/src/scripts/interfaces/class-names.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/interfaces/class-names.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ export interface ClassNames {
   description: string | Array<string>;
   /** @default ['choices__placeholder'] */
   placeholder: string | Array<string>;
-  /** @default ['choices__position-fixed'] */
-  fixed: string | Array<string>;
   /** @default ['choices__group'] */
   group: string | Array<string>;
   /** @default ['choices__heading'] */
diff --git a/src/styles/choices.scss b/src/styles/choices.scss
index 888f774a..9b02e5e4 100644
--- a/src/styles/choices.scss
+++ b/src/styles/choices.scss
@@ -272,10 +272,6 @@ $choices-placeholder-opacity: 0.5 !default;
   }
 }
 
-.#{$choices-selector}__position--fixed {
-  position: fixed !important;
-}
-
 %choices-dropdown {
   display: none;
   z-index: var(--choices-z-index, #{$choices-z-index});