diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane/dragged_item_receiver.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane/dragged_item_receiver.rs
index bde6d4b371102fea49510c458b8b1175430a6d37..63eac1ccb9c89d28d59917e4b286dbfbb572166f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane/dragged_item_receiver.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane/dragged_item_receiver.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ use gpui::{
 use project::ProjectEntryId;
 use settings::Settings;
 
-use crate::{
-    OpenProjectEntryInPane, Pane, SplitDirection, SplitWithItem, SplitWithProjectEntry, Workspace,
-};
+use crate::{Pane, SplitDirection, SplitWithItem, SplitWithProjectEntry, Workspace};
 
 use super::DraggedItem;
 
@@ -155,10 +153,24 @@ pub fn handle_dropped_item<V: View>(
                     cx.propagate_event();
                 }
             }
-            Action::Open(project_entry) => cx.dispatch_action(OpenProjectEntryInPane {
-                pane: pane.clone(),
-                project_entry,
-            }),
+            Action::Open(project_entry) => {
+                let pane = pane.clone();
+                cx.window_context().defer(move |cx| {
+                    if let Some(pane) = pane.upgrade(cx) {
+                        if let Some(workspace) = pane.read(cx).workspace.upgrade(cx) {
+                            workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                                if let Some(path) =
+                                    workspace.project.read(cx).path_for_entry(project_entry, cx)
+                                {
+                                    workspace
+                                        .open_path(path, Some(pane.downgrade()), true, cx)
+                                        .detach_and_log_err(cx);
+                                }
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 420d5adc63ca9ff105a3d86270daedcbf392f682..2d70faed0674f55015cb25e08b77cc498dd20445 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -164,12 +164,6 @@ pub struct SplitWithProjectEntry {
     project_entry: ProjectEntryId,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub struct OpenProjectEntryInPane {
-    pane: WeakViewHandle<Pane>,
-    project_entry: ProjectEntryId,
-}
-
 pub struct Toast {
     id: usize,
     msg: Cow<'static, str>,
@@ -232,7 +226,6 @@ impl_internal_actions!(
         RemoveWorktreeFromProject,
         SplitWithItem,
         SplitWithProjectEntry,
-        OpenProjectEntryInPane,
     ]
 );
 impl_actions!(workspace, [ActivatePane]);
@@ -374,27 +367,6 @@ pub fn init(app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut AppContext) {
     cx.add_action(Workspace::split_pane_with_item);
     cx.add_async_action(Workspace::split_pane_with_project_entry);
 
-    cx.add_async_action(
-        |workspace: &mut Workspace,
-         OpenProjectEntryInPane {
-             pane,
-             project_entry,
-         }: &_,
-         cx| {
-            workspace
-                .project
-                .read(cx)
-                .path_for_entry(*project_entry, cx)
-                .map(|path| {
-                    let task = workspace.open_path(path, Some(pane.clone()), true, cx);
-                    cx.foreground().spawn(async move {
-                        task.await?;
-                        Ok(())
-                    })
-                })
-        },
-    );
-
     cx.add_action(|_: &mut Workspace, _: &install_cli::Install, cx| {
         cx.spawn(|workspace, mut cx| async move {
             let err = install_cli::install_cli(&cx)