diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 062fa01758a..48ce67aa617 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -128,21 +128,22 @@ constexpr real_t MAX_FOV = 179;
 
 void ViewportNavigationControl::_notification(int p_what) {
 	switch (p_what) {
-		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE: {
-			if (!is_connected(SceneStringName(mouse_exited), callable_mp(this, &ViewportNavigationControl::_on_mouse_exited))) {
-				connect(SceneStringName(mouse_exited), callable_mp(this, &ViewportNavigationControl::_on_mouse_exited));
-			}
-			if (!is_connected(SceneStringName(mouse_entered), callable_mp(this, &ViewportNavigationControl::_on_mouse_entered))) {
-				connect(SceneStringName(mouse_entered), callable_mp(this, &ViewportNavigationControl::_on_mouse_entered));
-			}
-		} break;
-
 		case NOTIFICATION_DRAW: {
 			if (viewport != nullptr) {
 				_draw();
 				_update_navigation();
 			}
 		} break;
+
+		case NOTIFICATION_MOUSE_ENTER: {
+			hovered = true;
+			queue_redraw();
+		} break;
+
+		case NOTIFICATION_MOUSE_EXIT: {
+			hovered = false;
+			queue_redraw();
+		} break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -279,16 +280,6 @@ void ViewportNavigationControl::_update_navigation() {
 	}
 }
 
-void ViewportNavigationControl::_on_mouse_entered() {
-	hovered = true;
-	queue_redraw();
-}
-
-void ViewportNavigationControl::_on_mouse_exited() {
-	hovered = false;
-	queue_redraw();
-}
-
 void ViewportNavigationControl::set_navigation_mode(Node3DEditorViewport::NavigationMode p_nav_mode) {
 	nav_mode = p_nav_mode;
 }
@@ -313,10 +304,6 @@ void ViewportRotationControl::_notification(int p_what) {
 			axis_colors.push_back(get_theme_color(SNAME("axis_y_color"), EditorStringName(Editor)));
 			axis_colors.push_back(get_theme_color(SNAME("axis_z_color"), EditorStringName(Editor)));
 			queue_redraw();
-
-			if (!is_connected(SceneStringName(mouse_exited), callable_mp(this, &ViewportRotationControl::_on_mouse_exited))) {
-				connect(SceneStringName(mouse_exited), callable_mp(this, &ViewportRotationControl::_on_mouse_exited));
-			}
 		} break;
 
 		case NOTIFICATION_DRAW: {
@@ -324,6 +311,11 @@ void ViewportRotationControl::_notification(int p_what) {
 				_draw();
 			}
 		} break;
+
+		case NOTIFICATION_MOUSE_EXIT: {
+			focused_axis = -2;
+			queue_redraw();
+		} break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -494,11 +486,6 @@ void ViewportRotationControl::_update_focus() {
 	}
 }
 
-void ViewportRotationControl::_on_mouse_exited() {
-	focused_axis = -2;
-	queue_redraw();
-}
-
 void ViewportRotationControl::set_viewport(Node3DEditorViewport *p_viewport) {
 	viewport = p_viewport;
 }
diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
index 6b603864c2c..9e22e88a432 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ protected:
 	void _draw_axis(const Axis2D &p_axis);
 	void _get_sorted_axis(Vector<Axis2D> &r_axis);
 	void _update_focus();
-	void _on_mouse_exited();
 	void _process_click(int p_index, Vector2 p_position, bool p_pressed);
 	void _process_drag(Ref<InputEventWithModifiers> p_event, int p_index, Vector2 p_position, Vector2 p_relative_position);
 
@@ -1045,8 +1044,6 @@ protected:
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	virtual void gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) override;
 	void _draw();
-	void _on_mouse_entered();
-	void _on_mouse_exited();
 	void _process_click(int p_index, Vector2 p_position, bool p_pressed);
 	void _process_drag(int p_index, Vector2 p_position, Vector2 p_relative_position);
 	void _update_navigation();