diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/InteractiveFlashcards.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/InteractiveFlashcards.tsx
index 7a568194..664b931b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/InteractiveFlashcards.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/InteractiveFlashcards.tsx
@@ -206,45 +206,12 @@ function DraggableCard({ card }: DraggableCardProps) {
       )
     }
 
-    // Update card position - keep the grab point "stuck" to the cursor
-    // As the card rotates, the grab point rotates with it, so we need to account for rotation
-    const rotationRad = (clampedRotation * Math.PI) / 180
-    const cosRot = Math.cos(rotationRad)
-    const sinRot = Math.sin(rotationRad)
-
-    // Rotate the grab offset by the current rotation angle
-    const rotatedGrabX = grabOffsetRef.current.x * cosRot - grabOffsetRef.current.y * sinRot
-    const rotatedGrabY = grabOffsetRef.current.x * sinRot + grabOffsetRef.current.y * cosRot
-
-    // Current cursor position
-    const cursorX = e.clientX
-    const cursorY = e.clientY
-
-    // Card center should be at: cursor position - rotated grab offset
-    // But we need to position the card element (top-left), not the center
-    // Get card dimensions to calculate offset from center to top-left
-    if (cardRef.current) {
-      const rect = cardRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
-      const cardWidth = rect.width
-      const cardHeight = rect.height
-
-      // Card center position in screen space
-      const cardCenterX = cursorX - rotatedGrabX
-      const cardCenterY = cursorY - rotatedGrabY
-
-      // Convert center position to top-left position (what we store in position state)
-      // Note: position.x/y is used in translate(), which positions the element
-      setPosition({
-        x: cardCenterX - cardWidth / 2,
-        y: cardCenterY - cardHeight / 2,
-      })
-    } else {
-      // Fallback to simple delta if we don't have card dimensions yet
-      setPosition({
-        x: dragStartRef.current.cardX + deltaX,
-        y: dragStartRef.current.cardY + deltaY,
-      })
-    }
+    // Update card position - simple delta from drag start
+    // The rotation is visual only and happens around the card's center via CSS transform-origin
+    setPosition({
+      x: dragStartRef.current.cardX + deltaX,
+      y: dragStartRef.current.cardY + deltaY,
+    })
   }
 
   const handlePointerUp = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {