diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
index a2812df33c..a400fbf7b4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
   constructor(list: List, listEle) {
     super(listEle, {
       direction: 'x',
-      threshold: 40,
-      threshold: list.width()
+      threshold: 40
     });
 
     this.data = {};